Bound For Old Mexico chords by
Marty Robbins
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Key: Eb major
Intro 1
Em
Em

A
A

G
G

D
D

A
A

D
D

Verse 1
D
D

True I wasn't born anywhere south of the
Ebdim
Ebdim

Em
Em

D
D

A
A

border and I'm not a native to old Mex ico
But there's someone there makes my
Em
Em

A
A

Em
Em

heart as though may to order
A
A

F#m
F#m

A
A

And it's fittingly proper through
D
D

A
A

Em
Em

these eyes that lovers show
A
A

D
D

If I could just write it off
A
A

as mere fascination
D
D

Then the problems we face would die
G
G

D
D

G
G

where they are and not grow
Abdim
Abdim

But my will's not contained in the thoughts
C#
C#

D
D

little minds now are thinking
G
G

D
D

A
A

Oh I'm on my way
D
D

to old Mexico
G
G

There are those who will shame us by
F
F

G
G

opening showing rejection
But the game must be played in accordance
D
D

C
C

D
D

to how the cards fall
And my life's not dependant on
their kind of narrow affection
E
E

For the choice between them
A
A

would be no choice at all
D
D

So the sound of the rails to my ears
will be sweet sweet music
The longer I hear it the shorter
F#m
F#m

A
A

the time we're apart
Em
Em

Soon I will see the span of the old
A
A

F#m
F#m

Rio Grande lay before me
A
A

And the land that gave birth to the girl
D
D

Em
Em

A
A

who now holds my heart
D
D

A
A

D
D

I'll be ridin' these same rails
in the not too distant future
Life will be so complete for in this
G
G

very seat soon I know
There'll be two and not one for love's
Abdim
Abdim

D
D

will shall be done good Lord willin'
G
G

D
D

A
A

D
D

C
C

Oh I'm on my way to old Mexico
A
A

D
D

C
C

A
A

D
D

to old Mexico to old Mexico

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