South Texas Girl

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  • Capo 5th fret - Chords written in relation to capo
    Chords in parenthesis () are actual chord names
     
  • (Guy Clark)
    C (F) G (C)
    Saint Mother Maria watch over us please
  • D (G) C (F) G (C)
    As we wonder around in this dangerous world
    C (F) G (C)
  • Thank Mother Maria there's nothing so sweet
    D (G) C (F) G (C)
    As the undying love of a South Texas girl
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    O.K. After playing this song as a part of my live performance repertoire for the last
    years, I think that I have a worked out a fairly accurate version of, in my honets
  • one of Lyle's best songs to date. Of course being a native Texan myself I am a bit biased.
     
    2nd INTRO-
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    Capo 7th fret - Chords written in relation to capo
    Chords in parenthesis () are actual chord names
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    e ---------------------------0^2-2-2-0--0-------3------------------|
    B -3---3-3-3----3---3-3-3----3---3-2-3--3-3-----3------------------|
  • G -0---0-0-0----0---0-0-0----2---2-3-2--0-0-----0------------------|
    D -0^2-2-2-2^0--0---0-0-0----0---0-0-0--2-2^0^2-0------------------|
    A -3-----3----3-x---2-2-2^0-------------3-3-----x------------------|
  • E --------------3---3-3-------------------------3------------------|
     
    VERSE- (piano, guitars, cello)
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    (Lyle Lovett)
    G (D) Cadd2 (G)
  • Three in the front seat they sat on each side
    G (D) D2 (A2) D (A)
    That green-and-white 58 Fairlane it would glide
  • G (D) Cadd2 (G)
    Down farm roads past open fields seeming like no big deal
    G (D) D2 (A2) D (A)
  • As it was happening I never felt a thing
     
    G (D) Cadd2 (G)
  • But now looking back it seems like it was everything
    G (D) D2 (A2) D (A)
    Singing with Mom just so we could hear ourselves sing
  • G (D) Cadd2 (G)
    Stealing a drink from the cold can in daddy's lap
    G (D) D2 (A2) D (A)
  • Protected by only a small thin brown paper sack
     
    Cadd2 (G) G (D)
  • And the wind blew the echoes of long-faded voices
    D2 (A2) D (A) Cadd2 (G) G (D)
    And they'd sing me a song that the old cowboys sang
  • Cadd2 (G) G (D)
    And I didn't know what the words meant or anything
    D2 (A2) D (A)
  • I was just singing because I was supposed to
     
    CHORUS- (same as intro)
  • Cadd2 (G) G (D)
    Sing Mother Maria watch over us please
    D2 (A2) D (A) Cadd2 (G) G (D)
  • As we wonder around in this dangerous world
    Cadd2 (G) G (D)
    Thank Mother Maria there's nothing so sweet
  • D2 (A2) D (A) Cadd2 (G) G (D)
    As the undying love of a South Texas girl
     
  • VERSE- (same as above)
     
    And with the windows wide open it felt hot to us anyway
  • Three bound together on a day just like any day
    They told me and taught me and showed me and bought me
    Whatever I wanted from the corner U-tote-M
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    They say the name Corpus Christi means the body of Jesus
    Pronounce it Refugio (Re-fur-io) city folks they don't know
  • It looks like Palacios (Pu-law-see-os) but sounds like Palacios (Pu-laa-shus)
    Just listen the next time you're watchin' Sid Lasher
     
  • And the wind blew the echoes of long-faded voices
    And they would sing me a song that the old cowboys sang
    And I didn't know what the words meant or anything
  • I was just singing
     
    CHORUS- (same as above)
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    Saint Mother Maria watch over us please
    As we wonder around in this dangerous world
  • Thank Mother Maria there's nothing so sweet
    As the undying love of a South Texas girl
     
  • Cadd2 (G) G (D)
    And I didn't know what the words meant or anything
    D2 (A2)
  • I was just singing
     
    VERSE- (same as above)
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    And these days with car seats and open container laws
    Social correctness leaves no room for Santa Claus
  • Sitting right next to me she looks like that used to be
    Song that they sang for me
     
  • And with the windows wide open it feels hot to us anyway
    Two bound together on a day just like any day
    The wind blows the echoes of long-faded voices
  • And they sing us a song that the old cowboys sang
    And now that I know what the words mean and everything
    I am still singing
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    CHORUS- (same as above)
     
  • Saint Mother Maria watch over us please
    As we wonder around in this dangerous world
    Thank Mother Maria there's nothing so sweet
  • As the undying love of a South Texas girl
     
    Cadd2 (G) G (D)
  • Saint Mother Maria watch over us please
    D2 (A2) D (A) Cadd2 (G) G (D)
    As we stumble around in this dangerous world
  • Cadd2 (G) G (D)
    Thank Mother Maria there's nothing so sweet
    D2 (A2) D (A) Cadd2 (G) G (D)
  • As the undying love of a South Texas girl
    D2 (A2) D (A) Cadd2 (G) G (D)
    As the undying love of a South Texas girl
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    e--0^2-2-2-2^0--3-3------3-------------------|
    B--3---3-3-3----3-3------3-------------------|
  • G--2---2-2-2----0-0------0-------------------|
    D--0---0-0-0----2-2^0^2--0-------------------|
    A---------------3-3------x-------------------|
  • E------------------------3-------------------|
     
    (Music ends)
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    (Guy Clark)
    Saint Mother Maria watch over us please
  • As we wonder around in this dangerous world
    Thank Mother Maria there's nothing so sweet
    As the undying love of a South Texas girl
  •  
    (Everyone)
    Saint Mother Maria watch over us please
  • As we wonder around in this dangerous world
    Thank Mother Maria there's nothing so sweet
    As the undying love of a South Texas girl
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