chord progression: C Em F C C Am F C C Em F C C Am F G C C Em F C He wore a six-shot pistol strapped against his side C Am F G A black full-bred stallion took him for a ride C Em F C Across the creeks and the canyons of the southwest frontier land C Am F G C Jose, the Mexican outlaw, was a wanted man C Em F C He shot many a stranger as he traveled from town to town C Am F G And killed all of the Rangers who ever tracked him down C Em F C The wild-eyed bandito was the leader of an outlaw band C Am F G C That robbed the ranches and the railways near the Rio Grande C Em F C One sultry Texas evening, he climbed upon a train C Am F G Northeast of Laredo in the pourin' rain C Em F C With a gray bandana flush against his face C Am F G C He met a blonde Texas lady dressed in satin and lace C Em F C This lovely maiden caught the stranger's eyes C Am F G So he grabbed her by the arm and took her for him prize C Em F C There's nothin' like a blue-eyed girl and even an outlaw knows C Am F G C That you can leave her far behind, but the feelin' always grows C Em F C If you don't make her you own at the moment that you can C Am F G She'll belong to a wealthy smooth talkin' man C Em F C So he took her by his side with the outlaw band C Am F G C And she rode close beside him near the Rio Grande C Em F C 'Cause the Rio Grande is the kind of place where outaws get away C Am F G Stolen treasure is a way of life until their dyin' day C Em F C They find their thrill in the things they steal and they're always on ther run C Am F G C And if they win their lady, they ride off into the sun C Em F C He wore a six-shot pistol strapped against his side C Am F G A black full-bred stallion took him for a ride C Em F C Across the creeks and the canyons of the southwest frontier land C Am F G C Jose, the Mexican outlaw, was a wanted man
