Down On the Rio Grande Chords by Johnny Rodríguez
Tempo:
103.7 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
Bm
E
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] [D]
[A]
[D] I remember the palm trees swaying,
Across the river the sweet music [Bm] playing,
[A] Down on the Rio Grande.
[D] Out on the levees, with the full moon above me,
My Mexican lady, Lord how she loved me,
[A] Down on the Rio Grande.
[D] [E] Laughing and singing in the warm night air,
[D] Loving that woman with the raving [Bm] hair we [A] wore,
Down on the Rio Grande.
[D] Rolling with my lover hand in hand,
Lord [B] I'd [Bm] give anything to [E] be down on the [A] Rio Grande.
[D]
[A]
[D] Endless highways and wide open spaces,
Children smile with their sunburned faces,
[A] Down on the Rio Grande.
[D] All the love that my lady was giving,
Was the sweetest part [F#m] of [Bm] living,
[A] Down on the Rio Grande.
And [B] if [E] these memories could take me there,
[D] I'd be loving my woman with the raving [A] hair,
I'd be down on the Rio Grande.
[D] Rolling with my lover hand in hand,
[Bm] Lord I'd give anything to be [E] down on the [A] Rio Grande.
Down on the Rio Grande.
[D] Rolling with my lover hand in hand,
Lord [B] I'd [Bm] give anything to be [E] down on the Rio [A] Grande.
[D]
[A] Down on the Rio Grande.
[D]
[Bm]
[A] [N]
[A]
[D] I remember the palm trees swaying,
Across the river the sweet music [Bm] playing,
[A] Down on the Rio Grande.
[D] Out on the levees, with the full moon above me,
My Mexican lady, Lord how she loved me,
[A] Down on the Rio Grande.
[D] [E] Laughing and singing in the warm night air,
[D] Loving that woman with the raving [Bm] hair we [A] wore,
Down on the Rio Grande.
[D] Rolling with my lover hand in hand,
Lord [B] I'd [Bm] give anything to [E] be down on the [A] Rio Grande.
[D]
[A]
[D] Endless highways and wide open spaces,
Children smile with their sunburned faces,
[A] Down on the Rio Grande.
[D] All the love that my lady was giving,
Was the sweetest part [F#m] of [Bm] living,
[A] Down on the Rio Grande.
And [B] if [E] these memories could take me there,
[D] I'd be loving my woman with the raving [A] hair,
I'd be down on the Rio Grande.
[D] Rolling with my lover hand in hand,
[Bm] Lord I'd give anything to be [E] down on the [A] Rio Grande.
Down on the Rio Grande.
[D] Rolling with my lover hand in hand,
Lord [B] I'd [Bm] give anything to be [E] down on the Rio [A] Grande.
[D]
[A] Down on the Rio Grande.
[D]
[Bm]
[A] [N]
Key:
A
D
Bm
E
B
A
D
Bm
[A] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ I remember the palm trees _ _ swaying,
Across the river the sweet music [Bm] playing,
[A] Down on the Rio Grande. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ Out on the levees, with the full moon above me,
My Mexican lady, Lord how she loved me,
[A] Down on the Rio Grande. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ [E] _ Laughing and singing in the warm night air,
[D] Loving that woman with the raving [Bm] hair we [A] wore,
_ Down on the Rio Grande.
[D] Rolling with my lover hand in hand,
Lord [B] I'd [Bm] give anything to [E] be down on the [A] Rio Grande. _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ Endless highways and wide open spaces,
_ Children smile with their sunburned faces,
[A] _ Down on the Rio Grande. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ All the love that my lady was giving,
_ Was the sweetest part [F#m] of [Bm] living,
[A] Down on the Rio Grande.
And _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] if [E] these memories could take me there,
[D] I'd be loving my woman with the raving [A] hair,
I'd be down on the Rio Grande.
[D] Rolling with my lover hand in hand,
[Bm] Lord I'd give anything to be [E] down on the [A] Rio Grande.
Down on the Rio Grande.
[D] Rolling with my lover hand in hand,
Lord [B] I'd [Bm] give anything to be [E] down on the Rio [A] Grande. _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] Down on the Rio Grande. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ I remember the palm trees _ _ swaying,
Across the river the sweet music [Bm] playing,
[A] Down on the Rio Grande. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ Out on the levees, with the full moon above me,
My Mexican lady, Lord how she loved me,
[A] Down on the Rio Grande. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ [E] _ Laughing and singing in the warm night air,
[D] Loving that woman with the raving [Bm] hair we [A] wore,
_ Down on the Rio Grande.
[D] Rolling with my lover hand in hand,
Lord [B] I'd [Bm] give anything to [E] be down on the [A] Rio Grande. _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ Endless highways and wide open spaces,
_ Children smile with their sunburned faces,
[A] _ Down on the Rio Grande. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ All the love that my lady was giving,
_ Was the sweetest part [F#m] of [Bm] living,
[A] Down on the Rio Grande.
And _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] if [E] these memories could take me there,
[D] I'd be loving my woman with the raving [A] hair,
I'd be down on the Rio Grande.
[D] Rolling with my lover hand in hand,
[Bm] Lord I'd give anything to be [E] down on the [A] Rio Grande.
Down on the Rio Grande.
[D] Rolling with my lover hand in hand,
Lord [B] I'd [Bm] give anything to be [E] down on the Rio [A] Grande. _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] Down on the Rio Grande. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _