Frank Sinatra – South Of The Border (Guitar)

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South of the Border – Frank Sinatra (1953) Intro: – C Em G Dm7 F Dm C
C     Em       C       G        Em  C
South of  the  border, down Mexico  way,

       Em      C             G7       Am    C      Em          Dm
That's where I fell in love, when the stars above, came out to play.

G       F    C          Am7      C     Am
And now as I wander, my thoughts ever  stray,

C            Em  G         Dm7  F    Dm  C
South of the bor…der, down Me - xi - co  way.

C   Em    C          G   Em      C
She was a picture in old Spanish lace,

Em         C             G7 Am       C       Em      Dm
Just for a tender while, I  kissed a smile a-pon her face.

Am        G     Em   C     Am7     C  Am
'Cause it was fiest..a and we were so gay,

C            Em  G    Dm7   Dm  C
South of the bor…der, Mexi..co  way.

E        G      E      G    A      G  F E   F     G    A        F          E
Then she sighed as she whispered, "manana", never dreaming that we-e  were parting,

E     G              A       G  F E    C     E     G      F     C
And I lied as  I whispered, "manana", 'cause our tomorrow never came.

C     Em     C         G      Em       C
South of the border, I jumped back one day,

Em         C              G7     Am    C          Em       Dm
There in a veil of white, by the candlelight, she knelt to pray.

Am          F     G    Em       Am7  C       G
The mission bells told me, that I    mustn't stay,

C            Em  G    Dm   F    Dm  C
South of the bor…der, Me – xi - co  way.
Musical Interlude Chords of first two lines of above verse Continue with verse
Am          F     G    Em       Am7  C        G
The mission bells told me, that I    must not stay,

C            Em  G    Dm   F    Dm  C
South of the bor…der, Me – xi - co  way.

C   Em  C   G     G   C   Em  C     C   Em  C   G     C   Em  G   C
Aye aye aye aye,  aye aye aye aye,  aye aye aye aye,  aye aye aye aye. 
Outro: C Em G Dm F Dm C Slowing