Brownsville Girl Bob Dylan
[Intro]
D A/C# Bm E A Asus2 x2
[Verse]
[A]Well, there was this movie I seen one t[D]ime
A[Bm]bout a man riding 'cross the desert and it [E]starred Gregory P[A]eck
[A]He was shot down by a hungry kid trying to make a [D]name for himself
The [Bm]townspeople wanted to crush that kid down and s[E]tring him up by the [A]neck
[A]Well, the marshal, now he beat that kid to a bloody p[D]ulp
[Bm]As the dying gunfighter lay in the sun and g[E]asped for his last b[A]reath
[A]Turn him loose, let him go, let him say he outdrew me fair and[D] square
[Bm]I want him to feel what it's like to every moment[E] face his dea[A]th
[A]Well, I keep seeing this stuff and it just comes a-rollin[D]g in
[Bm]And you know it blows right through me like a [E]ball and cha[A]in
[A]You know I can't believe we've lived so long and are still so far[D] apart
[Bm]The memory of you keeps callin' after me like [E]a rollin' tra[A]in
[A]I can still see the day that you came to me on the paint[D]ed desert
[Bm]In your busted down Ford and your pl[E]atform heel[A]s
[A]I could never figure out why you chose that particular place to m[D]eet
[Bm]Ah, but you were right, it was perfect as I got in[E] behind the whee[A]l
[A]Well, we drove that car all night into San An[D]ton'
[Bm]And we slept near the Alamo, your skin was [E]so tender and s[A]oft
[A]Way down in Mexico you went out to find a doctor and you n[D]ever came back
[Bm]I would have gone on after you but I didn't feel like lett[E]ing my head get blo[A]wn off
[A]Well, we're drivin' this car and the sun is comin' up over the[D] Rockies
[Bm]Now I know she ain't you but she's here and she's got that[E] dark rhythm in her [A]soul
[A]But I'm too over the edge and I ain't in the mood anymore to remember
the times when I was your[D] only man
[Bm]And she don't want to remind me, she knows this car would[E] go out of cont[A]rol
[Cborus]
[A]Brownsville girl with your Browns[D]ville curls
[Bm]Teeth like pearls shin[E]ing like the moon a[A]bove
[A]Brownsville girl, show me all around the[D] world
[Bm]Brownsville girl, you[E]'re my honey l[A]ove
[Verse]
[A]Well, we crossed the panhandle and then we headed towards A[D]marillo
[Bm]We pulled up where Henry Porter used to live, he [E]owned a wreckin' lot outside of town abo[A]ut a mile
[A]Ruby was in the backyard hanging clothes, she had her red hair tied back
She saw us come rol[D]ling up in a trail of dust
[Bm]She said, Henry ain't here but you can come on in,[E] he'll be back in a little[A] while
[A]Then she told us how times were tough and about how she was thinkin' of
bummin' a ride back to where[A] she started
[Bm]But she changed the subject every time[E] money came u[A]p
[A]She said, welcome to the land of the living dead, you could tell she was so bro[A]ken-hearted
[Bm]She said, even the swap meets around here are ge[E]tting pretty co[A]rrupt
[A]How far are y'all going, Ruby asked us with a si[D]gh
[Bm]We're going all the way 'til the wheels f[E]all off and bu[A]rn
[A]'Til the sun peels the paint and the seat covers fade and the water mo[D]ccasin dies
[Bm]Ruby just smiled and said, ah, you know some[E] babies never lear[A]n
[A]Something about that movie though, well I just can't get it out o[D]f my head
[Bm]But I can't remember why I was in it or what part I w[E]as supposed to p[A]lay
[A]All I remember about it was Gregory Peck and the way peopl[D]e moved
[Bm]And a lot of them seemed to be loo[E]kin' my wa[A]y
[Cborus]
[A]Brownsville girl with your Browns[D]ville curls
[Bm]Teeth like pearls shin[E]ing like the moon a[A]bove
[A]Brownsville girl, show me all around the[D] world
[Bm]Brownsville girl, you[E]'re my honey l[A]ove
[Verse]
[A]Well, they were looking for somebody with a po[D]mpadour
[Bm]I was crossin' the street when sh[E]ots rang out[A]
[A]I didn't know whether to duck or to run, so I r[D]an
[Bm]We got him cornered in the churchyard, I [E]heard somebody sho[A]ut
[A]Well, you saw my picture in the Corpus Christi Tribune, underneath it, it said, a man [D]with no alibi
[Bm]You went out on a limb to testify for me, y[E]ou said I was with [A]you
[A]Then when I saw you break down in front of the judge and cry real[D] tears
[Bm]It was the best acting I saw [E]anybody do[A]
[A]Now I've always been the kind of person that doesn't like to trespass,
but sometimes you just find yourself over the[D] line
[Bm]Oh if there's an original thought out there, I could u[E]se it right n[A]ow
[A]You know, I feel pretty good, but that ain't sayin' much, I could feel a [D]whole lot better
[Bm]If you were just here by my s[E]ide to show me ho[A]w
[A]Well, I'm standin' in line in the rain to see a movie starring Greg[D]ory Peck
[Bm]Yeah, but you know it's not the one th[E]at I had in mi[A]nd
[A]He's got a new one out now, I don't even know what it's[D] about
[Bm]But I'll see him in anything so I'[E]ll stand in li[A]ne
[Cborus]
[A]Brownsville girl with your Browns[D]ville curls
[Bm]Teeth like pearls shin[E]ing like the moon a[A]bove
[A]Brownsville girl, show me all around the[D] world
[Bm]Brownsville girl, you[E]'re my honey l[A]ove
[A]You know, it's funny how things never turn out the way you had 'em pla[D]nned
[Bm]The only thing we knew for sure about Henry Porter is[E] that his name wasn't Henry P[A]orter
[A]And you know there was somethin' about you baby that I liked that was always too good [D]for this world
[Bm]Just like you always said there was something about me y[E]ou liked
that I left behind in the Frenc[A]h Quarter
[A]Strange how people who suffer together have stronger connections than people who ar[D]e most content
[Bm]I don't have any regrets, they can talk about [E]me plenty when I'm gon[A]e
[A]You always said people don't do what they believe in
they just do what's most convenient, then[D] they repent
[Bm]And I always said, hang on to me, baby, a[E]nd let's hope that the roof stay[A]s on
[A]There was a movie I seen one time, I think I sat through it[D] twice
[Bm]I don't remember who I was or w[E]here I was bou[A]nd
[A]All I remember about it was it starred Gregory Peck, he wore a gun and he was shot in the[D] back
[Bm]Seems like a long time ago, long before the[E] stars were torn dow[A]n
[Cborus]
[A]Brownsville girl with your Browns[D]ville curls
[Bm]Teeth like pearls shin[E]ing like the moon a[A]bove
[A]Brownsville girl, show me all around the[D] world
[Bm]Brownsville girl, you[E]'re my honey l[A]ove
[A]Brownsville girl with your Browns[D]ville curls
[Bm]Teeth like pearls shin[E]ing like the moon a[A]bove
[A]Brownsville girl, show me all around the[D] world
[Bm]Brownsville girl, you[E]'re my honey l[A]ove
[A]Brownsville girl with your Browns[D]ville curls
[Bm]Teeth like pearls shin[E]ing like the moon a[A]bove
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