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Vaya Con Dios

Words and Music by Larry Russell, Inez James, Buddy Pepper - 1953

Number 1 on the Hit Parade in 1953, played for 23 weeks.

Refrain:
C	C6	G7	-
Dm7	G7	C	C7
F	-	C	-
G7	Dm7           G7	C	-     (repeat refrain)
Bridge:
Gm7	C7	F	-
Gm7	C7	F	-
Am7	D7	G7	-
Am7	D7	G7          Dm7	G7
Last Refrain:
C	C6	G7	-
Dm7	G7	C	C7
F	-	C	-
G7	Dm7           G7	C	C7
F	-	C	-
G7	Dm7           G7	C	-          (End)

12-beat intro.  Play 3-beats for each cell, reading from left to right.

This song is in 3/4 waltz time.

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Refrain:

Now the hacienda's dark, The town is sleeping,
Now the time has come to part, The time for weeping.

Vaya Con Dios, my darling,

May God be with you my love.

 

Now the village mission bells, Are softly ringing,
If you listen with your heart, You'll hear them singing,

Vaya Con Dios, my darling,
May God be with you, my love.

 

Bridge:

Wherever you may be, I'll be beside you,
Although you're many million dreams away.
Each night I'll say a prayer, A prayer to guide you,
To hasten every lonely hour of every lonely day.

 

Last Refrain:

Now the dawn is breaking through, A gray tomorrow,
But the memories we share, Are there to borrow.

Vaya Con Dios, my darling,
May God be with you, my love.

Vaya Con Dios, my darling,
May God be with you, my love.

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Watch the Oregon Trail Camp Banjo Band perform "Vaya Con Dios" (youtube)

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Arranged by Jim Bottorff

 

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email: jbott@ix.netcom.com