The Seashores Of Old Mexico Chords by George Strait
Tempo:
83.75 bpm
Chords used:
D
E
Bm
A
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] [Bm] [E] [D]
[Bm] [D] I left out of Tucson, an old destination [Em] in [A] mind.
[Em]
I was running from trouble and the jail [A] term the judge had in [D] mind.
[Bm] [D] [A] And the border meant freedom, [Am] a new life, romance.
[A] That's why I thought I should [G] go
[E] [G] [Em] and start my life over on the seashores of old [D] Mexico.
[C#]
[Bm] My first night in Juarez, I lost [D] all the money [Em] I had.
[A]
One bad senorita [Em] made use [A] of one [D] innocent lad.
[Bm] [Am] But I must keep [D] on running, each two days I turn back.
[Am] I'm born [D] in Tucson, [G] I'm told.
[Em] And things will [A] blow over on the seashores of old [D] Mexico.
[Bm]
[D] Two Mexican farmers [Bm] en route to [D] a town I can't say.
[A] [Em] [A] [Em] Led me right on the back of a flatbed I've loaded [D] with hay.
[Bm] [Am] Down [D] through Durango, [Am] Lima, Palmyra.
Then in Los [G] Angeles, [D]
[G] where [Em] I slept [A] in the sunshine [Em] on the seashores of old [D] Mexico.
[A#]
After one [D#] long siesta, [Cm] I came [D#] wide awake [Fm] in the night.
I was startled [Gm] by someone who [A#] shadowed the pale [D#] moonlight.
[Dm] [Cm]
[A#m] My newfound companion, one young [D#]
senorita, who offered [F] a broken [G#] hello.
[Cm] [Fm]
[G#] To the gringo she found on the seashores [A#] of old Mexico.
[D#] [B] [E] She spoke of Sonora [C#m] and swore that she'd never [F#m] return.
[B]
For [F#m] her [B] Mexican husband, [F#m] she really had no [E] great concern.
[C#m] [E]
Cause she loved the gringo, [Bm] my red [E] hair and lingo.
[Bm]
That's all I needed [A] to know.
[F#m]
Yeah, I found [B] what I needed [F#m] on the [B] seashores of old [E] Mexico.
[C#m] [Bm] Yeah, she loved [E] the gringo, my red hair and lingo.
[Bm] That's [E] all I needed [A] to know.
[F#m] Yeah, I found what [B] I needed on the seashores of old [E] Mexico.
[G#m] [C#m] [F#] [F#m] [B]
[G#m] [C#m] [E] [F#m]
[F#] [E] [G#m]
[E] [F#m] [B] [F#m]
[Bm] [D] I left out of Tucson, an old destination [Em] in [A] mind.
[Em]
I was running from trouble and the jail [A] term the judge had in [D] mind.
[Bm] [D] [A] And the border meant freedom, [Am] a new life, romance.
[A] That's why I thought I should [G] go
[E] [G] [Em] and start my life over on the seashores of old [D] Mexico.
[C#]
[Bm] My first night in Juarez, I lost [D] all the money [Em] I had.
[A]
One bad senorita [Em] made use [A] of one [D] innocent lad.
[Bm] [Am] But I must keep [D] on running, each two days I turn back.
[Am] I'm born [D] in Tucson, [G] I'm told.
[Em] And things will [A] blow over on the seashores of old [D] Mexico.
[Bm]
[D] Two Mexican farmers [Bm] en route to [D] a town I can't say.
[A] [Em] [A] [Em] Led me right on the back of a flatbed I've loaded [D] with hay.
[Bm] [Am] Down [D] through Durango, [Am] Lima, Palmyra.
Then in Los [G] Angeles, [D]
[G] where [Em] I slept [A] in the sunshine [Em] on the seashores of old [D] Mexico.
[A#]
After one [D#] long siesta, [Cm] I came [D#] wide awake [Fm] in the night.
I was startled [Gm] by someone who [A#] shadowed the pale [D#] moonlight.
[Dm] [Cm]
[A#m] My newfound companion, one young [D#]
senorita, who offered [F] a broken [G#] hello.
[Cm] [Fm]
[G#] To the gringo she found on the seashores [A#] of old Mexico.
[D#] [B] [E] She spoke of Sonora [C#m] and swore that she'd never [F#m] return.
[B]
For [F#m] her [B] Mexican husband, [F#m] she really had no [E] great concern.
[C#m] [E]
Cause she loved the gringo, [Bm] my red [E] hair and lingo.
[Bm]
That's all I needed [A] to know.
[F#m]
Yeah, I found [B] what I needed [F#m] on the [B] seashores of old [E] Mexico.
[C#m] [Bm] Yeah, she loved [E] the gringo, my red hair and lingo.
[Bm] That's [E] all I needed [A] to know.
[F#m] Yeah, I found what [B] I needed on the seashores of old [E] Mexico.
[G#m] [C#m] [F#] [F#m] [B]
[G#m] [C#m] [E] [F#m]
[F#] [E] [G#m]
[E] [F#m] [B] [F#m]
Key:
D
E
Bm
A
Em
D
E
Bm
_ [D] _ _ _ [Bm] _ [E] _ _ [D] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] I left out of Tucson, an old destination [Em] in [A] mind.
_ [Em] _
_ I was running from trouble and the jail [A] term the judge had in [D] mind.
_ _ [Bm] _ [D] _ [A] And the border meant freedom, [Am] a new life, romance.
[A] That's why I thought I should [G] go
_ _ [E] _ [G] _ [Em] and start my life over on the seashores of old [D] Mexico.
_ [C#] _
_ [Bm] _ _ My first night in Juarez, I lost [D] all the money [Em] I had.
_ _ _ [A]
One bad senorita [Em] made use [A] of one [D] innocent lad.
_ [Bm] _ _ [Am] But I must keep [D] on running, each two days I turn back.
[Am] I'm born [D] in Tucson, [G] I'm told.
_ [Em] _ _ And things will [A] blow over on the seashores of old [D] Mexico.
_ _ [Bm] _
_ [D] Two Mexican farmers [Bm] en route to [D] a town I can't say.
[A] _ _ [Em] _ [A] _ [Em] Led me right on the back of a flatbed I've loaded [D] with hay. _
_ [Bm] _ _ [Am] Down [D] through Durango, [Am] Lima, Palmyra.
Then in Los [G] Angeles, [D] _
_ _ [G] where [Em] I slept [A] in the sunshine [Em] on the seashores of old [D] Mexico.
_ _ [A#] _ _
After one [D#] long siesta, [Cm] I came [D#] wide awake [Fm] in the night.
_ _ _ I was startled [Gm] by someone who [A#] shadowed the pale [D#] moonlight.
[Dm] _ _ [Cm] _
_ [A#m] My newfound companion, one young [D#]
senorita, who offered [F] a broken [G#] hello.
[Cm] _ _ [Fm] _
_ [G#] To the gringo she found on the seashores [A#] of old Mexico.
[D#] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [E] She spoke of Sonora [C#m] and swore that she'd never [F#m] return.
[B]
For _ _ [F#m] her [B] Mexican husband, [F#m] she really had no [E] great concern.
_ [C#m] _ _ [E]
Cause she loved the gringo, [Bm] my red [E] hair and lingo.
[Bm]
That's all I needed [A] to know.
_ [F#m] _ _
Yeah, I found [B] what I needed [F#m] on the [B] seashores of old [E] Mexico.
_ _ [C#m] _ _ [Bm] Yeah, she loved [E] the gringo, my red hair and lingo.
[Bm] That's [E] all I needed [A] to know.
_ [F#m] _ _ Yeah, I found what [B] I needed on the seashores of old [E] Mexico.
[G#m] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [B] _
_ _ [G#m] _ _ [C#m] _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [G#m] _
_ _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ [B] _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] I left out of Tucson, an old destination [Em] in [A] mind.
_ [Em] _
_ I was running from trouble and the jail [A] term the judge had in [D] mind.
_ _ [Bm] _ [D] _ [A] And the border meant freedom, [Am] a new life, romance.
[A] That's why I thought I should [G] go
_ _ [E] _ [G] _ [Em] and start my life over on the seashores of old [D] Mexico.
_ [C#] _
_ [Bm] _ _ My first night in Juarez, I lost [D] all the money [Em] I had.
_ _ _ [A]
One bad senorita [Em] made use [A] of one [D] innocent lad.
_ [Bm] _ _ [Am] But I must keep [D] on running, each two days I turn back.
[Am] I'm born [D] in Tucson, [G] I'm told.
_ [Em] _ _ And things will [A] blow over on the seashores of old [D] Mexico.
_ _ [Bm] _
_ [D] Two Mexican farmers [Bm] en route to [D] a town I can't say.
[A] _ _ [Em] _ [A] _ [Em] Led me right on the back of a flatbed I've loaded [D] with hay. _
_ [Bm] _ _ [Am] Down [D] through Durango, [Am] Lima, Palmyra.
Then in Los [G] Angeles, [D] _
_ _ [G] where [Em] I slept [A] in the sunshine [Em] on the seashores of old [D] Mexico.
_ _ [A#] _ _
After one [D#] long siesta, [Cm] I came [D#] wide awake [Fm] in the night.
_ _ _ I was startled [Gm] by someone who [A#] shadowed the pale [D#] moonlight.
[Dm] _ _ [Cm] _
_ [A#m] My newfound companion, one young [D#]
senorita, who offered [F] a broken [G#] hello.
[Cm] _ _ [Fm] _
_ [G#] To the gringo she found on the seashores [A#] of old Mexico.
[D#] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [E] She spoke of Sonora [C#m] and swore that she'd never [F#m] return.
[B]
For _ _ [F#m] her [B] Mexican husband, [F#m] she really had no [E] great concern.
_ [C#m] _ _ [E]
Cause she loved the gringo, [Bm] my red [E] hair and lingo.
[Bm]
That's all I needed [A] to know.
_ [F#m] _ _
Yeah, I found [B] what I needed [F#m] on the [B] seashores of old [E] Mexico.
_ _ [C#m] _ _ [Bm] Yeah, she loved [E] the gringo, my red hair and lingo.
[Bm] That's [E] all I needed [A] to know.
_ [F#m] _ _ Yeah, I found what [B] I needed on the seashores of old [E] Mexico.
[G#m] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [B] _
_ _ [G#m] _ _ [C#m] _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [G#m] _
_ _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ [B] _ _ [F#m] _