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New Life In Old Mexico by Robert Earl Keen
New Life In Old Mexico
A F#m
I crossed the Mississippi, turned south at San Anton
E D A
A bowie knife, a woolen coat, a grip bag on my arm
A F#m
It's all somebody needs to make it through the land
E D A
Walk the night, travel light, cross the Rio Grande
F#m D A E
Someone strums a mandolin, soft gulf breezes blow
A D E A
My new life is waiting in old Mexico
A F#m
I was once a married man livin' peacefully
E D A
Hard to say exactly when the devil blinded me
A F#m
But there was some confusion when my sweet wife left this world
E D A
Darker times, drunken crimes, a dead young working girl
F#m D A E
Left a jailer there in Caroline, watching me from down below
A D E A
My new life is waiting in old Mexico
F#m D F#m D
Livin' in the shadows Runnin' from my fame
A D D E
Blowin' where the wind blows Where no one knows my name
A F#m
In the El Vaquero Bar in the town of Eagle Pass
E D A
Moments from my freedom warm whiskey in my glass
A F#m
Some boracho took me for the man who stole his wife
E D A
He went for his forty-four as I reached for my knife
F#m D A E
He never fired a second shot he was just too slow
A D E A
My new life is waiting in old Mexico
A F#m
I hear of hidden harbors south of Mazatlan
E D A
Where cool spring mountain waters meet the warm Pacific sun
A F#m
I pray the miles I've traveled and all the sins I bear
E D A
Burn away like mornin' fog and vanish in the air
F#m D A E
Miles beyond the border now, but many miles to go
A D E A
My new life is waiting in old Mexico
A D E A
My new life is waiting in old Mexico
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Verse 1:
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I crossed the mississippi, turned | South at San Antone
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A bowie knife, a wooly coat, a | grip bag on my arm.
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It's all somebody needs | To make it through the land
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Walk by night, travel light | Cross the Rio Grande
Chorus 1:
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Someone strums a mandoline
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Soft gulf breezes blow
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My new life is waiting
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In old Mexico
Verse 2: (Lyrics)
I was once a married man livin' peacefully
Hard to say exactly when the devil blinded me
There was some confussion with my sweet wife of this world
Darker times and drunken crimes a dead young working girl
Chorus 2: (Lyrics)
I left a jailer there in Caroline
Watching me from down below
My new life is waiting
In old Mexico
Bridge:
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Livin in the shadows Runnin from my pain
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Goin where the wind blows and no one knows my name
Verse 3: (Lyrics)
In a vaquero bar in the town of Eagle Pass
Moments from my freedom, warm wiskey in my glass
Some boracho took for the man who stole his wife
He went for his forty four as I reached for my knife
Chorus 3: (Lyrics)
He never fired a second shot
He was just too slow
My new life is waiting
In old Mexico
Main Solo:
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Verse 4: (Lyrics)
I hid in the mountains south of Mazulblan
Where cool spring mountain waters meet the warm pacific sun
I pray all the miles I've traveled and all the sins I've bared
Burn away like morning fog and vanish in the air
Chorus 4: (Lyrics)
Miles beyond the border now
But many miles to go
My new life is waiting
In old Mexico
My new life is waiting
In old Mexico
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