A nice song from a very fine album. The D/F# is actually played more like
200230, with hammer ons on the 6th string the high e to make a real D/F# of
200232.
ABaby pulled her blue dress on and Gwalked out in the D/F#night
ALeft one silk stocking dangling Gfrom the bedside D/F#light
I sobered up and called her name Ajust before the dawn
I Gfollowed footprints through the sand
I Aknew where she had gone
Down the Rio GGrande
Down the Rio AGrande
I pulled out of Albuquerque Gmust have been past D/F#eight
AFour cups of coffee and I Ghit the interD/F#state
Rolling through Los Cruces I Athought I saw her car
She Galways said she?d go some day
She Anever said how far
Down the Rio GGrande
Down the Rio AGrande
DMaybe she?s in GBrownsville she Agot some family there
DShe always Gtalked about the Asalty gulf coast air
Where the river Gends
Down the Rio AGrande
Saw an old gray heron flying Gsouth against the D/F#wind
AStorm clouds over Juarez rolling Gdown the the Big D/F#Bend
Called her name in Esperanza?a Adusty desert rain
But Gwho knows what the hell I?d day
If AI found her again
On the Rio GGrande
Down the Rio AGrande
Turned south on highway 90, Gsky began to D/F#clear
ABlack mountains out ahead, red Gsundown rearview D/F#mirror
Haunted by her dark wet skin Amoving next to mine
I Gswore that things would change
If I could Ahold her one more time
On the Rio GGrande
Down the Rio AGrande
DMaybe she?s in GBrownsville she Agot some family there
DShe?s always Gtalked about the Asalty gulf coast air
Where the river Gends
Down the Rio AGrande G AGA
I bought a bottle in Del Rio, I Gpulled out off the D/F#road
ASpent the night just staring at the Glights of MexiD/F#co
I walked down to the border bridge, I Afound the break of day
I Gthrew that empty bottle off
AWatched it float away
Down the Rio GGrande
Down the Rio AGrande
Now I?m Don my way to GBrownsville in the AGulf of Mexico
Just Dlike that empty Gbottle I may Asink, or else I?ll flow
To the rivers Gend
Down the Rio AGrande
Baby pulled her blue dress on and Gwalked out in the D/F#night
Down the Rio AGrande G
Down the Rio AGrande G A