Brownsville Girl
Ton : AEnglish
Intro
D A/C# Bm E A A(sus2) (x2)
Couplet
AWell there was this movie I seen one Dtime
BmAbout a man riding 'cross the desert and it Estarred Gregory APeck
AHe was shot down by a hungry kid trying to make a Dname for himself
The Bmtownspeople wanted to crush that kid down and Estring him up by the Aneck
Couplet
AWell the marshal now he beat that kid to a bloody Dpulp
BmAs the dying gunfighter lay in the sun and Egasped for his last Abreath
ATurn him loose let him go let him say he outdrew me fair and Dsquare
I Bmwant him to feel what it's like to every moment Eface his Adeath
Couplet
AWell I keep seeing this stuff and it just comes a-rolling Din
BmAnd you know it blows right through me like a Eball and Achain
AYou know I can't believe we've lived so long and are still so far Dapart
BmThe memory of you keeps callin' after me like a Erollin' Atrain
Couplet
I Acan still see the day that you came to me on the Dpainted desert
BmIn your busted down Ford and your Eplatform heels A
I Acould never figure out why you chose that particular place to Dmeet
BmAh but you were right it was perfect as I got in Ebehind the wheel A
Couplet
AWell we drove that car all night into San DAnton'
BmAnd we slept near the Alamo your skin was Eso tender and Asoft
AWay down in Mexico you went out to find a doctor and you Dnever came back
I Bmwould have gone on after you but I didn't feel like Eletting my head get Ablown off
Couplet
AWell we're drivin' this car and the sun is comin' up over the DRockies
BmNow I know she ain't you but she's here and she's got that Edark rhythm in her Asoul
ABut I'm too over the edge and I ain't in the mood anymore to remember the times when I was your Donly man
BmAnd she don't want to remind me she knows this car would Ego out of Acontrol
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ABrownsville girl with your DBrownsville curls
BmTeeth like pearls Eshining like the moon Aabove
ABrownsville girl show me all around the Dworld
BmBrownsville girl Eyou're my honey Alove
Couplet
AWell we crossed the panhandle and then we headed towards DAmarillo
BmWe pulled up where Henry Porter used to live he Eowned a wreckin' lot outside of town Aabout a mile
ARuby was in the backyard hanging clothes she had her red hair tied back
She saw us come Drolling up in a trail of dust
BmShe said Henry ain't here but you can come on in Ehe'll be back in a little Awhile
Couplet
AThen she told us how times were tough and about how she was thinkin' of bummin' a ride back to where Ashe started
BmBut she changed the subject every time Emoney came up A
AShe said welcome to the land of the living dead you could tell she was so Abroken-hearted
BmShe said even the swap meets around here are Egetting pretty Acorrupt
Couplet
AHow far are y'all going Ruby asked us with a Dsigh
BmWe're going all the way 'til the wheels Efall off and Aburn
'ATil the sun peels the paint and the seat covers fade and the water Dmoccasin dies
BmRuby just smiled and said ah you know some Ebabies never learn A
Couplet
ASomething about that movie though well I just can't get it out of Dmy head
BmBut I can't remember why I was in it or what part I Ewas supposed to Aplay
AAll I remember about it was Gregory Peck and the way people Dmoved
BmAnd a lot of them seemed to be Elookin' my way A
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ABrownsville girl with your DBrownsville curls
BmTeeth like pearls Eshining like the moon Aabove
ABrownsville girl show me all around the Dworld
BmBrownsville girl Eyou're my honey Alove
Couplet
AWell they were looking for somebody with a Dpompadour
I Bmwas crossin' the street when Eshots rang out A
I Adidn't know whether to duck or to run so I Dran
BmWe got him cornered in the churchyard I Eheard somebody Ashout
Couplet
AWell you saw my picture in the Corpus Christi Tribune underneath it it said a man Dwith no alibi
BmYou went out on a limb to testify for me Eyou said I was with Ayou
AThen when I saw you break down in front of the judge and cry real Dtears
BmIt was the best acting I saw Eanybody do A
Couplet
ANow I've always been the kind of person that doesn't like to trespass but sometimes you just find yourself over the Dline
BmOh if there's an original thought out there I could Euse it right Anow
AYou know I feel pretty good but that ain't sayin' much I could feel a Dwhole lot better
BmIf you were just here by my Eside to show me how A
Couplet
AWell I'm standin' in line in the rain to see a movie starring DGregory Peck
BmYeah but you know it's not the one Ethat I had in Amind
AHe's got a new one out now I don't even know what it's Dabout
BmBut I'll see him in anything so EI'll stand in Aline
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ABrownsville girl with your DBrownsville curls
BmTeeth like pearls Eshining like the moon Aabove
ABrownsville girl show me all around the Dworld
BmBrownsville girl Eyou're my honey Alove
Couplet
AYou know it's funny how things never turn out the way you had 'em Dplanned
BmThe only thing we knew for sure about Henry Porter is Ethat his name wasn't Henry APorter
AAnd you know there was somethin' about you baby that I liked that was always too good Dfor this world
BmJust like you always said there was something about me Eyou liked that I left behind in the French AQuarter
Couplet
AStrange how people who suffer together have stronger connections than people who are Dmost content
I Bmdon't have any regrets they can talk about Eme plenty when I'm gone A
AYou always said people don't do what they believe in they just do what's most convenient then Dthey repent
BmAnd I always said hang on to me baby Eand let's hope that the roof stays Aon
Couplet
AThere was a movie I seen one time I think I sat through it Dtwice
I Bmdon't remember who I was or Ewhere I was Abound
AAll I remember about it was it starred Gregory Peck he wore a gun and he was shot in the Dback
BmSeems like a long time ago long before the Estars were torn down A
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ABrownsville girl with your DBrownsville curls
BmTeeth like pearls Eshining like the moon Aabove
ABrownsville girl show me all around the Dworld
BmBrownsville girl Eyou're my honey Alove
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ABrownsville girl with your DBrownsville curls
BmTeeth like pearls Eshining like the moon Aabove
ABrownsville girl show me all around the Dworld
BmBrownsville girl Eyou're my honey Alove
ABrownsville girl with your DBrownsville curls
BmTeeth like pearls Eshining like the moon Aabove