Chords for Seashores of Old Mexico - Hank Snow

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I left out of Tucson with no destination [G] in mind. _
I was running from trouble and the jail term the judge had in [C] mind. _ _
And the border meant freedom, a new life and romance, that's why I thought I [F] should go. _
_ [G] And start my life over on the seashore of old [C] Mexico. _ _ _
My first night in Juarez I lost all the [Am] money [G] I had. _ _
One bad senorita made you soft, one [C] innocent lad. _ _
But I must keep on running, it's too late to turn back, I'm wanted in [F] Tucson I know. _
_ _ [G] And things will blow over on the seashore of [C] old Mexico. _ _ _
_ Two Mexican farmers en route to a town I [G] can't say. _ _
Let me ride on the back of a flatbed half loaded [C] with hay. _ _ _
Down through Durango, Colima, Elmina, then into [F] Manzino. _ _
_ Where [G] I slept in the sunshine on the seashore of old [C] Mexico. _ _
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[D] After one long siesta I came wide awake in [A] the night. _ _
I was startled by someone who shadowed the pale [D] moonlight. _ _ _ _
My new found companion, one young senorita who offered a broken [G] hello. _ _
To [A] the gringo she found on the seashore of old [G] Mexico.
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She spoke of Sonora and swore that she'd never [A] return. _ _
For her Mexican husband she really had no [D] great concern. _ _ _
But she loved the gringo, my long hair and lingo, that's all I [G] needed to know. _ _
And [A] I found what I needed on the seashore of [D] old Mexico. _ _ _
[A] Yeah, I found what I needed on the seashore of old [D] Mexico. _ _ _ _
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