Gringo Honeymoon — Robert Earl Keen
Chords and lyrics for Gringo Honeymoon by Robert Earl Keen (key of D).
Verse 1
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Robert Earl Keen Jr.
"Gringo Honeymoon"
Intro
Asus, A, Asus, A
[A]We were standing on a [Bm]mountain top
[D]Where the cactus flowers [A]grow
[A]I was wishing that the [Bm]world would stop,
[D]When you said we'd better [A]go.
[A]We took a rowboat 'cross the [Bm]Rio Grande,
[D]Captain Pablo was our [A]guide.
[A]For two dollars in a [G]weathered hand
[D]He rowed us to the other [A]side.
[E]And we were dreamin' like
[F#m]The end was not in sight
[D]And we dreamed all [A]afternoon.
[E]We asked the world to wait
[F#m]So we could celebrate
D (ring) Asus, A, Asus, A
a Gringo Honeymoon
[A]We stepped out onto the [Bm]golden sand
[D]The sun was high and burning [A]down
[A]Rented donkeys from an old[Bm] blind man
[D]Saddled up and [A]rode to town
[A]Tied our donkeys to an [Bm]ironwood tree
[D]By the street where the children [A]play
[A]We walked in the first place [G]we could see
[D]Servin' cold beer in the [A]shade
[E]We were drinkin' like
[F#m]the end was not in sight
[D]And we drank all [A]afternoon
[E]We asked the world to wait
[F#m]so we could celebrate
D (ring) Asus, A, Asus, A
A gringo honeymoon
[A]Met a cowboy who said that [Bm]he
[D]Was running from the [A]DEA
[A]He left a home, a wife, a [Bm]family
[D]When he made his [A]getaway
[A]We followed him on down a street of [Bm]dust
[D]To his one room run-down [A]shack
[A]He blew a smoke ring and he [G]smiled at us
[D]I ain't never goin' [A]back
[E]We were flyin' like
[F#m]the end was not in sight
[D]And we soared all [A]afternoon
[E]We asked the world to wait
[F#m]so we could celebrate
D (ring) Asus, A, Asus, A
A gringo honeymoon
[A]He said there's one last place that [Bm]you should go
[D]He took us to the town's best [A]bar
[A]He knew a crusty [Bm]caballero
[D]Who played an old gut string [A]guitar
[A]And he sang like Marty [Bm]Robbins could
[D]Played like no one I've [A]known
[A]For a while we knew that [G]life was good
[D]It was ours to take back [A]home
[E]We were singin' like
[F#m]the end was not in sight
[D]And we sang all [A]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]Where the cactus flowers [A]grow
[A]I was wishin' that the [Bm]world would stop
[D]When you [D]said...
Asus, A, Asus, A (outro)
we'd better go
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