Hal Ketchum – In Front Of The Alamo chords

Chords:
Transpose:
INTRO:
G  B  C - | C  E  D  G      see notations at bottom
G  B  C - | C  -  F# G

VERSE 1:
G B C - C E D G In front of the Alamo, in the fading light of the Texas day
G B C - C C F# G San Antonio, through the windshield of a Chevrolet
G B C CWith the front tires pointed out of town
D - D#dim -She sighs and rolls the window down
Em - D A/C# - A -Counts to three and throws that wedding band
CHORUS:
G B C - C E F# G In front of the Alamo, that's a pretty good place to make a stand
INSTR. G B C - | C - F# G VERSE 2:
G B C - C E D G In front of the Alamo, where the cameras click and the tourists stare
G B C - C C F# G A long, long time ago, she met the man in question there
G B C C D - D#dim -She wanted trust, she wanted truth, the two things he found hard to do,
Em - D A/C# - A -So forever was shorter than she planned
CHORUS SOLO (OVER CHORUS) BRIDGE:
C C C C C - C - She didn't come for inspiration, or to
G G F# F# Em - Em -breathe the mighty dust of heroes lost, she just
A7 - A7 -felt the time was right, at this
A7 - A7 -random traffic light, to say
Am - Am - D - D -'Enough is enough' and move on
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 B C - D D#dim Em C In front of the Alamo, they held on, she lets go
G B C - [C - 2 extra beat line] In front of the Alamo, that's a
C E F# Gpretty good place to make a stand
INSTR. G B C - | C - F# G (hold) END
NOTES/NOTATIONS "-" means hold chord/no strum Chords and dashes appear ON the beats
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