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[Intro]
A   E     A
[Verse]
AIn a dusty little Mexican tEown down on the bAorder
Never expecting my hEeart to cross over the lAine
He rDode into the square like he lived as wild as his stAallion
And his wEarm dark eyes burned down down into Amine
ASomewhere under the stars a lEonely guitar was pAlaying
It was the closest I'd come Eto paradAise
And the wDorld stood still for us there in the shAadows
Until he whEispered to me   the words of goodbAye
[Chorus]
  DOn Diablo he circled the mission of lAife
Then rEode like a bandit stealing the nAight
  DDawn was breaking and I ached to touch him agAain
But I knew that to have him I Emight as well saddle the wAind
[Verse]
AThe wind blows cold through my sEoul back home in AAustin
Off in the distance somewhEere a mission bell rAings
DFilling my mind with thoughts of that Mexican rAider
TonEight I'll have him only in my drAeams
[Chorus]
  DOn Diablo he circled the mission of lAife
Then rEode like a bandit stealing the nAight
  DDawn was breaking and I ached to touch him agAain
But I knEew that to have him I might as well saddle the wAind

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Saddle The Wind

by Janie Fricke

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[Intro]

A E A

[Verse]

A E A

In a dusty little Mexican town down on the border

E A

Never expecting my heart to cross over the line

D A

He rode into the square like he lived as wild as his stallion

E A

And his warm dark eyes burned down down into mine

A E A

Somewhere under the stars a lonely guitar was playing

E A

It was the closest I'd come to paradise

D A

And the world stood still for us there in the shadows

E A

Until he whispered to me the words of goodbye

[Chorus]

D A

On Diablo he circled the mission of life

E A

Then rode like a bandit stealing the night

D A

Dawn was breaking and I ached to touch him again

E A

But I knew that to have him I might as well saddle the wind

[Verse]

A E A

The wind blows cold through my soul back home in Austin

E A

Off in the distance somewhere a mission bell rings

D A

Filling my mind with thoughts of that Mexican rider

E A

Tonight I'll have him only in my dreams

[Chorus]

D A

On Diablo he circled the mission of life

E A

Then rode like a bandit stealing the night

D A

Dawn was breaking and I ached to touch him again

E A

But I knew that to have him I might as well saddle the wind

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