Matamoros Billy Walker
In old Mexico I sta[D]nd on the square in Matamoros[G]
Round the [A7]plaza the couples are walking to music so [D]sweet
[D]I found my love not too long ago in Mata[G]moros
But Iâ??[A7]m feeling low as the beggar who sits in th[D]e street
Oh the [G]promises that she made with eyes black as midnight
[E7]How could I know how fickle her promise could [A7]be
Now [D]Iâ??m back to find what I feel is mine in M[G]atamoros
And [A7]thereâ??ll be bad trouble if I catch her cheating o[D]n me
[D]Streets are narrow and dark and Tequila runs free in Mata[G]moros
I [A7]stop for one moment outside of Miguelâ??s swingin[D]g door
My [D]heart breaks to hear the same haunting sound of [G]Grenada
She [A7]once called it our song and vowed sheâ??d be mine e[D]vermore
Then a[G]cross the square with this wild young Vaquero I see her
[E7]Laughing and dancing and tossing her raven black [A7]hair
Fate [D]may take a hand when I face this man from Mata[G]moros
For the [A7]love of my woman is one thing that I'll never [D]share
Now [D]I walk in the night far away from the lights of Mata[G]moros
And re[A7]call the last moments when I knew she loved me more than [D]life
I can [D]still hear her cry I love you and Iâ??ll prove it [G]Mañana
Then [A7]seeing my danger she jumped in front of his [D]knife
I [G]know the stories theyâ??ll tell in the dim lit casinos
[E7]Of the raven haired beauty who for her love lay dead on the [A7]floor
Theyâ??l[D]l speak of the fight with the gringo that night in Mat[G]oamoros
And [A7]wonder what happened for he never returned any[D]more
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