By The Rio Grande Chords by Tish Hinojosa

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Every river searches for the sea. _ _
Every life runs its own [E] destiny. _ _ _
[D] Canyons wide and wild, [A] stretches [F#m] calm and mild,
[E] cutting through the stones of [A] history. _ _
Rio Grande runs south to Mexico, _ _ _
from the highway it [E] touched its shores. _
[D] Reno south to Santa Fe, [A] and back the other [F#m] way.
[E] I've had my life planned by [A] the Rio Grande. _ _
[D] An unbroken chain of [F#m] snow and tears and rain,
[E] cutting through my soul [A] and to my veins. _
[D] Then the waters rise, paint [F#m] the rocky mountain skies.
[E] One more circle around the world again. _ _
One more year rolls down the Rio [A] Grande. _ _
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Our forefathers crossed the muddy line, _ _
pilgrims passing leaving [E] tracks in time. _ _
[D] One more takes a stand [A] by the water, [F#m] by the land,
[E] shifting like sand by [A] the Rio Grande. _ _
[D] An unbroken chain [F#m] of snow and tears and rain,
[E] cutting through my soul [A] and to my veins. _
[D] Then the waters rise, [F#m] paint the rocky mountain skies.
[E] One more circle around the world again. _ _
One more year rolls down the [A] Rio Grande. _ _
[E] One more circle around the world again. _ _
One more year rolls down the [A] Rio Grande. _ _
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