South Texas Girl by Lyle Lovett from the album It's Not Big, It's Large tabbed by Zach Parkman contact zachparkman@yahoo.com and/or www.myspace.com/zachparkman ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTRO- (acoustic guitar) Capo 5th fret - Chords written in relation to capo Chords in parenthesis () are actual chord names (Guy Clark) C (F) G (C) Saint Mother Maria watch over us please D (G) C (F) G (C) As we wonder around in this dangerous world C (F) G (C) Thank Mother Maria there's nothing so sweet D (G) C (F) G (C) As the undying love of a South Texas girl O.K. After playing this song as a part of my live performance repertoire for the last years, I think that I have a worked out a fairly accurate version of, in my honets one of Lyle's best songs to date. Of course being a native Texan myself I am a bit biased. 2nd INTRO- Capo 7th fret - Chords written in relation to capo Chords in parenthesis () are actual chord names e ---------------------------0^2-2-2-0--0-------3------------------| B -3---3-3-3----3---3-3-3----3---3-2-3--3-3-----3------------------| G -0---0-0-0----0---0-0-0----2---2-3-2--0-0-----0------------------| D -0^2-2-2-2^0--0---0-0-0----0---0-0-0--2-2^0^2-0------------------| A -3-----3----3-x---2-2-2^0-------------3-3-----x------------------| E --------------3---3-3-------------------------3------------------| VERSE- (piano, guitars, cello) (Lyle Lovett) G (D) Cadd2 (G) Three in the front seat they sat on each side G (D) D2 (A2) D (A) That green-and-white 58 Fairlane it would glide G (D) Cadd2 (G) Down farm roads past open fields seeming like no big deal G (D) D2 (A2) D (A) As it was happening I never felt a thing G (D) Cadd2 (G) But now looking back it seems like it was everything G (D) D2 (A2) D (A) Singing with Mom just so we could hear ourselves sing G (D) Cadd2 (G) Stealing a drink from the cold can in daddy's lap G (D) D2 (A2) D (A) Protected by only a small thin brown paper sack Cadd2 (G) G (D) And the wind blew the echoes of long-faded voices D2 (A2) D (A) Cadd2 (G) G (D) And they'd sing me a song that the old cowboys sang Cadd2 (G) G (D) And I didn't know what the words meant or anything D2 (A2) D (A) I was just singing because I was supposed to CHORUS- (same as intro) Cadd2 (G) G (D) Sing Mother Maria watch over us please D2 (A2) D (A) Cadd2 (G) G (D) As we wonder around in this dangerous world Cadd2 (G) G (D) Thank Mother Maria there's nothing so sweet D2 (A2) D (A) Cadd2 (G) G (D) As the undying love of a South Texas girl VERSE- (same as above) And with the windows wide open it felt hot to us anyway Three bound together on a day just like any day They told me and taught me and showed me and bought me Whatever I wanted from the corner U-tote-M They say the name Corpus Christi means the body of Jesus Pronounce it Refugio (Re-fur-io) city folks they don't know It looks like Palacios (Pu-law-see-os) but sounds like Palacios (Pu-laa-shus) Just listen the next time you're watchin' Sid Lasher And the wind blew the echoes of long-faded voices And they would sing me a song that the old cowboys sang And I didn't know what the words meant or anything I was just singing CHORUS- (same as above) Saint Mother Maria watch over us please As we wonder around in this dangerous world Thank Mother Maria there's nothing so sweet As the undying love of a South Texas girl Cadd2 (G) G (D) And I didn't know what the words meant or anything D2 (A2) I was just singing VERSE- (same as above) And these days with car seats and open container laws Social correctness leaves no room for Santa Claus Sitting right next to me she looks like that used to be Song that they sang for me And with the windows wide open it feels hot to us anyway Two bound together on a day just like any day The wind blows the echoes of long-faded voices And they sing us a song that the old cowboys sang And now that I know what the words mean and everything I am still singing CHORUS- (same as above) Saint Mother Maria watch over us please As we wonder around in this dangerous world Thank Mother Maria there's nothing so sweet As the undying love of a South Texas girl Cadd2 (G) G (D) Saint Mother Maria watch over us please D2 (A2) D (A) Cadd2 (G) G (D) As we stumble around in this dangerous world Cadd2 (G) G (D) Thank Mother Maria there's nothing so sweet D2 (A2) D (A) Cadd2 (G) G (D) As the undying love of a South Texas girl D2 (A2) D (A) Cadd2 (G) G (D) As the undying love of a South Texas girl e--0^2-2-2-2^0--3-3------3-------------------| B--3---3-3-3----3-3------3-------------------| G--2---2-2-2----0-0------0-------------------| D--0---0-0-0----2-2^0^2--0-------------------| A---------------3-3------x-------------------| E------------------------3-------------------| (Music ends) (Guy Clark) Saint Mother Maria watch over us please As we wonder around in this dangerous world Thank Mother Maria there's nothing so sweet As the undying love of a South Texas girl (Everyone) Saint Mother Maria watch over us please As we wonder around in this dangerous world Thank Mother Maria there's nothing so sweet As the undying love of a South Texas girl Enjoy. Lyle and the boys are the best!!! www.myspace.com/zachparkman zachparkman@yahoo.com