Evangelina chords by
Arlo Guthrie

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Key: D major

Verse 1
D D 
 
Bm Bm 
 
A A 
 
I dream in the morning
D D 
 
That she brings me water
E E 
 
And I dream in evening
A A 
 
F#m F#m 
 
That she brings me wine
A A 
 
D D 
 
G G 
 
Just a poor man's daughter
D D 
 
From Puerto Penasco
A A 
 
Evangelina in old Mexico
D D 
 

Verse 2
Bm Bm 
 
There's a great hot desert
A A 
 
D D 
 
South of Mexicali
E E 
 
And if you don't have wa ter
A A 
 
G G 
 
F#m F#m 
 
Then you better not go
D D 
 
G G 
 
Tequila won't get you
D D 
 
Across the desert
A A 
 
To Evangelina in old Mexico
D D 
 

Verse 3
F#m F#m 
 
And the fire  I feel for the
C C 
 
Woman I love
G G 
 
D D 
 
Is driving me insane
A A 
 
Knowing she's waiting
D D 
 
And I just can't get there
F#m F#m 
 
Lord  only knows that I've
C C 
 
Racked my brain
G G 
 
D D 
 
To try and find a way
A A 
 
To see that woman in old Mexico
D D 
 

Verse 4
Bm Bm 
 
A A 
 
I met a kind man
D D 
 
Who guarded the border
E E 
 
He said you don't have pa pers
A A 
 
G G 
 
A A 
 
F#m F#m 
 
But I'll let you go
A A 
 
D D 
 
G G 
 
I can tell that you love her
D D 
 
By the look in your eyes now
A A 
 
She's the rose of the desert

Interlude 1

In old Mexico

F#m

Verse 5
F#m F#m 
 
And the fire I feel for the
C C 
 
Woman I love
G G 
 
D D 
 
Is driving me insane
A A 
 
Knowing she's waiting
D D 
 
And I just can't get there
F#m F#m 
 
Lord  only knows that I've
C C 
 
Racked my brain
G G 
 
D D 
 
To try and find a way
A A 
 
To see the woman in old Mexico
D D 
 

Verse 6
Bm Bm 
 
A A 
 
And I dream in the morning
D D 
 
That she brings me water
E E 
 
And I dream in the evening
A A 
 
G G 
 
A A 
 
F#m F#m 
 
That she brings me wine
A A 
 
D D 
 
G G 
 
Just a poor man's daughter
D D 
 
From Puerto Penasco
A A 
 
Evangelina in old Mexico
D D 
 
F#m F#m 
 

Verse 7
B B 
 
E E 
 
C#m C#m 
 
There's a great hot desert
B B 
 
E E 
 
South of Mexicali
F# F# 
 
And if you don't have wa  ter
B B 
 
Then you better not go
D#dim D#dim 
 
F#m F#m 
 
E E 
 
A A 
 
Tequila  won't get you
E E 
 
Across the desert
B B 
 
To Evangelina in old Mexico
E E 
 

Verse 8

She's the rose of the desert

In old Mexico

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