The Doobie Brothers – South Of The Border (Guitar)

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As recorded by The Doobie Brothers (From the 1989 Album CYCLES) [Intro] Am [Verse 1]
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There's a town south of the border

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South of El Paso they say

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Where the nights are long and the winds are warm

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And the women they love to play

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In an old adobe tavern

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Mescal flows like water

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And Rita will dance on your table so fine

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You are bound to place your order
[Chorus]
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I don't have to think about it

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I don't have to wonder

Dm                 C
Where I'm going to ride tonight

        E                       N.C.         Am
I'll be riding down the highway south of the border
[Verse 2]
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As I ride into town and the dust settles down

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And the mariachi music is playing

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I buy me a room from a guy named Luis

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It's just up the stairs and it's waiting

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Downstairs Rita is dancing

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Just the way her mother has taught her

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So I settle down for the show and a beer

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And wait for that mother's daughter
[Chorus]
Dm              Am
I don't have to think about it

G               Am
I don't have to wonder

Dm                 C
Where I'm going to ride tonight

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I'll be riding
[Guitar Solo] N.C. Dm N.C. Am [Verse 3]
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When the morning comes and I wake up

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To the sounds of the people below

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There's a note on my bed that is easily read

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Buenos dias and a kiss when you go

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As I ride out of town with my face to the sun

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And the dust is trailing behind

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Soon I'll go back to this sleepy old town

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Back where I know I can find
[Chorus]
Dm              Am
I don't have to think about it

G               Am
I don't have to wonder

Dm                 Am
Where I'm going to ride tonight

        E7                      Am
I'll be riding down the highway south of the border
[Outro] Am