In Front Of The Alamo chords by Hal Ketchum

Chords with lyrics

Difficulty: Novice

INTRO:
G+G BB C majorC - | C majorC E MajorE D MajorD G+G   see notations at bottom
G+G BB C majorC - | C majorC - F#F# G+G

VERSE 1:
G+G  BB      C majorC   -    C majorC    E MajorE      D MajorD  G+G
 In front of the Alamo, in the fading light of the Texas day
G+G  BB   C majorC   -      C majorC     C majorC  F#F#  G+G
  San Antonio, through the windshield of a Chevrolet
     G+G      BB    C majorC   C majorC
With the front tires pointed out of town
  D MajorD     -     D#dimD#dim -
She sighs and rolls the window down
E minorEm    -     D MajorD          A/C#A/C# - A augmentedA -
Counts to three and throws that wedding band

CHORUS:
G+G  BB      C majorC   -     C majorC      E MajorE    F#F#   G+G
 In front of the Alamo, that's a pretty good place to make a stand
INSTR. G+G BB C majorC - | C majorC - F#F# G+G

VERSE 2:
G+G  BB      C majorC   -     C majorC    E MajorE       D MajorD    G+G
 In front of the Alamo, where the cameras click and the tourists stare
G+G BB     C majorC    -   C majorC    C majorC   F#F#    G+G
 A augmentedA long, long time ago, she met the man in question there
  G+G   BB     C majorC   C majorC     D MajorD     -     D#dimD#dim -
She wanted trust, she wanted truth, the two things he found hard to do,
  E minorEm  -   D MajorD        A/C#A/C# -  A augmentedA -
So forever was shorter than she planned

CHORUS
SOLO (OVER CHORUS)

BRIDGE:
C majorC  C majorC    C majorC    C majorC  C majorC  -  C majorC -
 She didn't come for inspiration,  or to
G+G      G+G   F#F#   F#F#   E minorEm -  E minorEm -
breathe the mighty dust of heroes lost,    she just
A7A7    -    A7A7   -
felt the time was right, at this
A7A7   -    A7A7   -
random traffic light, to say
A minorAm   -  A minorAm   -    D MajorD - D MajorD -
'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+G  BB      C majorC  - D MajorD     D#dimD#dim E minorEm    C majorC
 In front of the Alamo, they held on,  she lets go
G+G  BB      C majorC  - [C majorC  -     2 extra beat line]
 In front of the Alamo,    that's a
C majorC      E MajorE    F#F#   G+G
pretty good place to make a stand

INSTR. G+G BB C majorC - | C majorC - F#F# G+G (hold)
END

NOTES/NOTATIONS
"-" means hold chord/no strum