E                   D 
Skirtin' 'round the edge of town 
A 
To Keep from being seen 
E           D       
There's men lookin' for me 
A                
They won't let it be 
E                D 
I Won't run from any man 
A          E                D 
But I've got a long way to go 
              E 
I need to see maria 
D         E            A 
Before I leave mexico 
 
Chorus: 
E              D 
Before I leave mexico 
A 
I have ot make amends 
E            D 
I don't care how many men  
A 
Her daddy sends 
E                     D 
They say I k*lled her brothers 
A                      D 
An Argument I cannot win 
              E 
I need to see Maria 
D         E           A 
Before I see Texas again 
 
E              D  
Stayin' in the shadows 
A 
Cast by the moonlight 
E                D    
If I can make it to her arms 
A 
I know I can make it right 
E                   D 
I need to prove my innocence 
     A                 D 
I've heard that she knows  
                  E 
I need to talk to Maria 
D        E            A 
Before I leave Mexico 
 
 Chorus  
 
E                  D 
I step out of the shadows 
A 
Three feet from her back door 
E                       D 
Feel the bullet pierce deep in my chest 
A 
I know it's hell for sure 
E                 D 
CHoking on my last breath 
A                   D 
I whisper soft and low 
                                 E 
Tell Maria I didn't k*ll her brothers 
D          E             A 
Before I leave this world 
 
 Chorus  
 
D               E 
I didn't see Maria 
D            E            A 
And I'll never see Texas again