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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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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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Watch the Oregon Trail Banjo Camp Band perform "South Of The Border" (youtube)

 

Listen to Eddie Peabody play "South Of The Border" (mp3)

 

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Arranged by Jim Bottorff

 

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email: jbott@ix.netcom.com