D                        G
He met her one night in Laredo
       D                      A
Just a wild commancharo they say
     D                           G
They told her that he'd been an outlaw
    A                      D
And she'd have to send him away



They warned her of toil and hardship
And a life full of heartache and tears
Then one day he sent her a message
The one she'd been waiting to hear


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D                   G
Meet me tonight in Laredo
     D                      A
Wait til the moon's hangin' low
     D              G
Meet me tonight in Laredo
       A               D
We'll soon be in old Mexico


That night as they slipped thru the darkness
To the place where the horses were tied
He whispered a prayer for tomorrow
That she would be safe by his side


She smiled as they climbed in the saddle
And as swift as the wild prairie wind
They rode to Madre Sierra
Repeating these words once again


Chorus


And now in their own hacienda
In the glow of the soft candle light
The hands that once held a six gun
Are holding their baby tonight


She echo's his God will go with us
And at night when the moons hanging low
She smiles as she fondly remembers
The words he had said long ago


Chorus