{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1678954,"song":"Cross The Brazos At Waco","artist":"Billy Walker","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11351245-cross-the-brazos-at-waco-chords-by-billy-walker/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1678954?type=chord","rating":4.70647,"votes":31,"content":"Cross The Brazos At Waco\r\n~ Billy Walker (1964)\r\nOriginally in the key of D.\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                     \r\nOn the Chisolm Trail it was midnight[/tab]\r\n[tab]                           [ch]G7[/ch]     \r\nCarmella was strong on his mind[/tab]\r\nBecause of the life he had chosen\r\n[tab]                        [ch]C[/ch]     \r\nCarmella had left him behind[/tab]\r\nToo long, he had been El Bandito\r\n[tab]             [ch]C7[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]      \r\nCarmella had left him alone[/tab]\r\n[tab]                            [ch]C[/ch]        \r\nBut today someone brought a message[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G7[/ch]                      [ch]C[/ch]     \r\nShe had been seen in ol' San An-tone[/tab]\r\n\r\nCHORUS:\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                         \r\nCross the Brazos at Waco[/tab]\r\nRide hard and I'll make it by dawn\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                         \r\nCross the Brazos at Waco[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G7[/ch]                       [ch]C[/ch]     \r\nI'm safe when I reach San An-tone[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nHe glanced back over his shoulder\r\n[tab]                         [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nThe posse was nowhere in sight[/tab]\r\nHe'd sent for Carmella to meet him\r\n[tab]                             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nOn the banks of the Brazos tonight[/tab]\r\nShe was waiting and he kept the promise\r\n[tab]                 [ch]C7[/ch]         [ch]F[/ch]\r\nHe'd made such a long time ago[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAs he dropped the guns that she hated[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G7[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIn the muddy Brazos below[/tab]\r\n\r\nRepeat CHORUS\r\n\r\nThen the night came alive with gunfire\r\n[tab]                               [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nHe knew that at last he'd been found[/tab]\r\nAs the Rangers badge shone brightly\r\n[tab]                      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nEl Bandito lay on the ground[/tab]\r\nCarmella knew he was dying\r\n[tab]                            [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThat all of her dreams were in vain[/tab]\r\n[tab]                               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAs she kissed his lips for the last time[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G7[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nShe heard him whisper again[/tab]\r\n\r\nRepeat CHORUS\r\n\r\n[tab]          [ch]G7[/ch]                       [ch]C[/ch]     \r\nTAG:  I'm safe when I reach San An-tone[/tab]","plain_text":"Cross The Brazos At Waco\n~ Billy Walker (1964)\nOriginally in the key of D.\n\n\n\nBecause of the life he had chosen\n\nToo long, he had been El Bandito\n\n\n\n\nCHORUS:\n\nRide hard and I'll make it by dawn\n\n\n\n\nHe glanced back over his shoulder\n\nHe'd sent for Carmella to meet him\n\nShe was waiting and he kept the promise\n\n\n\n\nRepeat CHORUS\n\nThen the night came alive with gunfire\n\nAs the Rangers badge shone brightly\n\nCarmella knew he was dying\n\n\n\n\nRepeat CHORUS","chords":["D","C","G7","C7","F"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"C7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,4,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,3,1,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,2,0,0,0,1],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,1]}}}