Evangelina Chords by Hoyt Axton

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_ _ _ And I dream [Em] in the morning, _ [D] _ she [G] brings me water.
_ _ And I dream [A] in the _ evening, _ _ she brings [D] me wine.
_ _ Just a poor [G] man's daughter, _ [C] _ from Puerto [G] _
Pinasto.
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Evangelina, _ in old [G] Mexico. _
_ _ _ There's a great [Em] hot _ desert, [D] _ south of _ [G] Mexicali.
And _ if you don't [A] have _ water, _ boy you better [D] not go.
_ _ _ _ Tequila [G] won't get you, _ [C] _ _ across [G] that desert.
_ _ To _ [D] _ _
Evangelina, _ in old [G] Mexico. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] And the fire I feel [F] for the woman I love, [C] is driving me insane.
Knowing [D] she's waiting, _ _ [C] _ and I [G] can't get there.
And _ _ _ [Bm] God only knows [F] that I rack my [C] brain, to try to find [G] a way.
To reach [D] that woman, _ _ _ in old [G] Mexico. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
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_ _ _ And I met [Em] a kind man, [D] _ he guarded [G] the border.
_ _ He said you don't [A] need _ papers, _ _ I'll let [D] you go.
_ _ I can tell that you [G] love her, _ [C] _ by the look in [G] your eyes now.
_ _ She's the rose of [D] the desert, _ _ in old Mexico.
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_ _ _ _ And [Bm] the fire I feel for [F] the woman I love, [C] is driving me insane.
[G] _ _ Knowing [D] she's waiting, _ _ [C] _ [Em] and I can't [G] get there.
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] And God only knows that [F] I rack my brain, [C] to try to find [G] a way.
To reach [D] that woman, _ _ _ in old [G] Mexico. _
_ _ And I dream [Em] in the morning, [D] _ she brings [G] me water.
_ _ _ And I dream in [A] the evening, _ _ she brings [D] me wine.
_ _ _ Just a poor [G] man's daughter, _ [C] _ from Puerto _ Nezco.
_ _ _ South of [D] the _ border, _ _ old [G] Mexico. _
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_ Evangelina, _ I [C] miss you so.
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