chord progression: C5 E5 F5 C5 C5 A5 F5 C5 C5 E5 F5 C5 C5 A5 F5 G5 C5 C5 E5 F5 C5 He wore a six-shot pistol strapped against his side C5 A5 F5 G5 A black full-bred stallion took him for a ride C5 E5 F5 C5 Across the creeks and the canyons of the southwest frontier land C5 A5 F5 G5 C5 Jose, the Mexican outlaw, was a wanted man C5 E5 F5 C5 He shot many a stranger as he traveled from town to town C5 A5 F5 G5 And killed all of the Rangers who ever tracked him down C5 E5 F5 C5 The wild-eyed bandito was the leader of an outlaw band C5 A5 F5 G5 C5 That robbed the ranches and the railways near the Rio Grande C5 E5 F5 C5 One sultry Texas evening, he climbed upon a train C5 A5 F5 G5 Northeast of Laredo in the pourin' rain C5 E5 F5 C5 With a gray bandana flush against his face C5 A5 F5 G5 C5 He met a blonde Texas lady dressed in satin and lace C5 E5 F5 C5 This lovely maiden caught the stranger's eyes C5 A5 F5 G5 So he grabbed her by the arm and took her for him prize C5 E5 F5 C5 There's nothin' like a blue-eyed girl and even an outlaw knows C5 A5 F5 G5 C5 That you can leave her far behind, but the feelin' always grows C5 E5 F5 C5 If you don't make her you own at the moment that you can C5 A5 F5 G5 She'll belong to a wealthy smooth talkin' man C5 E5 F5 C5 So he took her by his side with the outlaw band C5 A5 F5 G5 C5 And she rode close beside him near the Rio Grande C5 E5 F5 C5 'Cause the Rio Grande is the kind of place where outaws get away C5 A5 F5 G5 Stolen treasure is a way of life until their dyin' day C5 E5 F5 C5 They find their thrill in the things they steal and they're always on ther run C5 A5 F5 G5 C5 And if they win their lady, they ride off into the sun C5 E5 F5 C5 He wore a six-shot pistol strapped against his side C5 A5 F5 G5 A black full-bred stallion took him for a ride C5 E5 F5 C5 Across the creeks and the canyons of the southwest frontier land C5 A5 F5 G5 C5 Jose, the Mexican outlaw, was a wanted man