South of the Border

SHEET MUSIC

SOUTH OF THE BORDER 1939 |

{artist: Gene Autry}
{key: C}

[C] [G] [G7] [C] [F] [C] 
South of the [C] bor-[Em]der, [Dm] down [G] Mexico [C] way.  That’s where I fell in love, when [Em] stars a-[Dm]bove came [G] out to play. [G7] And now as I [C] wander, [C7] my thoughts ever [F] stray, [Dm] south of the [C] bor-[Em]der, [Dm] down [G] Mexico [C] way 
(down [F] Mexico [C] way).

She was a [C] pic-[Em]ture [Dm] in [G] old Spanish [C] lace.  Just for a tender while, I [Em] kissed a [Dm] smile u-[G]pon her face, [G7]  ’cause it was [C] fiesta, [C7] and we were so [F] gay, [Dm]  south of the [C] bor-[Em]der, [Dm] down [G] Mexico [C] way. .

Then she [C] sighed as she whispered man-[G]jana,  never dreaming that [G7] we were [C] parting.  And I lied as a whispered man-[G]jana,  for our to-[C]morrow [G] never [C] came.

South of the [C] bor-[Em]der, [Dm] I [G] rode back one [C] day.  There in a veil of white, by [Em] candle [Dm] light she [G] knelt to pray. [G7]   The mission bells [C] told me [C7] that I mustn’t [F] stay, [Dm]  south of the [C] bor-[Em]der, [Dm] down [G] Mexico [C] way 

Ay ay ay [G] ay, ay ay ay [C] ay. Ay ay ay [G] ay, ay - ay - [G7] ay - [C] ay.