San Miguel Chords by Charlie Daniels

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[Intro]
A7 Am Bm7 Am Bm7 Am Bm7 Am
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Bm7 Am Bm7 C D G Am7 Bm7
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C D G Am7 D Am D Am
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D Am G Am
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[Verse]
Bm7                      C             
Down near the village of old San Miguel
     D                     E  
In a far away place by the sea
Am          C              
Lived Maria Consuela Manuel
  D                 Am7   
A lady of high born degree
            D                     Am7  
And she was sixteen a proud woman child
            D                       Am7 
And I was a cowboy rambunctious and wild
               D                        Am  
But we fell in love by the tall mission bell
                   G                  Am     E
That stands in the village of old San Miguel ■
Am             B7        C              
Her father was master of all he surveyed
   D                     Am    
As rich as a king on his throne
        Am7       Bm          C               
When he found out about us he flew into a rage
    D                    Am7  
And told me to leave her alone
                 D                     Am7
He threatened my life and told all his man
                 D               Am7  
This gringo must never see Maria again
              D                    Am  
But I found a way and I sent her a note
            G                             Am   
And I still remember all the words that I wrote


[Chorus]
F                                       
Meet me Maria in the cool of the evening
      C                       
We'll slip away into the night
E               E7                    
We'll cross the border at Nuevo Laredo
    Am                             
And together we'll start a new life
F                                            
There's nothing here but heartaches and tears
      C          E7          Am 
And I don't even feel like a man
                           G               F            
I'll saddle the horses and wait by the old Spanish trail
E                        E7                   Am    
We'll leave our troubles behind us in old San Miguel
Bm7 Am Bm7 C
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[Verse]
            Am         Am7                     
She slipped out of the shadows and into my arms
       C                           Am 
As the clock in the village struck ten
   Bm7                             C                 
We crept through the alleys to the north side of town
         D        Am7            Am  
And rode into the night like the wind
                D                      Am   
A full moon was shinin' the desert was still
               D                       Am  
Then I saw the vacaros ridin' over the hill
                D                        Am  
The rifle shots rang out the horses went down
          G                        Am     Bm7 Am
And I saw Maria lyin' still on the ground ■   ■ 
Am7                                     
I knew the bullets had been meant for me
        D                     Am  
And the riders were comin' on fast
                            Bm7             
As I held her I knew by the look in her eyes
     C                           Am  
That she'd soon be breathin' her last
              D                Am   
I whispered a prayer to heaven above
                        D                  Am  
Cause the good Lord has mercy on people in love
                    D            Am  
Then she closed her eyes forever more
    G                Am   
Via condios adios mi amore


[Chorus]
F                                       
Meet me Maria in the cool of the evening
      C                      
We'll fly away into the night
E                              E7             
We'll drift through the sky to sweet by and by
    Am                            
And together we'll find a new life
F                                            
There's nothing here but heartaches and tears
      C          E7          Am 
And I don't even feel like a man
                            G            F            
Wait in the moon light just over the old Spanish trail


[Solo]
E7                                                 
We'll leave our troubles below us in old San Miguel
  Am        Bm7     
[ keyboards guitar ]
Am C Bm7 Am Bm C D D7
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Am7 Bm7 C D Am7 D Am D
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Am D Am G Am F D D7
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Am Bm7 Am7 Am D Am7 D Am7
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D Am G Am Bm7 C Am Bm7
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C D Am7 C D Am D Am
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D Am D Am G Am
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[Verse]
F                                       
Meet me Maria in the cool of the evening
C E E7 Am F C E Am
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G F E E7 Am Bm7 C E
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[Chorus]
Am C G Am G A7 D7
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