South Texas Girl Chords by Lyle Lovett
Tempo:
150 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
C#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[N] [G]
[D]
[A]
[D] [G]
[D]
[A]
[D] Green the front seat, [G] this side on each side, [D] that green and white 58 [C#m] fair lane, it would
[D] glide down farm roads past open fields, [G]
seeming like no big [D] deal as it was happening, [C#m] I never
felt a thing.
[A]
[D] But now looking back it seems [G] like it was everything, [D] singing with mom just so [C#m] we could
hear ourselves sing, [D] stealing a drink from [G] the cold can in daddy's lap, [D] protected by
only a [C#m] small thin brown paper [A] sack.
And the [G] wind blew the echoes of my [D] home faded voices, and [A] they'd sing me a song that the
[G] old cowboy [D] sang, [G] and I didn't know what the [D] words meant or what they meant, I [A] was just
singing because I was supposed to.
Sing [G] mother Maria, watch [D] over us please, as [A] we wander around in this [G]
dangerous [D] world,
thank [G] mother Maria, [D] there's nothing so sweet as the [A] undying love of [G] a South Texas [D] girl.
[A]
[G]
[D] And with the windows wide open, it [G] felt hot to us anyway, we [D] three bound together [A] on a
day just like any day, they [D] told me and taught me [G] and showed me and bought me [D] whatever I
wanted from the [A] corner you told them, they said [D] the name Corpus Christi means [G] the body
of Jesus, [D] pronounced it Refurio, [A] city folks they don't know it [D] looks like Palacios, [G] sounds
like Palacios, just [D] listen the next time you're [A] watching Sid Lasher.
And [G] the wind blew the echoes of [D] long faded voices, and they [A] would sing me a song that
the [G] old cowboy [D] sang, [G] and I didn't know what the [D] words meant or anything, [A] I was just singing.
Sing [G] mother Maria, watch [D] over us please, as [A] we wander around in this [G]
dangerous [D] world,
[G] thank mother Maria, [D] there's nothing so sweet as the [A] undying love of [G] a South [D] Texas girl.
[G] [D]
[A]
[G] [D]
[G]
[D] [A]
[G]
[D] [G] I didn't know what the [D] words meant or anything, I was [A] just a singer.
[D] And these days with car seats and [G] open container laws, [D] social correctness [A] leaves no room for
Santa [D] Claus, sitting right next to me, [G] she looks like that used to be a [D] song that they
sang [A] for me.
[D] And with the windows wide open, it feels [G] hot to us anyways, [D] the two bound together on [A] a
day just like a new moon.
[G] Wind blows the [D] echoes of long faded voices, and [A] they sing us a song that the [G] old cowboy
[D] sang, [G] now that I know what the [D] words mean and everything, [A] I'm still singing.
Sing [G] mother Maria, [D] watch over us please, as we [A]
wander around in [G] this dangerous [D] world,
[G] thank mother Maria, [D] there's nothing so sweet as [A] the undying love of a South [D] Texas girl.
Sing [G] mother Maria, watch [D] over us please, as we [A] stumble around in [G] this dangerous [D] world,
thank [G] mother Maria, [D] there's nothing so sweet as [A] the undying love of [G] a South [D] Texas girl.
[A]
[G] [D]
[A] [G]
[D]
[A]
[D] [G]
[D]
[A]
[D] Green the front seat, [G] this side on each side, [D] that green and white 58 [C#m] fair lane, it would
[D] glide down farm roads past open fields, [G]
seeming like no big [D] deal as it was happening, [C#m] I never
felt a thing.
[A]
[D] But now looking back it seems [G] like it was everything, [D] singing with mom just so [C#m] we could
hear ourselves sing, [D] stealing a drink from [G] the cold can in daddy's lap, [D] protected by
only a [C#m] small thin brown paper [A] sack.
And the [G] wind blew the echoes of my [D] home faded voices, and [A] they'd sing me a song that the
[G] old cowboy [D] sang, [G] and I didn't know what the [D] words meant or what they meant, I [A] was just
singing because I was supposed to.
Sing [G] mother Maria, watch [D] over us please, as [A] we wander around in this [G]
dangerous [D] world,
thank [G] mother Maria, [D] there's nothing so sweet as the [A] undying love of [G] a South Texas [D] girl.
[A]
[G]
[D] And with the windows wide open, it [G] felt hot to us anyway, we [D] three bound together [A] on a
day just like any day, they [D] told me and taught me [G] and showed me and bought me [D] whatever I
wanted from the [A] corner you told them, they said [D] the name Corpus Christi means [G] the body
of Jesus, [D] pronounced it Refurio, [A] city folks they don't know it [D] looks like Palacios, [G] sounds
like Palacios, just [D] listen the next time you're [A] watching Sid Lasher.
And [G] the wind blew the echoes of [D] long faded voices, and they [A] would sing me a song that
the [G] old cowboy [D] sang, [G] and I didn't know what the [D] words meant or anything, [A] I was just singing.
Sing [G] mother Maria, watch [D] over us please, as [A] we wander around in this [G]
dangerous [D] world,
[G] thank mother Maria, [D] there's nothing so sweet as the [A] undying love of [G] a South [D] Texas girl.
[G] [D]
[A]
[G] [D]
[G]
[D] [A]
[G]
[D] [G] I didn't know what the [D] words meant or anything, I was [A] just a singer.
[D] And these days with car seats and [G] open container laws, [D] social correctness [A] leaves no room for
Santa [D] Claus, sitting right next to me, [G] she looks like that used to be a [D] song that they
sang [A] for me.
[D] And with the windows wide open, it feels [G] hot to us anyways, [D] the two bound together on [A] a
day just like a new moon.
[G] Wind blows the [D] echoes of long faded voices, and [A] they sing us a song that the [G] old cowboy
[D] sang, [G] now that I know what the [D] words mean and everything, [A] I'm still singing.
Sing [G] mother Maria, [D] watch over us please, as we [A]
wander around in [G] this dangerous [D] world,
[G] thank mother Maria, [D] there's nothing so sweet as [A] the undying love of a South [D] Texas girl.
Sing [G] mother Maria, watch [D] over us please, as we [A] stumble around in [G] this dangerous [D] world,
thank [G] mother Maria, [D] there's nothing so sweet as [A] the undying love of [G] a South [D] Texas girl.
[A]
[G] [D]
[A] [G]
Key:
D
G
A
C#m
D
G
A
C#m
[N] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ Green the front seat, _ _ [G] this side on each side, [D] that green and white _ 58 [C#m] fair lane, it would
[D] glide down farm roads past open fields, [G]
seeming like no big [D] deal as it was happening, [C#m] I never
felt a thing.
[A] _ _ _ _ _
[D] But now looking back it seems [G] like it was _ everything, _ [D] singing with mom just so [C#m] we could
hear _ ourselves sing, [D] stealing a drink from [G] the cold can in daddy's lap, [D] protected by
only a [C#m] small thin brown paper [A] sack. _
_ _ _ And the [G] wind blew the echoes of my [D] home faded voices, and [A] they'd sing me a song that the
[G] old cowboy [D] sang, [G] and I didn't know what the [D] words meant or what they meant, I [A] was just
singing because I was supposed to.
Sing [G] mother _ Maria, watch [D] over us please, as [A] we wander _ around in this [G] _
dangerous [D] world,
thank [G] mother _ _ Maria, [D] there's nothing so sweet as the [A] _ undying love of [G] a South Texas [D] _ girl.
[A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] And with the windows wide open, it [G] felt hot to us anyway, we [D] three bound together [A] on a
day just like any day, they [D] told me and taught me [G] and showed me and bought me [D] whatever _ I
wanted from the [A] corner you told them, they said [D] the name Corpus Christi means [G] the body
of Jesus, _ _ [D] pronounced it _ Refurio, [A] city folks they don't know it [D] looks like _ Palacios, [G] sounds
like Palacios, just [D] listen the next time you're [A] watching Sid Lasher.
And [G] the wind blew the echoes of [D] long faded voices, and they [A] would sing me a song that
the [G] old cowboy [D] sang, [G] and I didn't know what the [D] words meant or anything, _ [A] I was just singing.
Sing [G] mother _ Maria, watch [D] over us please, as [A] we wander _ around in this [G] _
dangerous [D] world,
_ [G] thank mother _ Maria, _ [D] there's nothing so sweet as the [A] _ undying love of [G] a South [D] Texas girl. _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [G] I didn't know what the [D] words meant or anything, _ I was [A] just a singer. _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] And these days with car seats and [G] open container _ laws, [D] social _ _ correctness [A] leaves no room for
Santa [D] Claus, sitting right next to me, [G] she looks like that used to be a [D] song that they
sang [A] for me. _ _ _ _
[D] And with the windows wide open, it feels [G] hot to us _ anyways, [D] the two bound together on [A] a
day just like a new moon.
_ [G] Wind blows the _ [D] echoes of long faded voices, and [A] they sing us a song that the [G] old cowboy
[D] sang, _ [G] now that I know what the [D] words mean and everything, _ _ [A] I'm still singing.
Sing [G] mother _ Maria, [D] watch over us please, as we [A]
wander _ around in [G] this dangerous [D] world,
_ [G] thank mother _ Maria, [D] there's nothing so sweet as [A] the undying love of a South [D] Texas girl.
Sing [G] mother _ Maria, watch [D] over us please, as we [A] stumble _ around in [G] this dangerous [D] world,
thank [G] mother _ Maria, [D] there's nothing so sweet as [A] the undying love of [G] a South [D] Texas girl.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ Green the front seat, _ _ [G] this side on each side, [D] that green and white _ 58 [C#m] fair lane, it would
[D] glide down farm roads past open fields, [G]
seeming like no big [D] deal as it was happening, [C#m] I never
felt a thing.
[A] _ _ _ _ _
[D] But now looking back it seems [G] like it was _ everything, _ [D] singing with mom just so [C#m] we could
hear _ ourselves sing, [D] stealing a drink from [G] the cold can in daddy's lap, [D] protected by
only a [C#m] small thin brown paper [A] sack. _
_ _ _ And the [G] wind blew the echoes of my [D] home faded voices, and [A] they'd sing me a song that the
[G] old cowboy [D] sang, [G] and I didn't know what the [D] words meant or what they meant, I [A] was just
singing because I was supposed to.
Sing [G] mother _ Maria, watch [D] over us please, as [A] we wander _ around in this [G] _
dangerous [D] world,
thank [G] mother _ _ Maria, [D] there's nothing so sweet as the [A] _ undying love of [G] a South Texas [D] _ girl.
[A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] And with the windows wide open, it [G] felt hot to us anyway, we [D] three bound together [A] on a
day just like any day, they [D] told me and taught me [G] and showed me and bought me [D] whatever _ I
wanted from the [A] corner you told them, they said [D] the name Corpus Christi means [G] the body
of Jesus, _ _ [D] pronounced it _ Refurio, [A] city folks they don't know it [D] looks like _ Palacios, [G] sounds
like Palacios, just [D] listen the next time you're [A] watching Sid Lasher.
And [G] the wind blew the echoes of [D] long faded voices, and they [A] would sing me a song that
the [G] old cowboy [D] sang, [G] and I didn't know what the [D] words meant or anything, _ [A] I was just singing.
Sing [G] mother _ Maria, watch [D] over us please, as [A] we wander _ around in this [G] _
dangerous [D] world,
_ [G] thank mother _ Maria, _ [D] there's nothing so sweet as the [A] _ undying love of [G] a South [D] Texas girl. _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [G] I didn't know what the [D] words meant or anything, _ I was [A] just a singer. _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] And these days with car seats and [G] open container _ laws, [D] social _ _ correctness [A] leaves no room for
Santa [D] Claus, sitting right next to me, [G] she looks like that used to be a [D] song that they
sang [A] for me. _ _ _ _
[D] And with the windows wide open, it feels [G] hot to us _ anyways, [D] the two bound together on [A] a
day just like a new moon.
_ [G] Wind blows the _ [D] echoes of long faded voices, and [A] they sing us a song that the [G] old cowboy
[D] sang, _ [G] now that I know what the [D] words mean and everything, _ _ [A] I'm still singing.
Sing [G] mother _ Maria, [D] watch over us please, as we [A]
wander _ around in [G] this dangerous [D] world,
_ [G] thank mother _ Maria, [D] there's nothing so sweet as [A] the undying love of a South [D] Texas girl.
Sing [G] mother _ Maria, watch [D] over us please, as we [A] stumble _ around in [G] this dangerous [D] world,
thank [G] mother _ Maria, [D] there's nothing so sweet as [A] the undying love of [G] a South [D] Texas girl.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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