Chords for George Strait - The Seashores Of Old Mexico (Official Music Video - Closed Captioned)

Tempo:
78.575 bpm
Chords used:

A

D

E

Gbm

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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George Strait - The Seashores Of Old Mexico (Official Music Video - Closed Captioned) chords
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Oh, uh, I'm in trouble again
What is it this time?
It's a long story, but I had to get out of Tucson
Is that all for still good that drink still waiting?
How long is it gonna take you to get here as fast [D] as I can?
[Bm] [A] [D] [A]
[D] [A] [D] I left out of Tucson No
destination [G] in [A] mind
[G] [A] I
[G] Was running [A] from trouble and [Em] the jail [A] term judge had in [D] mind
And [G] the border [D] made freedom [Am] a new life
Romance, that's why I thought I [G] should go
[Em] [G] And start [A] my life over [Em] on the seashores of [A] old [D] Mexico
[Db] [Ab] My [D]
first night in Juarez lost all the money [G] I had
[A] [Em] [A]
[Em] One bad [A] senior Rita [Em] made use [A] of one innocent [D] man
[Gbm] But [Bm] [D]
[Am] I must [D] keep on running [Am] each two [D] days turn back.
[Am] I'm walking [D] in Tucson.
[G] I'm told
Yeah, and things [A] will blow over [Em] on the [A] seashores of old [D] Mexico
Two [Bm] [D] Mexican farmers in route to town.
I [Em] can't say
[A]
[Em] [A] Let [Em] me ride [A] on the back of [Em] a [A] flatbed loaded [D] with
[Gbm] down [Bm] [Am] [D] through Durango [Am] Lima [D] Palmyra [Am] then [D] in
Rice [G] [D] [Em] left [G]
[Em] [A] in the sunshine [Em] on the [A] seashores of old [D] Mexico
After [Bb]
[Eb] one long siesta, [Cm] I came [Eb] wide awake in [Ab] the night
[Bb] [Fm] [Bb] I [Ab] was startled [Bb] by someone [Fm] who [Bb] shadowed the pale [Eb] blue [Gm] light
[Cm] [Eb]
[Bbm] my [Eb] newfound companion [Bbm] one young [Eb] senior Rita
[Db] offered [Eb] a broken [Ab] hello
[Cm] To [Fm] [Ab] the [Bb] gringo she found on [Ab] the seashores of old [Eb] Mexico
She [B] [E] spoke [Abm] of Sonora [Dbm] and swore [E] that she'd never [Gbm] [B] return
For [A] [B] [Gbm] her [B] Mexican husband, [Gbm] she really [B] had no great [E] [Abm] concern
Cause [Dbm] [E] [Bm] she [E] loved the gringo [Bm] my red [E] hair and lingo.
[Bm] That's [E] all I needed [A] to [Dbm] know
Yeah, [Gbm] [A]
[Gbm] I found [B] what I needed [Gbm] on the [B] seashores of old [E] Mexico
[Abm] [Dbm] [E]
[Bm] Yes, she [E] loved the gringo [Bm] my red [E] hair and lingo
[Bm] That's [E] all I needed [A] to [Dbm] know
Yeah, [Gbm] [A] [Gbm] I found [B] what I needed [Gbm] on the [B] seashores of old [E] Mexico
[Abm]
[Dbm] No, [E] [Gbm] [B]
[Gbm] [B] [E] [Abm]
[Dbm] [Gbm] [B]
[E] [Abm]
[Dbm] [B] I think [Gbm] I'm gonna head on [B] back to Tucson
[N] Yeah, I don't think so.
Yeah, probably not
Key:  
A
1231
D
1321
E
2311
Gbm
123111112
Em
121
A
1231
D
1321
E
2311
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To start learning George Strait - The Seashores Of Old Mexico chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - A, Em, A, Abm, Dbm and E in sequence. Kick off your practice at a gentle 39 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 79 BPM. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: D Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
Oh, uh, I'm in trouble again
What is it this time?
It's a long story, but I had to get out of Tucson
Is that all for still good that drink still waiting?
How long is it gonna take you to get here as fast [D] as I can? _ _ _
[Bm] _ [A] _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ [A] _ [D] I left out of Tucson No
destination [G] in [A] mind _
[G] _ [A] I
[G] Was running [A] from trouble and [Em] the jail [A] term judge had in [D] mind _
_ And [G] the border [D] made freedom [Am] a new life
Romance, that's why I thought I [G] should go
_ _ [Em] _ [G] And start [A] my life over [Em] on the seashores of [A] old [D] Mexico
[Db] [Ab] My _ [D] _
first night in Juarez lost all the money [G] I had
[A] _ _ [Em] _ [A] _
[Em] One bad [A] senior Rita [Em] made use [A] of one innocent [D] man
[Gbm] But [Bm] _ [D] _
[Am] I must [D] keep on running [Am] each two [D] days turn back.
[Am] I'm walking [D] in Tucson.
[G] I'm told _
_ Yeah, and things [A] will blow over [Em] on the [A] seashores of old [D] Mexico
Two [Bm] _ _ _ [D] Mexican farmers in route to town.
I [Em] can't say
[A] _ _
[Em] _ [A] Let [Em] me ride [A] on the back of [Em] a [A] flatbed loaded [D] with
[Gbm] down [Bm] _ _ _ [Am] [D] through Durango [Am] Lima [D] Palmyra [Am] then [D] in
Rice [G] _ [D] _ [Em] left [G] _ _
[Em] [A] in the sunshine [Em] on the [A] seashores of old [D] Mexico
After [Bb] _ _
[Eb] one long siesta, [Cm] I came [Eb] wide awake in [Ab] the night
[Bb] _ _ [Fm] _ [Bb] I [Ab] was startled [Bb] by someone [Fm] who [Bb] shadowed the pale [Eb] blue [Gm] light
_ [Cm] _ [Eb] _
[Bbm] my [Eb] newfound companion [Bbm] one young [Eb] senior Rita
[Db] offered [Eb] a broken [Ab] hello
[Cm] To [Fm] _ [Ab] _ the [Bb] gringo she found on [Ab] the seashores of old [Eb] Mexico
She [B] _ _ [E] spoke [Abm] of Sonora [Dbm] and swore [E] that she'd never [Gbm] [B] return
For [A] _ [B] _ [Gbm] her [B] Mexican husband, [Gbm] she really [B] had no great [E] [Abm] concern
Cause [Dbm] _ [E] _ [Bm] she [E] loved the gringo [Bm] my red [E] hair and lingo.
[Bm] That's [E] all I needed [A] to [Dbm] know
Yeah, [Gbm] _ [A] _
[Gbm] I found [B] what I needed [Gbm] on the [B] seashores of old [E] Mexico
[Abm] _ _ [Dbm] _ [E] _
[Bm] Yes, she [E] loved the gringo [Bm] my red [E] hair and lingo
[Bm] That's [E] all I needed [A] to [Dbm] know
Yeah, [Gbm] _ [A] _ [Gbm] I found [B] what I needed [Gbm] on the [B] seashores of old [E] Mexico
[Abm] _
[Dbm] No, [E] _ _ [Gbm] _ [B] _ _
[Gbm] _ [B] _ _ [E] _ [Abm] _ _
[Dbm] _ _ _ [Gbm] _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ [Abm] _ _
[Dbm] _ [B] I think [Gbm] I'm gonna head on [B] back to Tucson
[N] _ _ Yeah, I don't think so.
Yeah, probably not _ _ _

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It's Merle Haggard who authored this song.

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