This isn't exactly the way Marty did it, but I've had to face the fact that
I can't do it the way Marty did.
(D) He met her one night in (G) laredo
Just a (D) wild commancharo they (A7) say
They (D) told her that he'd been an (G) outlaw
And (A7) she'd have to send him (D) away
(D) They warned her of toil and (G) hardship
And a (D) life full of heartache and (A7) tears
Then (D) one day he sent her a (G) message
The (A7) one she'd been waiting to (D) hear
(D) Meet me tonight in (G) laredo
Wait (D) till the moons hangin (A7) low
Meet (D) me tonight in (G) laredo
We'll (A7) soon be in old (D) 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;
