The Night Of Santiago
Ton : CEnglish
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C5She said she was a maiden
That C5wasn't what I heard
For the C5sake of conversation
I C5took her at her word
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The Clights went out behind us
The Cmaj7fireflies undressed
The Cbroken sidewalk ended
I Am7touched her sleeping breasts
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They Copened to me urgently
Like Em7lilies from the dead
CBehind a fine embroidery
Her Am7nipples rose like bread
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Then I Ctook off my necktie
And Em7she took off her dress
My Cbelt and pistol set aside
We Am7tore away the rest
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The Cnight of Santiago
And I Fwas passing Cthrough
So I Ctook her Fto the Criver
As Fany man would Cdo
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Her Cthighs they slipped away from me
Like Cschools of startled fish
Though CI've forgotten half my life
I still Cremember this
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Now Cas a man I won't repeat
The Cthings she said aloud
Except for Cthis my lips are sealed forever
And for Cnow
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And Csoon there's sand in every kiss
And Em7soon the dawn is ready
And Csoon the night surrenders
To a Am7daffodil machete
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I Cgave her something pretty
And I Em7waited till she laughed
I Cwasn't born a gypsy
To Am7make a woman sad
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The Cnight of Santiago
And I Fwas passing Cthrough
So I Ctook her Fto the Criver
As Fany man would Cdo
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The Cnight of Santiago
And I Fwas passing Cthrough
So I Ctook her Fto the Criver
As Fany man would Cdo
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I Cdidn't fall in love of course
It's Cnever up to you
But Cshe was walking back and forth
And I Cwas passing through
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When I B(dim)took her to the river
In her B(dim)virginal apparel
When I B(dim)took her to the G7river
On that G7night of Santiago
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And C5yes she lied about it all
Her C5children and her husband
C5You were born to judge the world
C5Forgive me but I wasn't
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The Cnight of Santiago
And I Fwas passing Cthrough
So I Ctook her Fto the Criver
As Fany man would Cdo
Refrain
The Cnight of Santiago
And I Fwas passing Cthrough
So I Ctook her Fto the Criver
As Fany man would Cdo
Refrain
The Cnight of Santiago
And I Fwas passing Cthrough
So I Ctook her Fto the Criver
As Fany man would Cdo
Refrain
The Cnight of Santiago
And I Fwas passing Cthrough
So I Ctook her Fto the Criver
As Fany man would Cdo