South Of The Border Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[C]Car[G]r- [Em]Kenn[C]edy[Am][C]
South [Am]of the border,

[Verse 2]
[C]
[Am]down[G] Mexico [Am]way[C][Am][C]
[Am]That[C]'s where I fell in love,[Am]
when [C]the stars [Am]above came [G]out to play
[D]And [C]now[Am] as I wander,
[C]my [Am]thoughts ever stray[F][Fm]
South of the [C]border,
[G]down Mex[Em]ico way[C][Am][C]
[Am]She was a pic

[Verse 3]
[C]tur[Am]e[C][G]
in old Span[Am]ish l[C]ace[Am]
[C]Just for a t[Am]ender while I k[C]iss[Am]ed
[G]a smile upon her face
'Cause it was fiesta [C]and
[Am]we were so [C]gay[Am][F][Fm]
South [C]of the border,
[G]Mex[C]ico way[Am][C]
[Am]Then she sighed

[Verse 4]
[C]as she
whispered,? [G]manana?
Never dream[C]ing that [G]we were [F]parting[G]
And I lied as a [C]whispered,? manana?
[Dm]'Cau[G]se our tomorrow
never [C]came

[Verse 5]
South of [C]the border,
[Am]I ju[G]mped back one day[C][Am][C]
[Am]There in a vei[C]l of white[Am],
by the [C]candle[Am]light, she [G]knelt to [Am]pray[G]
The [Am]mis sion b[C]ells t[Am]old[C]
[Am]me that I [C]mustn't [F]stay[Fm]
South of the [C]border,
[G]Mex[C]ico way[Am][C]
[Am]The mission

[Verse 6]
[G]bells told me, ding, dong,
[C]that [Am]I mus[C]t [Am]not stay[G]
Stay [F]South [Fm]of th[F]e [C]border,
down Mexico way