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DI met her in Old Mexico
GShe was laughing, sAad and young
DIn a smoky room where no one could sAee
DHer favorite poets all agreed
GSpanish is the lAoviGng tongDue
DBut she never spoke SpEmaniAsh to Dme
DShe was born in Monterrey 
Gand all the Christmas soAngs were sung
DThe padre knew what she'd grow up to bAe
DSaints and sinners all agree: 
GSpanish is the lAoviGng tongDue
DBut she never spoke SpEmaniAsh to Dme
BRIDGE:
LGike a lion screaming in the jDunglBme-o
SGhe'd never fool with whaAt she couldn't sDeeD7  
GShe talked to all the shadows in her bDungaBmlow
DBut she never spoke SpEmaniAsh to mDe
DShe said, "If you're from Texas, son
GWhere're your boots and wherAe's your gun?"
DI said, "I got guns no one can sAee"
DWe laughed at that and both agreed: 
GSpanish is the lAovGing tonguDe
DBut she never spoke SpEmaniAsh to Dme

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She Never Spoke Spanish To Me

by Joe Ely

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I met her in Old Mexico

G A

She was laughing, sad and young

D A

In a smoky room where no one could see

Her favorite poets all agreed

G A G D

Spanish is the loving tongue

D Em A D

But she never spoke Spanish to me

She was born in Monterrey

G A

and all the Christmas songs were sung

D A

The padre knew what she'd grow up to be

Saints and sinners all agree:

G A G D

Spanish is the loving tongue

D Em A D

But she never spoke Spanish to me

BRIDGE:

G D Bm

Like a lion screaming in the jungle-o

G A D D7

She'd never fool with what she couldn't see

G D Bm

She talked to all the shadows in her bungalow

D Em A D

But she never spoke Spanish to me

She said, "If you're from Texas, son

G A

Where're your boots and where's your gun?"

D A

I said, "I got guns no one can see"

We laughed at that and both agreed:

G A G D

Spanish is the loving tongue

D Em A D

But she never spoke Spanish to me

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