Chords with lyrics
Key: 
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♫ Intro:
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♫ Verse 1:
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150 miles from Mexico to LA
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Doesn't seem that far but still a world away
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Went up to see her husband Tony
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who left some years ago
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He wrote to say come be with me
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I miss and love you so
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And I promise that I'll care for you
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Wrote Tony to his wife
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Now and for the rest of my life
♫ Instrumental:
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♫ Verse 2:
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Tony washes dishes. Maria she sweeps floors
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The dreams that they once had
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well they don't have them anymore
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Instead she stares up at the ceiling
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while most are fast asleep
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She thinks about her babies and prays
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the Lord their souls to keep
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We promised that we'd care for them
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Said Tony to his wife
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Now and for the rest of our lives
♫ Instrumental:
|G+G D MajorD |D MajorD |D MajorD |D MajorD |
|D MajorD |D MajorD |D MajorD |D MajorD |
|D MajorD G+G |D MajorD
♫ Verse 3:
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One time late at night while looking at the sky
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They saw a shooting star burning silver and so bright
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Said could this here be a sign
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that it's time to go back home
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'Cause even with you near me I still feel so all alone
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We promised that we'd care
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for one another said his wife
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Now and for the rest of our lives
♫ Outro:
D MajorD G+G |G+G G+G |G+G A augmentedA |D MajorD
