i don’t use bar chords for this , for Bm i like the 003321 ( capo iii ) . i wrote this out
to have
the whole song w/ lyrics , the chords are the same as anybody . don’t worry about being on
the beat with your singing ,
it works well with this style of music .

robert earl keen jr .
“gringo honeymoon”

capo iii

intro
Asus , A , Asus , A

A Bm
we were standing on a mountain top

D A
where the cactus flowers grow

A Bm
i was wishing that the world would stop ,

D A
when you said we’d better go .

A Bm
we took a rowboat ’cross the rio grande ,

D A
captain pablo was our guide .

A G
for two dollars in a weathered hand

D A
he rowed us to the other side .

E
and we were dreamin’ like

F#m
the end was not in sight

D A
and we dreamed all afternoon .

E
we asked the world to wait

F#m
so we could celebrate

D ( ring ) Asus , A , Asus , A
a gringo honeymoon

A Bm
we stepped out onto the golden sand

D A
the sun was high and burning down

A Bm
rented donkeys from an old blind man

D A
saddled up and rode to town

A Bm
tied our donkeys to an ironwood tree

D A
by the street where the children play

A G
we walked in the first place we could see

D A
servin’ cold beer in the shade

E
we were drinkin’ like

F#m
the end was not in sight

D A
and we drank all afternoon

E
we asked the world to wait

F#m
so we could celebrate

D ( ring ) Asus , A , Asus , A
a gringo honeymoon

A Bm
met a cowboy who said that he

D A
was running from the dea

A Bm
he left a home , a wife , a family

D A
when he made his getaway

A Bm
we followed him on down a street of dust

D A
to his one room run – down shack

A G
he blew a smoke ring and he smiled at us

D A
i ain’t never goin’ back

E
we were flyin’ like

F#m
the end was not in sight

D A
and we soared all afternoon

E
we asked the world to wait

F#m
so we could celebrate

D ( ring ) Asus , A , Asus , A
a gringo honeymoon

A Bm
he said there’s one last place that you should go

D A
he took us to the town’s best bar

A Bm
he knew a crusty caballero

D A
who played an old gut string guitar

A Bm
and he sang like marty robbins could

D A
played like no one i’ve known

A G
for a while we knew that life was good

D A
it was ours to take back home

E
we were singin’ like

F#m
the end was not in sight

D A
and we sang all afternoon

E
we asked the world to wait

F#m
so we could celebrate

D ( ring ) A
a gringo honeymoon

A ( spoken ) Bm
we were standin’ on a mountain top

D A
where the cactus flowers grow

A Bm
i was wishin’ that the world would stop

D D
when you said . . .

Asus , A , Asus , A ( outro )
we’d better go

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