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-first letter-A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z #

	G	D
Saint	Mother Maria watch o	ver us please

	A	G	D
As we	wonder around in this	dangerous	world

	G	D
Thank	Mother Maria there's	nothing so sweet

	A	G	D
As the	undying love of a	South Texas	girl

There is a nice little melody here, that repeats a couple of times during the song, in

the chorus and verse. It is played by the piano, cello and other "large band"

but I will do my best to tab it out for one guitar. Give me some time!!!!

VERSE- (piano, guitars, cello)

(Lyle Lovett)

D2^D G

Three in the front seat they sat on each side

D2^D A

That green-and-white 58 Fairlane it would glide

D2^D G

Down farm roads past open fields seeming like no big deal

D2^D A2 ^A

As it was happening I never felt a thing

D2^D G

But now looking back it seems like it was everything

D2^D A2 ^A

Singing with mom just so we could hear ourselves sing

D2^D G

Stealing a drink from the cold can in daddy's lap

D2^D A2 ^A

Protected by only a small thin brown paper sack

	G	D
	And the wind blew the echoes of l	ong-faded voices

	A	G	D
And	they'd sing me a song that the	old cowboys	sang

	G	D
And	I didn't know what the	words meant or anything

	A	A
	I was just singing	because I was supposed to

CHORUS- (same as intro)

	G	D
Sing	Mother Maria watch	over us please

A2^A G D

As we wonder around in this dangerous world

	G	D
Thank	Mother Maria there's no	thing so sweet

A2^A G D

As the undying love of a South Texas girl

VERSE- (same as above)

And with the windows wide open it felt hot to us anyway

Three bound together on a day just like any day

They told me and taught me and showed me and bought me

Whatever I wanted from the corner U-tote-M

They say the name Corpus Christi means the body of Jesus

Pronounce it Refugio (Re-fur-io) city folks they don't know

It looks like Palacios (Pu-law-see-os) but sounds like Palacios (Pu-laa-shus)

Just listen the next time you're watchin' Sid Lasher

And the wind blew the echoes of long-faded voices

And they would sing me a song that the old cowboys sang

And I didn't know what the words meant or anything

I was just singing

CHORUS- (same as above)

Saint Mother Maria watch over us please

As we wonder around in this dangerous world

Thank Mother Maria there's nothing so sweet

As the undying love of a South Texas girl

	G	D2	D
And	I didn't know what the	words meant or	anything

	A
	I was just singing

VERSE- (same as above)

And these days with car seats and open container laws

Social correctness leaves no room for Santa Claus

Sitting right next to me she looks like that used to be

Song that they sang for me

And with the windows wide open it feels hot to us anyway

Two bound together on a day just like any day

The wind blows the echoes of long-faded voices

And they sing us a song that the old cowboys sang

And now that I know what the words mean and everything

I am still singing

CHORUS- (same as above)

Saint Mother Maria watch over us please

As we wonder around in this dangerous world

Thank Mother Maria there's nothing so sweet

As the undying love of a South Texas girl

Saint Mother Maria watch over us please

As we stumble around in this dangerous world

Thank Mother Maria there's nothing so sweet

As the undying love of a South Texas girl

As the undying love of a South Texas girl

(Music ends)

(Guy Clark)

Saint Mother Maria watch over us please

As we wonder around in this dangerous world

Thank Mother Maria there's nothing so sweet

As the undying love of a South Texas girl

(Everyone)

Saint Mother Maria watch over us please

As we wonder around in this dangerous world

Thank Mother Maria there's nothing so sweet

As the undying love of a South Texas girl

Enjoy. Lyle and the boys are the best!!!

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