South Texas Girl

(acoustic guitar)

(Guy Clark)
Saint [G]Mother Maria watch o[D]ver us please
As we [A]wonder around in this [G]dangerous [D]world
Thank [G]Mother Maria there's [D]nothing so sweet
As the [A]undying love of a [G]South Texas [D]girl

There is a nice little melody here, that repeats a couple of times during the song, in
the chorus and verse. It is played by the piano, cello and other "large band"
but I will do my best to tab it out for one guitar. Give me some time!!!!

(piano, guitars, cello)

(Lyle Lovett)
[D2]^[D]                    [G]
Three in the front seat they sat on each side
     [D2]^[D]               [A]
That green-and-white 58 Fairlane it would glide
     [D2]^[D]                        [G]
Down farm roads past open fields seeming like no big deal
[D2]^[D]                 [A2] ^[A]
As it was happening I never felt a thing

[D2]^[D]                          [G]
But now looking back it seems like it was everything
[D2]^[D]                     [A2] ^[A]
Singing with mom just so we could hear ourselves sing
[D2]^[D]                      [G]
Stealing a drink from the cold can in daddy's lap
[D2]^[D]                [A2] ^[A]
Protected by only a small thin brown paper sack

[G]And the wind blew the echoes of l[D]ong-faded voices
And [A]they'd sing me a song that the [G]old cowboys [D]sang
And [G]I didn't know what the [D]words meant or anything
[A]I was just singing [A]because I was supposed to

(same as intro)
Sing [G]Mother Maria watch [D]over us please
      [A2]^[A]                   [G]        [D]
As we wonder around in this dangerous world
Thank [G]Mother Maria there's no[D]thing so sweet
       [A2]^[A]              [G]           [D]
As the undying love of a South Texas girl

(same as above)

And with the windows wide open it felt hot to us anyway
Three bound together on a day just like any day
They told me and taught me and showed me and bought me
Whatever I wanted from the corner U-tote-M

They say the name Corpus Christi means the body of Jesus
Pronounce it Refugio (Re-fur-io) city folks they don't know
It looks like Palacios (Pu-law-see-os) but sounds like Palacios (Pu-laa-shus)
Just listen the next time you're watchin' Sid Lasher

And the wind blew the echoes of long-faded voices
And they would sing me a song that the old cowboys sang
And I didn't know what the words meant or anything
I was just singing

(same as above)

Saint Mother Maria watch over us please
As we wonder around in this dangerous world
Thank Mother Maria there's nothing so sweet
As the undying love of a South Texas girl

And [G]I didn't know what the [D2]words meant or [D]anything
[A]I was just singing

(same as above)

And these days with car seats and open container laws
Social correctness leaves no room for Santa Claus
Sitting right next to me she looks like that used to be
Song that they sang for me

And with the windows wide open it feels hot to us anyway
Two bound together on a day just like any day
The wind blows the echoes of long-faded voices
And they sing us a song that the old cowboys sang
And now that I know what the words mean and everything
I am still singing

(same as above)

Saint Mother Maria watch over us please
As we wonder around in this dangerous world
Thank Mother Maria there's nothing so sweet
As the undying love of a South Texas girl

Saint Mother Maria watch over us please
As we stumble around in this dangerous world
Thank Mother Maria there's nothing so sweet
As the undying love of a South Texas girl
As the undying love of a South Texas girl

(Music ends)

(Guy Clark)
Saint Mother Maria watch over us please
As we wonder around in this dangerous world
Thank Mother Maria there's nothing so sweet
As the undying love of a South Texas girl

(Everyone)
Saint Mother Maria watch over us please
As we wonder around in this dangerous world
Thank Mother Maria there's nothing so sweet
As the undying love of a South Texas girl