Vaquero
Recorded by Aaron Watson
(No Capo)
This old (D)Mexican (A/C#)cowboy at the (Bm)bar
Looked a (A)hundred years (D)old (A/C#) (Bm)
He had a (D)million dollar smile
(A/C#)And his weathered brown (Bm)skin shimmered like (A)California (D)gold (A/C#) (Bm)
He said I'm a (Em)little short on cash, but I'm (A)long on life
For a (Em)shot of tequila, I'll give you (A)some dang good advice
(Chorus 1)
He said (G)don't leave your (A)beer in the (D)hot Texas sun
Don't (G)argue with a (A)woman while she's (Bm)holdin' a gun
Never (G)cheat when it (A)comes to love (D)or (A/E)dom-(D/F#)i-(G)noes
(Em)Vaya con dios said the (A)old Vaque-(D)ro
Solo: / / |(D) / / |(G) |(G) |(D) |(D) |(G) |(G)
Well, my (D)heart sank the (A/C#)more he drank
The (Bm)more he poured out (A)his miser-(D)y (A/C#) (Bm)
How he (D)lost her after (A/C#)forty-seven years
(Bm)And his tears (A)started flowing like the (D) Rio Grande (A/C#) (Bm)
He started (Em)speakin' in Spanish, then he (A)kissed is rosary
Said "por (Em)siempre mi amor" his one (A)more to her memory
(Chorus 2)
He said (G)don't live your (A)life like a (D)sad country song
A (G)fool on a (A)stool is still a (D)fool right or wrong
Pride (G)is a ban-(A)dito breaking (D)hearts (A/E)as (D/F#)he (D)goes
(Em)Vaya con dios said the (A)old Vaque-(D)ro
I walked (Bm)over to the corner, turned the (F#7)old jukebox on
When I (G)turned back around, like a (Gm)ghost he was gone
So I (D) paid his (A/C#)tab, called a (Bm)cab, called it a (A)night
And came (D)straight home to you (Bm) (A)
As we (D)laid there in bed, I (A/C#)told you all the (Bm)things he said
We (A)laughed, we cried, and I (D)held you the whole (A/C#)night through (Bm) (A)
You know I (Em)think of him often, out (A)there all alone
(Em) Maybe he was an angel, (A) or just an old man from San Antone
(Chorus 1)
He said (G)don't leave your (A)beer in the (D)hot Texas sun
Don't (G)argue with a (A)woman while she's (Bm)holdin' a gun
Never (G)cheat when it (A)comes to love (D)or (A/E)dom-(D/F#)i-(G)noes
(Em)Vaya con dios (A)
(Chorus 2)
He said (G)don't live your (A)life like a (D)sad country song
A (G)fool on a (A)stool is still a (Bm)fool right or wrong
Pride (G)is a ban-(A)dito breaking (D)hearts (A/E)as (D/F#)he (D)goes
(Em)Vaya con dios, (A) he said (Em)vaya con dios (A) - - -
(Tag)
This old (D)Mexican (A/C#)cowboy at the (Bm)bar
Looked a (A)hundred years (D)old (A/C#) (Bm) (A)
He had a (D)million dollar smile
(A/C#)And his weathered brown (Bm)skin shimmered like (A)California gold (D) - - - - -
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