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E                   D
Skirtin' 'round the edge of town
A
To Keep from being seen
E           D      
There's men lookin' for me
A               
They won't let it be
E                D
I Won't run from any man
A          E                D
But I've got a long way to go
              E
I need to see maria
D         E            A
Before I leave mexico


Chorus:
E              D
Before I leave mexico
A
I have ot make amends
E            D
I don't care how many men 
A
Her daddy sends
E                     D
They say I killed her brothers
A                      D
An Argument I cannot win
              E
I need to see Maria
D         E           A
Before I see Texas again


E              D 
Stayin' in the shadows
A
Cast by the moonlight
E                D   
If I can make it to her arms
A
I know I can make it right
E                   D
I need to prove my innocence
     A                 D
I've heard that she knows 
                  E
I need to talk to Maria
D        E            A
Before I leave Mexico


(Chorus)

E                  D
I step out of the shadows
A
Three feet from her back door
E                       D
Feel the bullet pierce deep in my chest
A
I know it's hell for sure
E                 D
CHoking on my last breath
A                   D
I whisper soft and low
                                 E
Tell Maria I didn't kill her brothers
D          E             A
Before I leave this world


(Chorus)

D               E
I didn't see Maria
D            E            A
And I'll never see Texas again