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RIO GRANDE
Dave Alvin - C
  CI guess she put her blue dress on, and Amwalked out late last night
  CLeft one silk stocking, dangling Amfrom the bedside light
  DmI sobered up and called her name, Fjust before the dawn
  DmI saw her footprints in the sand, and Fknew that she had gone
  Down the Rio CGrandeDm  F  
  CI pulled out of Albuquerque, pAmrayin’ I wasn’t late
  CI got a couple cups of coffee, at some jAmoint off the interstate
  DmPassin’ through Las Cruces, I sFwear I saw her car
  DmShe always said she’d go someday, but nFever said how far
  Down the Rio CGrandeDm  F  
Chorus
  DmMaybe she’s in GBrownsville, she’s Cgot some family Amthere
  DmShe was always Gtalkin’ ‘bout, the Csalty Gulf Coast Amair
  Where the river ends,     Dm  Fdown the Rio CGrandeDm  F  
  CI saw an old grey heron, flyin’ Amsouth against the wind
  CStorm clouds over Juarez, rollin’ Ameast to the Big Bend
  DmI drove down Highway Ninety, through a dFusty desert wind
  DmI didn’t know where it would lead me, or if I’d Ffind her again
  Down the Rio CGrandeDm  F  
  CI lit my last cigarette, as the sAmky began to clear
  CBlack mountains up ahead, a red sAmundown in my mirror
  DmLost all the border, ‘tween the fFuture and the past
  DmOne fading slowly, and the Fother comin’ fast
  Down the Rio CGrandeDm  F  
Repeat Chorus
  CI bought a bottle in Del Rio, and I Amparked on the side of the road
  CI stayed up all night, starin’ at the Amlights of Mexico
  DmAnd I walked down to border bridge, Fat the break of day
  DmAnd I threw that empty bottle off, and I Fwatched it float away
  Down the Rio CGrandDmeF  
Repeat Chorus…Where the river ends
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Rio Grande

by Dave Alvin

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RIO GRANDE

Dave Alvin - C

C Am

I guess she put her blue dress on, and walked out late last night

C Am

Left one silk stocking, dangling from the bedside light

Dm F

I sobered up and called her name, just before the dawn

Dm F

I saw her footprints in the sand, and knew that she had gone

C Dm F

Down the Rio Grande

C Am

I pulled out of Albuquerque, prayin’ I wasn’t late

C Am

I got a couple cups of coffee, at some joint off the interstate

Dm F

Passin’ through Las Cruces, I swear I saw her car

Dm F

She always said she’d go someday, but never said how far

C Dm F

Down the Rio Grande

Chorus

Dm G C Am

Maybe she’s in Brownsville, she’s got some family there

Dm G C Am

She was always talkin’ ‘bout, the salty Gulf Coast air

Dm F C Dm F

Where the river ends, down the Rio Grande

C Am

I saw an old grey heron, flyin’ south against the wind

C Am

Storm clouds over Juarez, rollin’ east to the Big Bend

Dm F

I drove down Highway Ninety, through a dusty desert wind

Dm F

I didn’t know where it would lead me, or if I’d find her again

C Dm F

Down the Rio Grande

C Am

I lit my last cigarette, as the sky began to clear

C Am

Black mountains up ahead, a red sundown in my mirror

Dm F

Lost all the border, ‘tween the future and the past

Dm F

One fading slowly, and the other comin’ fast

C Dm F

Down the Rio Grande

Repeat Chorus

C Am

I bought a bottle in Del Rio, and I parked on the side of the road

C Am

I stayed up all night, starin’ at the lights of Mexico

Dm F

And I walked down to border bridge, at the break of day

Dm F

And I threw that empty bottle off, and I watched it float away

C Dm F

Down the Rio Grande

Repeat Chorus…Where the river ends

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