Caroline Herring - Abuelita

^CI should have ^Emknown ^Fwhy I ^Cloved Driving ^Cadd9through the ^Emcactus fields Or wearing ^Fwhite leather ^Ggloves Ad^Emi^E7ring the ^Amvirgin As she ^Fstands upon the ^Gmoon ^CWaltzing be^Cadd9hind a ^Emsecond line Or harmo^Fnizing the gosp^Gel tunes

^CAbue^Emlita, ^Funderneath the ^Ctrees Of Cos^Cadd9ta ^EmRica and her ^Fdark shored ^Cseas They won't tell me a^Em7bout you They don't ^Fwant me to ^Gsee ^CAbue^Emlita, you're ^Fjust ^Glike ^Cme

I do ^Emnot ^Fhave your ^Cmind N^Cadd9or your ^Embody Nor your ^Fcircumstance in ^Gtime But ^EI feel ^E7something ^Amrising Up ^Fthrough me like a ^Gsong It's ^Cfra^Cadd9gile and ^Emlovely It's ^Fpowerful and ^Gstrong

^CAbue^Emlita, ^Funderneath the ^Ctrees Of Cos^Cadd9ta ^EmRica and her ^Fdark shored ^Cseas They won't tell me a^Em7bout you They don't ^Fwant me to ^Gsee ^CAbue^Emlita, you're ^Fjust ^Glike ^Cme

^GOh, grandmother did you ^Fhave to ^Csay ^GSometimes life, well, it just ^Fturns out that ^Cway ^EmWaiting for a ^Amboy ^EmWaiting for a ^Amtrain ^DWaiting on something to make you^F feel a^Ggain

All of the ^Emgirls ^Flined up the ^Cstairs Dressed like ^Cadd9queens and ^Emprincesses With ^Fjewels in their ^Ghair ^EWrapped ^E7up in the ^Amold furs You ^Fgave to us that ^Gnight ^CWe were the ^Cadd9midnight ^Emfireworks We ^Fblazed in a New Ye^Gar sky

^CAbue^Emlita, ^Funderneath the ^Ctrees Of Cos^Cadd9ta ^EmRica and her ^Fdark shored ^Cseas They won't tell me a^Em7bout you They don't ^Fwant me to ^Gsee ^CAbue^Emlita, you're ^Fjust ^Glike ^Amme__^F_ I'm ^Gjust ^E7like ^Cme ^{Em F C}