The Road to Ensenada — Lyle Lovett
Chords and lyrics for The Road to Ensenada by Lyle Lovett (key of D).
Verse 1
[D]As I lay [G]sick and [A]broken [D]
[D]Viva [A]Mexico [D]
[D]My eyes just [G]won't stay [A]open [D]
[D]And I [Bm]dream a [A]dream of [D]home
[D]I dream a [G]dream of [A]home
Verse 2
[D]Where there's [G]coffee on the [A]table [D]
[D]And kindness [A]in your [D]hand
[D]Honey I'll [G]help you [A]when I'm [D]able
[D]But right [Bm]now I'm [A]feeling [D]bad
[D]Right now I'm [G]feeling [A]bad
Chorus
[D]Listen [G]to your [A]heart that [D]beats
[D]And follow [G]it with [A]both your [D]feet
[D]And as you [G]walk and [A]as you [D]breathe
[D]You [Bm]ain't no [A]friend to [D]me
[D]You ain't no [G]friend to [A]me
Verse 3
[D]The road to [G]Ensenada [A]
[D]Is plenty [A]wide and [D]fast
[D]If you head [G]south from [A]Tijuana [D]
[D]Then [Bm]I'll see [A]you at [D]last
[D]I'll see [G]you at [A]last
Verse 4
[D]But my eyes [G]they open [A]slowly [D]
[D]And they [A]look around the [D]room
[D]The old [G]man he [A]seems [D]worried
[D]And there [Bm]ain't no [A]sign of [D]you
[D]There ain't no [G]sign of [A]you
Chorus
[D]Listen [G]to your [A]heart that [D]beats
[D]And follow [G]it with [A]both your [D]feet
[D]And as you [G]walk and [A]as you [D]breathe
[D]You [Bm]ain't no [A]friend to [D]me
[D]You ain't no [G]friend to [A]me
Verse 5
[D]You can [G]offer to the [A]righteous [D]
[D]The good that [A]you have [D]won
[D]But down [G]here among the [A]unclean [D]
[D]Your [Bm]good just [A]comes un[D]done
[D]Your good just [G]comes un[A]done
Verse 6
[D]The sisters [G]at the [A]borderline [D]
[D]They're holding [A]out their [D]hands
[D]They're begging [G]me for [A]something Lord [D]
[D]But [Bm]I don't [A]understand [D]
[D]I don't [G]understand [A]
Verse 7
[D]So it's [G]adios to [A]Alvaro [D]
[D]Tell him to [A]stay between the [D]lines
[D]And if he [G]sees that [A]Gabriella girl [D]
[D]Tell her [Bm]I'll look her [A]up next [D]time
[D]Say I'll [G]look her [A]up next time
Verse 8
[D]Because the [G]road to [A]Ensenada [D]
[D]Is plenty [A]wide and [D]fast
[D]And this [G]time through [A]Tijuana [D]
[D]Well [Bm]it won't [A]be my [D]last
[D]It won't [G]be my [A]last
Chorus
[D]Listen [G]to your [A]heart that [D]beats
[D]And follow [G]it with [A]both your [D]feet
[D]And as you [G]walk and [A]as you [D]breathe
[D]You [Bm]ain't no [A]friend to [D]me
[D]You ain't no [G]friend to [A]me
Outro
[D]You ain't no [G]friend to [A]me