INTRO: G B C - | C E D G see notations at bottom G B C - | C - F# G VERSE 1: G B C - C E D G In front of the Alamo, in the fading light of the Texas day G B C - C C F# G San Antonio, through the windshield of a Chevrolet G B C C With the front tires pointed out of town D - D#dim - She sighs and rolls the window down Em - D A/C# - A - Counts to three and throws that wedding band CHORUS: G B C - C E F# G In front of the Alamo, that's a pretty good place to make a stand INSTR. G B C - | C - F# G VERSE 2: G B C - C E D G In front of the Alamo, where the cameras click and the tourists stare G B C - C C F# G A long, long time ago, she met the man in question there G B C C D - D#dim - She wanted trust, she wanted truth, the two things he found hard to do, Em - D A/C# - A - So forever was shorter than she planned CHORUS SOLO (OVER CHORUS) BRIDGE: C C C C C - C - She didn't come for inspiration, or to G G F# F# Em - Em - breathe the mighty dust of heroes lost, she just A7 - A7 - felt the time was right, at this A7 - A7 - random traffic light, to say Am - Am - D - D - 'Enough is enough' and move on VERSE 3: (same) In front of the Alamo, in the fading light of the Texas day San Antonio, through the windshield of a Chevrolet Maybe something in the air, makes the timid braver there To cross the line that they've drawn in the sand MODIFIED CHORUS OUT: G B C - D D#dim Em C In front of the Alamo, they held on, she lets go G B C - [C - 2 extra beat line] In front of the Alamo, that's a C E F# G pretty good place to make a stand INSTR. G B C - | C - F# G (hold) END NOTES/NOTATIONS "-" means hold chord/no strum Chords and dashes appear ON the beats