D5 
I remember the palm trees swaying 
D5 
Across the river the sweet music playing 
A5 
Down on the Rio Grande 
D5 
Out on the levee with the full moon above me 
D5 
My Mexican lady, Lord how she loved me 
A5 
Down on the Rio Grande 
E5 
Laughing, singing, in the warm night air 
D5 
Loving that woman with the raven hair we were 
 

A5 
Down on the Rio Grande 
D5 
Strolling with my lover hand in hand 
       B5 
Oh I'd give anything to be  
E5               A5 
Down on the Rio Grande  
 
 
Endless highways and wide open spaces 
Children smile with their sunburnt faces 
Down on the Rio Grande 
All the love that my lady was giving 
Was the sweetest part of living 
Down on the Rio Grande 
And if these memories could take me there 
I'd be loving that woman with the raven hair, I'd be 
 
 
Chorus Twice