South Of The Border Chords
by Bob Wills
South Of The Border by Bob Wills is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, D7, Bbdim7, G7 and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
INTRO:
(G) Ay ay ay ay (D7)ay ay ay ay (G) ay ay ay ay (D7)ay ay ay ay (G)
VERSE ONE
South of the (G) border, .(D7) down Mexico (G) way
.
That's where I fell in love
when the (Bbdim7)stars above came (D7) out to play
And now as I (G7)wander, my thoughts ever (C)stray,
South of the (G) border, (D7) down Mexico (G) way
VERSE TWO
She was a (G) vision in (D7) old spanish (G) lace
.
And for a tender while,
I (Bbdim7) kissed the smile upon her (D7) face.
For it was (G) fiesta ...(G7) and we were so (C) gay,
South of the (G) border, (D7) down Mexico (G) way.
BRIDGE
(G) Then she smiled as she whispered (D7) manana,
Never dreaming that we were part-(G)ing,
And I lied as I whispered man-(D7)ana,
For our tomorrow never (G) came.
VERSE THREE
South of the (G) border, I (D7) rode back one (G) day,
There in a veil of white,
by (Bbdim7) candle light,...she knelt to (D7) pray.
The mission bells told (G) me,..(G7) that I musn't (C) stay,
South of the (G) border, (D7) down Mexico (G) way.
TAGG
(NC)Ay ay ay ay (D7)ay ay ay ay (G) ay ay ay ay (D7)ay ay ay ay (G)
(NC) Ay ay ay ay (D7)ay ay ay ay (G) ay ay ay ay (D7)ay ay ay ay (G)