The Road To Ensenada


#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# # Date: Wed, 15 Oct 1997 14:21:29 -0500 From: Brian Davies To: guitar@olga.net Subject: CRD: "The Road To Ensenada" by Lyle Lovett This one was actually a bit tough to work out, since the guitar part includes a lot of partial chords that could be interpreted in different ways. This arrangement sounds quite nice, though. I'd advise picking rather than strumming, to get the spare sound of the recording -- try experimenting with different picking patterns until you find one you like. THE ROAD TO ENSENADA by Lyle Lovett Transcribed by Brian Davies Comments and corrections to davies@ils.nwu.edu As [D] I lay [G] sick and [A] bro[D]ken [ D] Viva [ A] Mexi[ D]co My [D] eyes just [G] won't stay [A] o[D]pen And I [Bm] dream a [A] dream of [D] home I [D] dream a [G] dream of [A] home Where there's [D] coffee [G] on the [A] ta[D]ble And [D] kindness [A] in your [D] hand [D] Honey I'll [G] help you [A] when I'm [D] able But right [Bm] now I'm [A] feeling [D] bad Right [D] now I'm [G] feeling [A] bad [D] Listen [G] to your [A] heart that [D] beats And [D] follow [G] it with [A] both your [D] feet And [D] as you [G] walk and [A] as you [D] breathe You [Bm] ain't no [A] friend to [D] me You [D] ain't no [G] friend to [A] me The [D] road to [G] Ensen[A]ada [D] [D] Is plenty [A] wide and [D] fast If [D] you head [G] South from [A] Tijuana [D] Then [Bm] I'll see [A] you at [D] last [D] I'll see [G] you at [A] last But my [D] eyes they [G] open [A] slow[D]ly And they [D] look a[A]round the [D] room The [D] old [G] man he [A] seems [D] worried And there [Bm] ain't no [A] sign of [D] you There [D] ain't no [G] sign of [A] you Chorus You can [D] offer [G] to the [A] right[D]eous The [D] good that [A] you have [D] won But down [D] here a[G]mong the un[A]clean [D] Your [Bm] good just [A] comes un[D]done Your [D] good just [G] comes un[A]done Solo on Verse The [D] sisters [G] at the [A] border[D]line They're [D] holding [A] out their [D] hands They're [D] begging [G] me for [A] something [D] Lord But [Bm] I don't [A] under[D]stand [D] I don't [G] under[A]stand So it's [D] adi[G]os to [A] Alver[D]o Tell him to [D] stay be[A]tween the [D] lines And if he [D] sees that [G] Gabri[A]ella [D] girl Tell her [Bm] I'll look her [A] up next [D] time Say I'll [D] look her [G] up next [A] time Because the [D] road to [G] Ensen[A]ada [D] [D] Is plenty [A] wide and [D] fast [D] And this [G] time through [A] Tiju[D]ana Well [Bm] it won't [A] be my [D] last [D] It won't [G] be my [A] last Chorus You [G] ain't no [A] friend to [D] me