INTRO: G B C - | C E D G see notations at bottom G B C - | C - F# G VERSE 1:

^G In ^Bfront of the ^CAlamo,

in the ^Cfading l^Eight of the T^Dexas ^Gday ^G ^BSan An^Ctonio,

through the ^Cwindshield ^Cof a ^F#Chevro^Glet With the ^Gfront tires ^Bpointed ^Cout of ^Ctown She ^Dsighs and

rolls the ^D#dimwindow

down ^EmCounts to

three and ^Dthrows that wedding ^A/C#band

CHORUS:

^G In ^Bfront of the ^CAlamo,

that's a ^Cpretty good ^Eplace to ^F#make a ^Gstand INSTR. G B C - | C - F# G

VERSE 2:

^G In ^Bfront of the ^CAlamo,

where the ^Ccameras ^Eclick and the ^Dtourists ^Gstare ^G A ^Blong, long ^Ctime ago

, she ^Cmet the ^Cman in ^F#question ^Gthere She ^Gwanted ^Btrust, she ^Cwanted ^Ctruth, the ^Dtwo things

he found ^D#dimhard to

do, So ^Emforeve

r was ^Dshorter than she ^A/C#planne

d ^A

CHORUS SOLO (OVER CHORUS) BRIDGE:

^C She ^Cdidn't c^Come for i^Cnspi^Crati

on, ^C

or to ^Gbreathe the ^Gmighty ^F#dust of ^F#heroes ^Emlost

, ^Em

she just ^A7felt the

time was ^A7right,

at this ^A7random

traffic ^A7light,

to say ^Am'Enough

is e^Amnough'

and move ^Don

VERSE 3: (same) In front of the Alamo, in the fading light of the Texas day San Antonio, through the windshield of a Chevrolet Maybe something in the air, makes the timid braver there To cross the line that they've drawn in the sand MODIFIED CHORUS OUT:

^G In ^Bfront of the ^CAlam

o, ^Dthey held ^D#dimon, ^Emshe lets ^Cgo G B C - [C - 2 extra beat line] In front of the Alamo, that's a ^Cpretty good ^Eplace to ^F#make a ^Gstand

INSTR. G B C - | C - F# G (hold) END NOTES/NOTATIONS "-" means hold chord/no strum Chords and dashes appear ON the beats

Hal Ketchum - In Front Of The Alamo