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The Road To Ensenada

Lyle Lovett
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 As  I lay  sick and  broken
 Viva  Mexico
 My  eyes just  won't stay  open
 And I  dream a  dream of  home
 I  dream a  dream of  home
 Where there's  coffee  on the  table
 And  kindness  in your  hand
 Honey I'll  help you  when I'm  able
 But right  now I'm  feeling  bad
 Right  now I'm  feeling  bad
   Listen  to your  heart that  beats
  And  follow  it with  both your  feet
  And  as you  walk and  as you  breathe
  You  ain't no  friend to  me
  You  ain't no  friend to  me
 The  road to  Ensenada
 Is plenty  wide and  fast
 If  you head  South from  Tijuana
 Then  I'll see  you at  last
 I'll see  you at  last
 But my  eyes they  open  slowly
 And they  look around  the  room
 The  old  man he  seems  worried
 And there  ain't no  sign of  you
 There  ain't no  sign of  you
  Chorus
 You can  offer  to the  righteous
 The  good that  you have  won
 But down  here among  the unclean
 Your  good just  comes undone
 Your  good just  comes undone
  Solo on Verse
 The  sisters  at the  borderline
 They're  holding  out their  hands
 They're  begging  me for  something  Lord
 But  I don't  understand
 I don't  understand
 So it's  adios  to  Alvero
 Tell him to  stay between  the  lines
 And if he  sees that  Gabriella  girl
 Tell her  I'll look her  up next  time
 Say I'll  look her  up next  time
 Because the  road to  Ensenada
 Is plenty  wide and  fast
 And this  time through  Tijuana
 Well  it won't  be my  last
 It won't  be my  last
  Chorus

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Readable chord sheet for The Road To Ensenada by Lyle Lovett

As [D] I lay [G] sick and [A] bro[D]ken
[D] Viva [A] Mexi[D]co
My [D] eyes just [G] won't stay [A] o[D]pen
And I [Bm] dream a [A] dream of [D] home
I [D] dream a [G] dream of [A] home

Where there's [D] coffee [G] on the [A] ta[D]ble
And [D] kindness [A] in your [D] hand
[D] Honey I'll [G] help you [A] when I'm [D] able
But right [Bm] now I'm [A] feeling [D] bad
Right [D] now I'm [G] feeling [A] bad

  [D] Listen [G] to your [A] heart that [D] beats
  And [D] follow [G] it with [A] both your [D] feet
  And [D] as you [G] walk and [A] as you [D] breathe
  You [Bm] ain't no [A] friend to [D] me
  You [D] ain't no [G] friend to [A] me

The [D] road to [G] Ensen[A]ada [D]
[D] Is plenty [A] wide and [D] fast
If [D] you head [G] South from [A] Tijuana [D]
Then [Bm] I'll see [A] you at [D] last
[D] I'll see [G] you at [A] last

But my [D] eyes they [G] open [A] slow[D]ly
And they [D] look a[A]round the [D] room
The [D] old [G] man he [A] seems [D] worried
And there [Bm] ain't no [A] sign of [D] you
There [D] ain't no [G] sign of [A] you

  Chorus

You can [D] offer [G] to the [A] right[D]eous
The [D] good that [A] you have [D] won
But down [D] here a[G]mong the un[A]clean [D]
Your [Bm] good just [A] comes un[D]done
Your [D] good just [G] comes un[A]done

  Solo on Verse

The [D] sisters [G] at the [A] border[D]line
They're [D] holding [A] out their [D] hands
They're [D] begging [G] me for [A] something [D] Lord
But [Bm] I don't [A] under[D]stand
[D] I don't [G] under[A]stand

So it's [D] adi[G]os to [A] Alver[D]o
Tell him to [D] stay be[A]tween the [D] lines
And if he [D] sees that [G] Gabri[A]ella [D] girl
Tell her [Bm] I'll look her [A] up next [D] time
Say I'll [D] look her [G] up next [A] time

Because the [D] road to [G] Ensen[A]ada [D]
[D] Is plenty [A] wide and [D] fast
[D] And this [G] time through [A] Tiju[D]ana
Well [Bm] it won't [A] be my [D] last
[D] It won't [G] be my [A] last

  Chorus

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