South Of The Border (Down Mexico Way) Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[C][G][Dm][C][Em][Ebdim][Dm]
[G][C][F][A][Dm][Ebdim][C][Dm][C]

[Verse 1]
South of the [C]border,
[G]down Mex[Dm]ico way[C]
That's where I fell in love,
[Em]when the stars [Ebdim]above cam[Dm]e out to pla[G]y
And now as I [C]wander,
my thoughts ever [F]stray[A][Dm]
[Ebdim]South of the bor[C]der,
[Ebdim]down Mexi[Dm]co way[G][Dm]
[C]

[Verse 2]
She was [G]a picture in [A]old [G]Span[C]ish lace
[Dm]Just [F]for[C] a tend[F]er [C]while I kisse[Em]d
[Ebdim]a smile u[Dm]pon her face
[G]'Cause it was [C]fiesta and we
were [F]so [Faug]gay[Dm]
[Ebdim]South of the bor[C]der,
[Ebdim]Mexico wa[Dm]y
[C]

[Verse 3]
Then she sighed as she whispered,
"man[G]ana"
Never dreaming that [Dm]we were pa[G]rtin[C]g
And I lied as a whispered,
[F]"man[G]ana"
'Cause our to[Em]mor r[G]ow
never [C]came[Dm][G][C]
South [G]of the border,

[Verse 4]
[C]
[G]I jumped bac[Dm]k one[C] day[G][C]
There in [G]a v[C]eil of white, b[Em]y the candlelig[Ebdim]ht,
[Dm]she knelt [G]to pray
The mission bell[C]s told me that I
[F]mustn't [A]stay[Dm]
[Ebdim]South of the bor[C]der, Mex[Ebdim]ico way[Dm][G][C]

[Interlude 1]
[C][G][C][Em][Ebdim][Dm]
[G][C][F][Faug][A][Dm]
[Ebdim][C][G][Dm][C][Em][G]
[C][G][Dm][Em][G][C][G][C][G][Dm]
[C][Em][Ebdim][Dm][G]

[Verse 5]
The mission bell[C]s told me, ding,
dong, that I [F]must not [Faug]stay
[Dm]Stay South[Ebdim] of the bord[C]er,
[Ebdim]down Mexi[Dm]co way[C][G][C]

[Outro 1]
[C][G][C][G][C]
[G][Dm][C]