Key: E major•
Intro 1
A
B
G#m
C#m
A
B
E
B
E
Em
Verse 1
little country south of Mexico
and the waters flow
E
B
In El Salvador
Verse 2
a moonlight drive
F#
Odds are still good you'd come back alive
A
Am
But everyone is innocent until they arrive
Verse 3
A
B
The man on the radio says 'now we'll
E
A
play South of the Border'
G#m
We're happy you have
C#m
A
lived another day
Interlude 1
E
C#m
B
Verse 4
Filming Rio Lempe and the refugees
E
B
Of El Salvador
Verse 5
cameras 20 feet away
A
Am
Food and medicine and hand grenades
Verse 6
G#m
C#m
A soldier fires the acid spray
A
B
The public address system starts
A
B
You run for cover and hide your eyes
G#m
C#m
You hear the screams from paradise
A
B
They've fallen further than you realize
Interlude 2
A
F#
B
Verse 7
B
E
Just like Poland is 'protected' by
her Russian friends
Verse 8
they could do it right
A
Am
Until there's not a living thing upright
Verse 9
B
G#m
troops in the USA
A
B
E
A
And teach the military bands to play South of
B
G#m
C#m
A
B
A
the Bo
Outro 1
B
G#m
C#m
A
B
C#m
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsA B G#m C#m E...
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