Chords for George Strait - Seashores of Old Mexico [Album Version]

Tempo:
157.05 bpm
Chords used:

A

D

E

Gbm

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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George Strait - Seashores of Old Mexico [Album Version] chords
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[A] [D]
[Bm] [A]
[D] [A]
[D]
I left out of Tucson with no destination [G] in mind.
[A]
[G] [A]
I [G] was running from [A]
trouble and [Em] the jail term [A] the judge had [E] in [D] mind.
[G] And the border [D] meant freedom, [Am] a new life, romance, that's why I thought I [G] should go.
And start my [A] life over [Em] on the seashores [A] of old [D] Mexico.
[Db]
[Bm]
[D] My first night in Juarez, I lost all the money [G] I had.
[A]
[Em] [A]
[Em] One bad [A]
senorita [Em] made use of [A] one innocent [D] lad.
[Gbm]
[Bm] [D]
But [Am] I must keep [D] on running [C] each two [D] days.
Turn back, [Am] I'm going [D] in Tucson, [G] I'm told.
[Em] Yeah, and things will [A] blow over [Em] on the seashores [A] of old [D] Mexico.
[Bm]
[A] [D] Two Mexican farmers en route to a town I [Em] can't say.
[A]
[Em] [A]
Led [Em] me right on [A] the back of [Em] a flatbed, [A] half loaded [D] with hay.
[Gbm]
[Bm]
[Am] Down through [D]
Durango, [C] Lima, [D]
Palmyra, [Am] then [D] in the [G] Mezzanillo.
[D]
[Em] [G]
Where [Em] I slept in [A] the sunshine [Em] on the seashores [A] of old [D] Mexico.
[Bb]
[Eb] After one long siesta, [Cm] I came wide [Eb]
awake in [Fm] the night.
[Bb]
[Fm] [Bb]
I [Ab] was startled by [Gm]
someone [Fm] who [Bb] shadowed the pale [Eb] moonlight.
[Gm]
[Cm] [Eb]
[Bbm] My new found [Eb]
companion, [Bbm] one young [Eb]
senorita, [Bbm] who offered a [Eb] broken [Ab] hello.
[Cm]
[Fm] [Ab]
To the gringo she [Bb]
found on [Fm] the seashores [Bb] of old Mexico.
[Eb]
[B]
She [E] spoke of [Abm]
Sonora [Dbm] and swore that [E] she'd never [Gbm] return.
[B]
[A] [B]
For [Gbm] her Mexican [B]
husband, [Gbm] she really [B] had no great [E] concern.
[Abm]
[Dbm] [E]
[Bm] Oh, she loved [E] the gringo, [Bm] my red hair [E] and lingo.
[Bm] That's all [E] I needed [A] to know.
[Dbm]
[Gbm] [A]
Yeah, [Gbm] I found what [B] I needed [Gbm] on the seashores [B] of old [E] Mexico.
[Abm]
[Dbm] [E]
[Bm] Yeah, she loved [E] the gringo, [Bm] my red hair [E] and lingo.
[Bm] That's all [E] I needed [A] to know.
[Dbm]
[Gbm] [A]
Yeah, [Gbm] I found what [B] I needed [Gbm] on the seashores [B] of old [E] Mexico.
[Abm] [Dbm] [E]
[Gbm] [B]
[Gbm] [B]
[E] [Abm]
[Dbm]
[Gbm] [B]
[E] [Abm]
[Dbm] [E]
[Gbm] [B]
[Gbm]
Key:  
A
1231
D
1321
E
2311
Gbm
123111112
Em
121
A
1231
D
1321
E
2311
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To jam and learn the simple chords for George Strait - The Seashores Of Old Mexico chords, practice playing A, Em, A, Abm, Dbm and E in sequence. Start with a comfortable 78 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 157. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of D Major.

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[A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [A] _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
I left out of Tucson with no _ destination [G] in mind.
[A] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [A] _
I [G] was running from [A]
trouble and [Em] the jail term [A] the judge had [E] in [D] mind. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] And the border [D] meant freedom, [Am] a new life, romance, _ that's why I thought I [G] should go. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
And start my [A] life over [Em] on the seashores [A] of old [D] Mexico.
_ _ [Db] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] My first night in Juarez, I lost all the money [G] I had.
[A] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ [A] _
_ [Em] One bad _ [A]
senorita [Em] made use of [A] one innocent [D] lad.
_ [Gbm] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [D] _
But [Am] I must keep [D] on running [C] each two [D] days.
Turn back, [Am] I'm going [D] in Tucson, [G] I'm told. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] Yeah, and things will [A] blow over [Em] on the seashores [A] of old [D] Mexico. _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ [A] [D] Two Mexican farmers en route to a town I [Em] can't say.
_ [A] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ [A] _
Led [Em] me right on [A] the back of [Em] a flatbed, [A] half loaded [D] with hay.
_ [Gbm] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] Down through [D]
Durango, _ [C] Lima, _ [D]
Palmyra, _ [Am] then [D] in the _ [G] Mezzanillo.
_ _ [D] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ [G] _
Where [Em] I slept in [A] the sunshine [Em] on the seashores [A] of old [D] Mexico. _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] After one long siesta, [Cm] I came wide [Eb]
awake in [Fm] the night.
_ [Bb] _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Bb] _
I [Ab] was startled by [Gm]
someone [Fm] who _ [Bb] shadowed the pale _ [Eb] moonlight.
_ [Gm] _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Bbm] My new found [Eb]
companion, [Bbm] one young _ [Eb]
senorita, [Bbm] who offered a [Eb] broken [Ab] hello.
_ _ [Cm] _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ To the gringo she [Bb]
found on [Fm] the seashores [Bb] of old Mexico.
[Eb] _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _
She [E] spoke of [Abm]
Sonora [Dbm] and swore that [E] she'd never _ [Gbm] _ return.
[B] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [B] _
For [Gbm] her Mexican [B]
husband, [Gbm] she really [B] had no great [E] concern.
_ [Abm] _
_ _ [Dbm] _ _ _ [E] _
_ [Bm] Oh, she loved [E] the gringo, [Bm] my red hair [E] and lingo.
_ [Bm] That's all [E] I needed [A] to know.
_ [Dbm] _
_ _ [Gbm] _ _ _ [A] _
Yeah, [Gbm] I found what [B] I needed [Gbm] on the seashores [B] of old [E] Mexico.
_ _ [Abm] _
_ _ [Dbm] _ _ _ [E] _
_ [Bm] Yeah, she loved [E] the gringo, [Bm] my red hair [E] and lingo.
[Bm] That's all [E] I needed [A] to know.
[Dbm] _
_ _ [Gbm] _ _ _ [A] _
Yeah, [Gbm] I found what [B] I needed [Gbm] on the seashores [B] of old [E] Mexico.
_ _ [Abm] _ _ _ [Dbm] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [Gbm] _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [Gbm] _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [Abm] _
_ _ [Dbm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gbm] _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [Abm] _
_ _ [Dbm] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [Gbm] _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [Gbm] _ _ _ _

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This song was composed by Merle Haggard.

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