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FOUR ACES
By: Texas Tornados
**Note: this song is best played with a 12 string guitar
or the bajo sexton (same instrument sound is a little different)
INTRO:  AmX8
VERSE1
AmON A MIDNIGHT TRAIN TO LAREDO
FOUR ACES STEPPED ABGOARD
           GEONNA FIND A LAREDO ROSE
FIND OUT WHO WAS SHE CHAmOSE
SHE IS IN LOVE WITH A BEARDED SANGER
HE COME FROM TEXAS WGAY,
ESAID HIS NAME WAS WILLY
AND I DON’T MEAN “SAY HAAmY”….
VERSE2
AmONE HAD AN ACCORDION IN HIS LEFT
A COLD BEER IN HIS RIGGHT
EONE WAS A HIPPY,
COMPLETELY OUT OF SIGAmHT
ONE WAS A BORDER SANGER,
FROM SAN BENITO THEY SGAY
EONE HAD A PONY TALE,
THEY SHUFFLED ALONG THAT AmDAY…
CHORUS
AFOUR ACES GOING NOWHERE
RIDING GENTLY TOWARD THE SBmUN
FEOUR ACES GOING NOWHERE
NEVER MEANT TO HURT NO ONEAm…
VERSE3
AmWILLIE SOUGHT BUT HE COULD NOT FIND HER
CAUSE “ZIMMY’S” WAS IN TOWGN
EHE’S DRINKEN AT THE KANTINA
HE ORDERED UP ANOTHER ROUNAmD
HIS VATO WENT DOWN FOR HIS PISTOLA
I THOUGHT WE WERE DEAGD,
EBUT AS LUCK WOULD HAVE IT, ENTER ONE GRATEFUL FREAmD…
CHORUS
AFOUR ACES GOING NOWHERE
RIDING GENTLY TOWARD THE SBmUN
FEOUR ACES GOING NOWHERE
NEVER MEANT TO HURT NO ONAE…
FLACO’ SOLO
A       Bm      E       Am
VERSE 4
AmTHE TALE OF THE TEXAS STORY
IS READ QUITE BY WELL BY AGLL
ETHIS BORDER QUEEN HAD SOMETHING
THAT MADE THESE HOMBRE’S FAAmLL
LIKE STRINGS OF A SWEET CORRIDO
THE STORY IS THE SAMGE
E ( Hault at this note and keep singing)
SHE JUST WON A BUNDLE
                     Am (Continue/Transition to chorus)
ON THE TEXAS LOTTO FAME…
CHORUS
AFOUR ACES GOING NOWHERE
RIDING GENTLY TOWARD THE SUBmN
FEOUR ACES GOING NOWHERE
NEVER MEANT TO HURT NO ONAmE…

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Four Aces

by Texas Tornados

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FOUR ACES

By: Texas Tornados

**Note: this song is best played with a 12 string guitar

or the bajo sexton (same instrument sound is a little different)

INTRO: X8

VERSE1

ON A MIDNIGHT TRAIN TO LAREDO

FOUR ACES STEPPED ABOARD

GONNA FIND A LAREDO ROSE

FIND OUT WHO WAS SHE CHOSE

SHE IS IN LOVE WITH A BEARDED SANGER

HE COME FROM TEXAS WAY,

SAID HIS NAME WAS WILLY

AND I DON’T MEAN “SAY HAY”….

VERSE2

ONE HAD AN ACCORDION IN HIS LEFT

A COLD BEER IN HIS RIGHT

ONE WAS A HIPPY,

COMPLETELY OUT OF SIGHT

ONE WAS A BORDER SANGER,

FROM SAN BENITO THEY SAY

ONE HAD A PONY TALE,

THEY SHUFFLED ALONG THAT DAY…

CHORUS

FOUR ACES GOING NOWHERE

RIDING GENTLY TOWARD THE SUN

FOUR ACES GOING NOWHERE

NEVER MEANT TO HURT NO ONE…

VERSE3

WILLIE SOUGHT BUT HE COULD NOT FIND HER

CAUSE “ZIMMY’S” WAS IN TOWN

HE’S DRINKEN AT THE KANTINA

HE ORDERED UP ANOTHER ROUND

HIS VATO WENT DOWN FOR HIS PISTOLA

I THOUGHT WE WERE DEAD,

E Am

BUT AS LUCK WOULD HAVE IT, ENTER ONE GRATEFUL FRED…

CHORUS

FOUR ACES GOING NOWHERE

RIDING GENTLY TOWARD THE SUN

FOUR ACES GOING NOWHERE

NEVER MEANT TO HURT NO ONE…

FLACO’ SOLO

A Bm E Am

VERSE 4

THE TALE OF THE TEXAS STORY

IS READ QUITE BY WELL BY ALL

THIS BORDER QUEEN HAD SOMETHING

THAT MADE THESE HOMBRE’S FALL

LIKE STRINGS OF A SWEET CORRIDO

THE STORY IS THE SAME

E ( Hault at this note and keep singing)

SHE JUST WON A BUNDLE

Am (Continue/Transition to chorus)

ON THE TEXAS LOTTO FAME…

CHORUS

FOUR ACES GOING NOWHERE

RIDING GENTLY TOWARD THE SUN

FOUR ACES GOING NOWHERE

NEVER MEANT TO HURT NO ONE…

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