{"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":1717072,"song":"South Of The Border","artist":"Frank Sinatra","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1717072-south-of-the-border-chords-by-frank-sinatra/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1717072?type=chord","rating":4.45109,"votes":11,"content":"South of the Border – Frank Sinatra (1953)\r\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HFdJlFPFsw\r\n\r\nIntro: –   [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]Dm7[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]Dm[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]     [ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSouth of  the  border, down Mexico  way,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G7[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]Em[/ch]          [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nThat's where I fell in love, when the stars above, came out to play.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]Am7[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd now as I wander, my thoughts ever  stray,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]            [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]Dm7[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]Dm[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSouth of the bor…der, down Me - xi - co  way.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nShe was a picture in old Spanish lace,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G7[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]Em[/ch]      [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nJust for a tender while, I  kissed a smile a-pon her face.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]Am7[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n'Cause it was fiest..a and we were so gay,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]            [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]Dm7[/ch]   [ch]Dm[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSouth of the bor…der, Mexi..co  way.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]E[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThen she sighed as she whispered, \"manana\", never dreaming that we-e  were parting,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]E[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd I lied as  I whispered, \"manana\", 'cause our tomorrow never came.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]     [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSouth of the border, I jumped back one day,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G7[/ch]     [ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nThere in a veil of white, by the candlelight, she knelt to pray.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]Am7[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe mission bells told me, that I    mustn't stay,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]            [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]Dm[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]Dm[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSouth of the bor…der, Me – xi - co  way.[/tab]\r\n\r\nMusical Interlude   Chords of first two lines of above verse\r\n\r\nContinue with verse\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]Am7[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe mission bells told me, that I    must not stay,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]            [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]Dm[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]Dm[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSouth of the bor…der, Me – xi - co  way.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAye aye aye aye,  aye aye aye aye,  aye aye aye aye,  aye aye aye aye. [/tab]\r\n\r\nOutro:\r\n[ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]Dm[/ch]    [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]Dm[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]      Slowing","plain_text":"South of the Border – Frank Sinatra (1953)\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HFdJlFPFsw\n\nIntro: –   C          Em    G        Dm7   F     Dm  C\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMusical Interlude   Chords of first two lines of above verse\n\nContinue with verse\n\n\n\n\n\nOutro:\nC                  Em   G      Dm    F     Dm        C      Slowing","chords":["C","Em","G","Dm7","F","Dm","G7","Am","Am7","E","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"Am7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,0,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"Dm7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,1]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]},"G7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,2,0,0,0,1],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,1]}}}