Bordertown

Am F A G Am F G Am F G Am F G In the quiet hours before the dawn Am F G Buttons up his uniform Am F G Takes out his badge and pins it on Am G For thirty years he's enforced the law F G And he drives out on the Rio Grande C F Across the dry and sunburned land Dm C G And on this side he takes his stand again C F C They won't get through this bordertown C F C He turns 'em back, he stands his ground F C G But still they come, because they know Am C Am Somewhere the streets are paved with gold C G Somewhere beyond the sound of this bordertown Am F G Am F G Am F G It's not his place to say what's fair Am G He's done his duty all these years AM G In his mind the law's the law Am F G But then at dusk she wades across F G And he sees the hope thats in her eyes C F Child with dreams of a brand new life Dm C G It's not his job to say what's right or wrong C F C They won't get through this bordertown C F C He turns 'em back, he stands his ground F C G But still they come, because they know Am C Am Somewhere the streets are paved with gold C G Am Somewhere beyond the sound of this bordertown Am G As night falls over Mexico F C He waits there as she comes ashore Am G Finished, there's a moment of her face F C Em G He turns his back and he walks away Am F G 4x