Seashores Of Old Mexico - Merle Haggard / George Strait Intro: G D G D Verse 1: G D Am I left, out of Tucson, with no destination in mind. [D] [Am] [D] Am D Am D G I was runnin' from trouble and the jail-term the Judge had in mind. [D] Dm G Dm G And the border meant freedom, a new life, romance, Dm G C And that's why I thought I should go, [Em] [Am] [G] Am D Am D G And start my life over on the seashores of old Mexico. [D] Verse 2: G D Am My first night in Juarez, lost all the money I had. [D] [Am] [D] Am D Am D G One bad senorita made use of one innocent lad. [D] Dm G Dm G But I must keep on runnin'; it's too late to turn back. Dm G C I'm wanted in Tucson, I'm told. [Em] [Am] [G] Am D Am D G Yeah, an' things'll blow over on the seashores of old Mexico.[D] Verse 3: G D Am Two Mexican farmers en route to a town I can't say, [D] [Am] [D] Am D Am D G Let me ride on the back of a flatbed half-loaded with hay. [D] Dm G Dm G Down through Durango, Palima, Palmira, Dm G C Then in the Manzanio, [Em] [Am] [G] Am D Am D G Where I slept in the sunshine on the seashores of old Mexico. [D] Verse 4: G D Am After one long siesta, I came wide awake in the night. [D] [Am] [D] Am D Am D G I was startled by someone who shadowed the pale moonlight. [D] Dm G Dm G My new-found companion, one young senorita, Dm G C Who offered a broken hello, [Em] [Am] [G] Am D Am D G To the gringo she found on the seashores of old Mexico. [D] Verse 5: G D Am She spoke of Sonora and swore that she'd never return, [D] [Am] [D] Am D Am D G For her Mexican husband, she really had no great concern. [D] Dm G Dm G 'Cause she loved the gringo, my red hair and lingo. Dm G C That's all I needed to know. [Em] [Am] [G] Am D Am D G Yeah, I found what I needed on the seashores of old Mexico. [D] Outro: Dm G Dm G Yeah, she loved the gringo, my red hair and lingo. Dm G C That's all I needed to know, ha, ha. [Em] [Am] [G] Am D Am D G Yeah, I found what I needed on the seashores of old Mexico. [D]