Tuning: E A D G B E

^CA hundred dollars over the border A thousand miles out of my ^G7mind

Oh what was I thinking

Thinking I could drink all that Mexican ^Cwine

And who in the world is this woman

I've never seen her ^Fbefore But I've got a feeling ^Cthat she's got a husband

^G7Someone just kicked down the ^Cdoor

Better run for the ^G7border He's never gonna under^Cstand

Better find a ^Fplace to hide On the ^G7other side of the Rio ^CGrande

Jose he's tall dark and handsome

She said as she reached for her ^G7cloths

But he's mean as a snake

When his woman you take right from under his ^Cnose

I said this is a great time to tell me

She said I thought he was in ^Fjail Well I'm Jose's wife ^CJose's got a knife

^G7And Jose is hot on your ^Ctrail

Better run for the ^G7border Jose he is a dangerous ^Cman

Better find a ^Fplace to hide On the ^G7other side of the Rio ^CGrande

So I ran through the streets of Laredo

Naked as the day I was ^G7born

People were staring and clapping

And laughing and honking their ^Chorns

As I passed a church on the corner

I thought about stopping to ^Fpray Then a voice from the blue ^Csaid I'll watch over you

^G7But we'd better stay ahead of ^CJose

Better run for the ^G7border Jose he is a dangerous ^Cman

Better find a ^Fplace to hide On the ^G7other side of the Rio ^CGrande

Better run for the ^G7border Jose will never under^Cstand

Better find a ^Fplace to hide On the ^G7other side of the Rio ^CGrande

Johnny Rodriguez - Run for the border