Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Intro:
G+G D MajorD G+G D MajorD
Am7Am7 D7D7 G+G
Wish I was holdin’ someone somewhere else tonight
Am7Am7 D7D7 G+G
About a thousand miles north of here would just about be right
G7G7 C majorC
I left Houston on a southbound train about a year ago
A7A7 Am7Am7 D MajorD
Bound to forget your face down in Mexico
Verse:
Am7Am7 D7D7 G+G
Ah these warm summer nights guitars and soft white lace
Am7Am7 D7D7 G+G
But in every seniorita’s smile I see your face
G7G7 c
I just hope like hell the little rings still on your hand
A7A7
I’m gonna pack it up tonight and if I cant catch a flight,
Am7Am7 D7D7
I’ll swim the Rio Grande
Chorus:
G7G7 C majorC
Headin North of the Border, Back in the U.S.A.
A7A7 Am7Am7 D7D7
To my Texas queen, in faded jeans and love my life away
G7G7 C majorC A7A7
North of the border, back with the one I need
Am7Am7 D7D7 G+G D MajorD G+G D MajorD
And I hope you feel the same way about me
Verse:
Am7Am7 D7D7 G+G
Rolling into Houston and the rain is pourin’ down
Am7Am7 D7D7 G+G
It aint sunny Mexico but lord it’s such a beautiful town
G7G7 C majorC
If there’s a light in the window, I know you’re waitin’ for me
A7A7
And if you’ll open up your arms, just one more time,
Am7Am7 D7D7
that’s where I’ll always be
Chorus:
G7G7 C majorC
Livin’ North of the border, back in the U.S.A.
A7A7 Am7Am7 D7D7
With my Texas queen, in faded jeans and love my life away
G7G7 C majorC A7A7
North of the border, back with the one I need
Am7Am7 D7D7 G7G7
And I hope you feel the same way about me
C majorC A7A7
{north of the border}
Am7Am7 D7D7 G7G7
And I hope you feel the same way about me
C majorC A7A7
{north of the border}
Am7Am7 D7D7 G+G D MajorD
Girl I hope you feel the same way about me