[Start]
[Intro]
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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
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That stands in the village of old San Miguel ■
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Her father was master of all he surveyed
D Am
As rich as a king on his throne
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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 ]
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[Verse]
F
Meet me Maria in the cool of the evening
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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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[End]
GUITAR
