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- South Of The Border
- Words and Music
by Jimmy Kennedy and Michael Carr - 1939
- Number 1 on the
Hit Parade in 1939, played for 15 weeks.
| Refrain: |
| F |
Gm7 C7 |
F |
- |
| - |
- Fdim |
C7 |
- |
| F |
F7 |
Bb |
- Gm7 |
| F |
Gm7 C7 |
F |
- (repeat refrain) |
| Bridge: |
| F |
Gm |
C7 |
F |
| - D7 |
Gm |
F C9 |
F |
| Last Refrain: |
| F |
Gm7 C7 |
F |
- |
| - |
- Fdim |
C7 |
- |
| F |
F7 |
Bb |
- Gm7 |
| F |
Gm7 C7 |
F |
- |
| C7 |
- |
F |
- |
| C7 |
- |
F |
- (End) |
- 8-beat intro. Play 4-beats
for each cell, reading from left to right.
- _______
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- Refrain:
- South of the Border, down
Mexico way,
That's where I fell in love when stars above came out to play.
And now as I wander, My thoughts ever stray,
South of the border, down Mexico way.
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- She was a picture in old
Spanish lace,
Just for a tender while I kissed the smile upon her face.
For it was "Fiesta" and we were so gay,
South of the border, down Mexico way.
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- Bridge:
- Then she sighed as she whispered
"Mañana," Never dreaming that we were parting,
And I lied as I whispered "Mañana," For that
tomorrow never came.
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- Last Refrain:
- South of the border, I rode
back one day,
There in a veil of white, By candlelight she knelt to pray.
The bells told me that I mustn't stay,
South of the border, down Mexico way.
Ay-ay-ay-ay, Ay-ay-ay-ay,
- Ay-ay-ay-ay, Ay-ay-ay-ay.
- _______
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- Performer Links:
- (webpage)
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- Watch the
Oregon Trail Banjo Camp Band perform "South Of The Border"
(youtube)
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- Listen to Eddie Peabody
perform "South Of The Border" (mp3)
- _______
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- Arranged by Jim Bottorff
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- This Chord Chart
may not appear correctly with some browsers. It should
be viewed with a full size window.
- The chord names should
appear in single rows. Let me know of any problems.
- email: jbott@ix.netcom.com