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I don't use bar chords for this, for Bm I like the 003321 (capo III). I wrote this out 
to have
the whole song w/ lyrics, the chords are the same as anybody. Don't worry about being on 
the beat with your singing,
it works well with this style of music.

Robert Earl Keen Jr.
"Gringo Honeymoon"

Capo III

Intro
Asus, A, Asus, A

A (x02220@1)                   BmWe (x24432@1)were standing on a mountain top

D (xx0232@1)                      AWhere (x02220@1)the cactus flowers grow

A (x02220@1)                    BmI (x24432@1)was wishing that the world would stop,

D (xx0232@1)                       AWhen (x02220@1)you said we'd better go.

A (x02220@1)                          BmWe (x24432@1)took a rowboat 'cross the Rio Grande,

D (xx0232@1)                   ACaptain (x02220@1)Pablo was our guide.

A (x02220@1)                  GFor (320003@1)two dollars in a weathered hand

D (xx0232@1)                      AHe (x02220@1)rowed us to the other side.

EAnd (022100@1)we were dreamin' like

F#mThe (244222@1)end was not in sight

D (xx0232@1)                     AAnd (x02220@1)we dreamed all afternoon.

EWe (022100@1)asked the world to wait

F#mSo (244222@1)we could celebrate

D (ring)      Asus, A, Asus, A
a Gringo Honeymoon

A (x02220@1)                      BmWe (x24432@1)stepped out onto the golden sand

D (xx0232@1)                          AThe (x02220@1)sun was high and burning down

A (x02220@1)                       BmRented (x24432@1)donkeys from an old blind man

D (xx0232@1)            ASaddled (x02220@1)up and rode to town

A (x02220@1)                    BmTied (x24432@1)our donkeys to an ironwood tree

D (xx0232@1)                              ABy (x02220@1)the street where the children play

A (x02220@1)                          GWe (320003@1)walked in the first place we could see

D (xx0232@1)                      AServin' (x02220@1)cold beer in the shade

EWe (022100@1)were drinkin' like

F#mthe (244222@1)end was not in sight

D (xx0232@1)                   AAnd (x02220@1)we drank all afternoon

EWe (022100@1)asked the world to wait

F#mso (244222@1)we could celebrate

D (ring)      Asus, A, Asus, A
A gringo honeymoon

A (x02220@1)                        BmMet (x24432@1)a cowboy who said that he

D (xx0232@1)                   AWas (x02220@1)running from the DEA

A (x02220@1)                       BmHe (x24432@1)left a home, a wife, a family

D (xx0232@1)                 AWhen (x02220@1)he made his getaway

A (x02220@1)                                 BmWe (x24432@1)followed him on down a street of dust

D (xx0232@1)                      ATo (x02220@1)his one room run-down shack

A (x02220@1)                         GHe (320003@1)blew a smoke ring and he smiled at us

D (xx0232@1)                 AI (x02220@1)ain't never goin' back

EWe (022100@1)were flyin' like

F#mthe (244222@1)end was not in sight

D (xx0232@1)                    AAnd (x02220@1)we soared all afternoon

EWe (022100@1)asked the world to wait

F#mso (244222@1)we could celebrate

D (ring)      Asus, A, Asus, A
A gringo honeymoon

A (x02220@1)                                 BmHe (x24432@1)said there's one last place that you should go

D (xx0232@1)                           AHe (x02220@1)took us to the town's best bar

A (x02220@1)                   BmHe (x24432@1)knew a crusty caballero

D (xx0232@1)                             AWho (x02220@1)played an old gut string guitar

A (x02220@1)                     BmAnd (x24432@1)he sang like Marty Robbins could

D (xx0232@1)                     APlayed (x02220@1)like no one I've known

A (x02220@1)                      GFor (320003@1)a while we knew that life was good

D (xx0232@1)                      AIt (x02220@1)was ours to take back home

EWe (022100@1)were singin' like

F#mthe (244222@1)end was not in sight

D (xx0232@1)                  AAnd (x02220@1)we sang all afternoon

EWe (022100@1)asked the world to wait

F#mso (244222@1)we could celebrate

D(ring) (xx0232@1)     AA (x02220@1)gringo honeymoon

A(spoken) (x02220@1)           BmWe (x24432@1)were standin' on a mountain top

D (xx0232@1)                      AWhere (x02220@1)the cactus flowers grow

A (x02220@1)                    BmI (x24432@1)was wishin' that the world would stop

D (xx0232@1)         DWhen (xx0232@1)you said...

Asus, A, Asus, A (outro)
we'd better go

--End--
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