South Texas Girl Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

(acoustic guitar)

(Guy Clark)

 Saint GMother Maria watch oDver us please

 As we Awonder around in this Gdangerous Dworld

 Thank GMother Maria there's Dnothing so sweet

 As the Aundying love of a GSouth Texas Dgirl

There is a nice little melody here, that repeats a couple of times during the song, in

the chorus and verse. It is played by the piano, cello and other "large band"

but I will do my best to tab it out for one guitar. Give me some time!!!!

Verse

(piano, guitars, cello)

(Lyle Lovett)

Dadd9^D G

Three in the front seat they sat on each side

  Dadd9^D A

That green-and-white 58 Fairlane it would glide

  Dadd9^D G

Down farm roads past open fields seeming like no big deal

Dadd9^D Aadd9 ^A

As it was happening I never felt a thing

Dadd9^D G

But now looking back it seems like it was everything

Dadd9^D Aadd9 ^A

Singing with mom just so we could hear ourselves sing

Dadd9^D G

Stealing a drink from the cold can in daddy's lap

Dadd9^D Aadd9 ^A

Protected by only a small thin brown paper sack

GAnd the wind blew the echoes of lDong-faded voices

 And Athey'd sing me a song that the Gold cowboys Dsang

 And GI didn't know what the Dwords meant or anything

AI was just singing Abecause I was supposed to

Chorus

(same as intro)

 Sing GMother Maria watch Dover us please

  Aadd9^A G D

As we wonder around in this dangerous world

 Thank GMother Maria there's noDthing so sweet

  Aadd9^A 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

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)

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

 And GI didn't know what the Dadd9words meant or Danything

AI was just singing

Verse

(same as above)

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

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

Saint Mother Maria watch over us please

As we stumble around in this dangerous world

Thank Mother Maria there's nothing so sweet

As the undying love of a South Texas girl

As the undying love of a South Texas girl

(Music ends)

(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