South Texas Girl by Lyle Lovett from the album Its Not Big, Its Large tabbed by Zach Parkman contact zachparkman@yahoo.com and/or www.myspace.com/zachparkman INTRO- (acoustic guitar) (Guy Clark)

Saint ^FMother Maria watch o^Cver us please As we ^Gwonder around in this ^Fdangerous ^Cworld Thank ^FMother Maria there's ^Cnothing so sweet As the ^Gundying love of a ^FSouth Texas ^Cgirl

There is a nice little melody here, that repeats a couple of times during the song, in the chorus and verse. It is played by the piano, cello and other "large band" but I will do my best to tab it out for one guitar. Give me some time!!!! VERSE- (piano, guitars, cello) (Lyle Lovett) C2^C F Three in the front seat they sat on each side C2^C G That green-and-white 58 Fairlane it would glide C2^C F Down farm roads past open fields seeming like no big deal C2^C G2 ^G As it was happening I never felt a thing C2^C F But now looking back it seems like it was everything C2^C G2 ^G Singing with mom just so we could hear ourselves sing C2^C F Stealing a drink from the cold can in daddy's lap C2^C G2 ^G Protected by only a small thin brown paper sack

^FAnd the wind blew the echoes of l^Cong-faded voices And ^Gthey'd sing me a song that the ^Fold cowboys ^Csang And ^FI didn't know what the ^Cwords meant or anything ^GI was just singing ^Gbecause I was supposed to

CHORUS- (same as intro)

Sing ^FMother Maria watch ^Cover us please G2^G F C As we wonder around in this dangerous world Thank ^FMother Maria there's no^Cthing so sweet G2^G F C As the undying love of a South Texas girl

VERSE- (same as above) And with the windows wide open it felt hot to us anyway Three bound together on a day just like any day They told me and taught me and showed me and bought me Whatever I wanted from the corner U-tote-M They say the name Corpus Christi means the body of Jesus Pronounce it Refugio (Re-fur-io) city folks they don't know It looks like Palacios (Pu-law-see-os) but sounds like Palacios (Pu-laa-shus) Just listen the next time you're watchin' Sid Lasher And the wind blew the echoes of long-faded voices And they would sing me a song that the old cowboys sang And I didn't know what the words meant or anything I was just singing CHORUS- (same as above) Saint Mother Maria watch over us please As we wonder around in this dangerous world Thank Mother Maria there's nothing so sweet As the undying love of a South Texas girl

And ^FI didn't know what the ^C2words meant or ^Canything ^GI was just singing

VERSE- (same as above) And these days with car seats and open container laws Social correctness leaves no room for Santa Claus Sitting right next to me she looks like that used to be Song that they sang for me And with the windows wide open it feels hot to us anyway Two bound together on a day just like any day The wind blows the echoes of long-faded voices And they sing us a song that the old cowboys sang And now that I know what the words mean and everything I am still singing CHORUS- (same as above) Saint Mother Maria watch over us please As we wonder around in this dangerous world Thank Mother Maria there's nothing so sweet As the undying love of a South Texas girl Saint Mother Maria watch over us please As we stumble around in this dangerous world Thank Mother Maria there's nothing so sweet As the undying love of a South Texas girl As the undying love of a South Texas girl (Music ends) (Guy Clark) Saint Mother Maria watch over us please As we wonder around in this dangerous world Thank Mother Maria there's nothing so sweet As the undying love of a South Texas girl (Everyone) Saint Mother Maria watch over us please As we wonder around in this dangerous world Thank Mother Maria there's nothing so sweet As the undying love of a South Texas girl Enjoy. Lyle and the boys are the best!!! www.myspace.com/zachparkman zachparkman@yahoo.com

Lyle Lovett - South texas girl