[Verse 1]
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This old Mexican cowboy at the bar
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Looked a hundred years old
C
He had a million dollar smile
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And his withered brown skin shimmered like California gold
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He said, "I'm a little short on cash, but I'm long on life"
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"For a shot of tequila, I'll give you some dang good advice"
[Chorus 1]
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He said, "Don't leave your beer in the hot Texas sun"
F G Am
"Don't argue with a woman while she's holding a gun"
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"Never cheat when it comes to love or dominoes"
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"Vaya con dios" said the old vaquero
[Verse 2]
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Well my heart sank
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The more he drank, the more he poured out his misery
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How he lost her after forty seven years
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And his tears started flowing like the Rio Grand-e
Dm G
He started speaking in Spanish then he kissed his rosary
Dm G
Said "Por siempre mi amor", his one more to her memory
[Chorus 2]
F G C
He said, "Don't live you life like a sad country song"
F G Am
"A fool on a stool is still a stool, right or wrong"
F G C F
"Pride is a bandito breaking hearts as he goes"
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"Vaya con dios" said the old vaquero
[Verse 3]
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I walked over to the corner, turned the old jukebox on
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When I turned back around like a ghost he was gone
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So I paid his tab, called a cab, called it a night
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And came straight home to you
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As we laid there in bed I told you all the things he said
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We laughed, we cried, and I held you the whole night through
Dm G
You know I think of him often, out there all alone
Dm G
Maybe he was an angel, or just an old man from San Anton
[Chorus 1]
F G C
He said, "Don't leave your beer in the hot Texas sun"
F G Am
"Don't argue with a woman while she's holding a gun"
F G C F
"Never cheat when it comes to love or dominoes"
Dm G
"Vaya con dios"
[Chorus 2]
F G C
He said, "Don't live you life like a sad country song"
F G Am
"A fool on a stool is still a stool, right or wrong"
F G C F
"Pride is a bandito breaking hearts as he goes"
Dm G
"Vaya con dios"
Dm G
He said, "Vaya con dios"
[Outro]
C CM9/B Am7
This old Mexican cowboy at the bar
G C CM9/B Am7 G
Looked a hundred years old
C CM9/B
He had a million dollar smile
Am7 G C
And his withered brown skin shimmered like California gold