Evangelina chords by Arlo Guthrie

SimplifiedD · Bm · A · E · F#m …

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D
Bm
A
E
F#m
G
C
B
C#m
F#
D#dim

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

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

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

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

Interlude 1

In old Mexico

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

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

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