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Border Blues
[Intro]
  D   G    D   G    D   A   Dx4
[Verse]
Well, it was SDaturday night and I was feAeling all riDght, Drinking
tGequila amaretto on dDown.
GMe and Miguel on a fDast train to Hell from a sEm7outhwestern border tAown.
Well, I fDell in love with a MAexican dDove as the bGand played a melodDy,
DAnd with a sGmile on her face she took me bDack to this place and “TAhat’s
all she wrote for mDe.”
[Chorus]
Singing, GOh, MaDria what’d you Ado to Dme with your lGong obsidion hDair?
You had a hGand on my heart and oDne in my pocket now I kEm7now you never
really cAared.
And El DiGablo’s always lDooking for aAnother blind fDool and he’s GalwDays
cEm7lose at haAnd.
He drives a Gtaxi in the day and Dnight he plays trumpet in a Amariachi
Dband.
He drives a tGaxi in the day and nDight he plays trumpet in a mAariachi
Dband.
[Interlude]
  D   G    D   G    D   A    Dx2
[Verse]
There was a Dwarm southern breeze in the aAir that nDight, there were
dGancers looking light and gDay,
There was mGusic in the bars, and eDight hundred cars, driving Em7up and down
along the wAay.
There were pDretty city lights shining dAown on the sDights and a Gbridge
across the Rio GDrande
DThere was Gme on the street with my Dheart at my feet and my Apockets full
of desert sDand.
[Chorus]
Singing, GOh, MaDria what’d you Ado to Dme with your Glong obsidion hDair?
You had a hGand on my heart and oDne in my pocket now I Em7know you never
really cAared.
And El DiGablo’s always lDooking for aAnother blind fDool and he’s GalwDays
Em7close at hAand.
He drives a tGaxi in the day and nDight he plays trumpet in a mAariachi
Dband.
He drives a tGaxi in the day and nDight he plays trumpet in a mAariachi
Dband.
[Outro]
  D   G    D   G    D   A   Dx2

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Border Blues

by Bill Staines

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Em7

Border Blues

[Intro]

D G D G D A D

[Verse]

D A D

Well, it was Saturday night and I was feeling all right, Drinking

G D

tequila amaretto on down.

G D Em7 A

Me and Miguel on a fast train to Hell from a southwestern border town.

D A D G D

Well, I fell in love with a Mexican dove as the band played a melody,

D G D A

And with a smile on her face she took me back to this place and “That’s

all she wrote for me.”

[Chorus]

G D A D G D

Singing, Oh, Maria what’d you do to me with your long obsidion hair?

G D Em7

You had a hand on my heart and one in my pocket now I know you never

really cared.

G D A D G D

And El Diablo’s always looking for another blind fool and he’s always

Em7 A

close at hand.

G D A

He drives a taxi in the day and night he plays trumpet in a mariachi

band.

G D A

He drives a taxi in the day and night he plays trumpet in a mariachi

band.

[Interlude]

D G D G D A D

[Verse]

D A D

There was a warm southern breeze in the air that night, there were

G D

dancers looking light and gay,

G D Em7

There was music in the bars, and eight hundred cars, driving up and down

along the way.

D A D G

There were pretty city lights shining down on the sights and a bridge

across the Rio Grande

D G D A

There was me on the street with my heart at my feet and my pockets full

of desert sand.

[Chorus]

G D A D G D

Singing, Oh, Maria what’d you do to me with your long obsidion hair?

G D Em7

You had a hand on my heart and one in my pocket now I know you never

really cared.

G D A D G D

And El Diablo’s always looking for another blind fool and he’s always

Em7 A

close at hand.

G D A

He drives a taxi in the day and night he plays trumpet in a mariachi

band.

G D A

He drives a taxi in the day and night he plays trumpet in a mariachi

band.

[Outro]

D G D G D A D

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