Cross the Brazos at Waco chords by
Billy Walker
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Key: Db major

Intro 1

C

F

C

G

C

Verse 1
C C 
 
On the Chisholm
Trail it was midnight
F F 
 
Carmela was strong on his mind
G G 
 
Because of the life he had chosen
C C 
 
Carmela had left him behind
Too long he'd been el bandito
F F 
 
Carmela had left him alone
C C 
 
But today someone brought a message
G G 
 
C C 
 
She'd be seen in old San Antone

Verse 2

F

Cross the Brazos at Waco

Ride hard and I'll make it by dawn

C

Cross the Brazos at Waco

G

C

I'm safe when I reach San Antone

Verse 3
C C 
 
He glanced back over his shoulder
F F 
 
The posse were nowhere in sight
G G 
 
He'd sent for Carmela to meet him
C C 
 
On the banks of the Brazos tonight
She was waiting and he
kept the promise
F F 
 
He'd made such a long time ago
C C 
 
As he dropped the guns that she hated
G G 
 
C C 
 
In the mighty Brazos below

Verse 4
F F 
 
Cross the Brazos at Waco
Ride hard and I'll make it by dawn
C C 
 
Cross the Brazos at Waco
G G 
 
I'll walk straight in old San
C C 
 
Antone

Interlude 1

C

F

C

G

C

Verse 5
C C 
 
Then the night came alive with gun fire
F F 
 
He knew that at last he'd been found
G G 
 
As the rangers' badges shone brightly
C C 
 
And bandito lay on the ground
Carmela knew he was dying
F F 
 
That all of her dreams were in vain
C C 
 
As she kissed his lips for the last time
G G 
 
She heard him whisper again
C C 
 

Verse 6
F F 
 
Cross the Brazos at Waco
Ride hard and I'll make it by dawn
C C 
 
Cross the Brazos at Waco
G G 
 
I'm safe when I reach San
C C 
 
Antone

Interlude 2

C

F

C

Verse 7

G

C

I'm safe when I reach San Antone

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsC F G

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