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Eb Ab Eb Cm Ab Eb
[Verse 1]
EbShe said she'd meet me down in AbSanta EbFe
CmSo we could do the FarolAbita WEbalk
EbShe'd hire a car and we would dAbrive all Ebday
CmTo Albuquerque or to AbWindow EbRock
CmThen watch the bonfires burn on AbCanyon EbLane
BbAs dusk descCmended and the daAbylight Ebfade
CmBut she was hAbeld up in the winter Ebrain
And CmI was unAbavoidably deEblayed
[Verse 2]
EbShe said she'd tie her waist-length Abhair iEbn braids
CmAnd wear the sweater that I Abbought her Ebonce
EbAnd we'd make love for sevAberal dEbecades
CmThen break to have a showAber and Eblunch
CmAnd she'd have me cut her bAbangs and Ebcome
BbDown with her Cmto the Indian tAbrading Ebpost
CmBut she Abheard a different druEbm
WheCmn I was spiAbrited away by gEbhosts
[Middle 8]
GmI know she loved me
And I loved her Cmtoo
AbBut love will make a puppet
Out of Bbyou
[Verse 3]
EbShe said she didn't want my Abmoney, Ebno
CmDespite her personal circumsAbtance, and Ebmine
EbAnd I respected that and sAbpoke as Ebthough
CmAll things were well, but liAbstener I waEbs blind
CmI walked right into such a Abtangled kEbnot
BbWhile she Cmforesaw the Abtrap ahEbead
CmAnd shared some blessed Absecond thEboughts
And Cmleft me gaAbzing at an empty Ebbed
EbShe said she'd meet me down in AbSanta EbFeAb  Eb  
EbShe said she'd meet me down in AbSanta EbFeAb  Eb  
Eb                          Ab    Eb        Ab    Eb

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Sante Fe

by The Waterboys

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Eb Ab Eb Cm Ab Eb

[Verse 1]

Eb Ab Eb

She said she'd meet me down in Santa Fe

Cm Ab Eb

So we could do the Farolita Walk

Eb Ab Eb

She'd hire a car and we would drive all day

Cm Ab Eb

To Albuquerque or to Window Rock

Cm Ab Eb

Then watch the bonfires burn on Canyon Lane

Bb Cm Ab Eb

As dusk descended and the daylight fade

Cm Ab Eb

But she was held up in the winter rain

Cm Ab Eb

And I was unavoidably delayed

[Verse 2]

Eb Ab Eb

She said she'd tie her waist-length hair in braids

Cm Ab Eb

And wear the sweater that I bought her once

Eb Ab Eb

And we'd make love for several decades

Cm Ab Eb

Then break to have a shower and lunch

Cm Ab Eb

And she'd have me cut her bangs and come

Bb Cm Ab Eb

Down with her to the Indian trading post

Cm Ab Eb

But she heard a different drum

Cm Ab Eb

When I was spirited away by ghosts

[Middle 8]

I know she loved me

And I loved her too

But love will make a puppet

Out of you

[Verse 3]

Eb Ab Eb

She said she didn't want my money, no

Cm Ab Eb

Despite her personal circumstance, and mine

Eb Ab Eb

And I respected that and spoke as though

Cm Ab Eb

All things were well, but listener I was blind

Cm Ab Eb

I walked right into such a tangled knot

Bb Cm Ab Eb

While she foresaw the trap ahead

Cm Ab Eb

And shared some blessed second thoughts

Cm Ab Eb

And left me gazing at an empty bed

Eb Ab Eb Ab Eb

She said she'd meet me down in Santa Fe

Eb Ab Eb Ab Eb

She said she'd meet me down in Santa Fe

Eb Ab Eb Ab Eb

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