AD
Well, there was this movie I seen one time
BmEA
About a man riding 'cross the desert and it starred Gregory Peck
AD
He was shot down by a hungry kid trying to make a name for himself
BmEA
The townspeople wanted to crush that kid down and string him up by the neck
AD
Well, the marshal, now he beat that kid to a bloody pulp
BmEA
As the dying gunfighter lay in the sun and gasped for his last breath
AD
Turn him loose, let him go, let him say he outdrew me fair and square
BmEA
I want him to feel what it's like to every moment face his death
AD
Well, I keep seeing this stuff and it just comes a-rolling in
BmEA
And you know it blows right through me like a ball and chain
AD
You know I can't believe we've lived so long and are still so far apart
BmEA
The memory of you keeps callin' after me like a rollin' train
AD
I can still see the day that you came to me on the painted desert
BmEA
In your busted down Ford and your platform heels
AD
I could never figure out why you chose that particular place to meet
BmEA
Ah, but you were right, it was perfect as I got in behind the wheel
AD
Well, we drove that car all night into San Anton'
BmEA
And we slept near the Alamo, your skin was so tender and soft
AD
Way down in Mexico you went out to find a doctor and you never came back
BmEA
I would have gone on after you but I didn't feel like letting my head get blown off
AD
Well, we're drivin' this car and the sun is comin' up over the Rockies
BmEA
Now I know she ain't you but she's here and she's got that dark rhythm in her soul
A
But I'm too over the edge and I ain't in the mood anymore to remember
D
the times when I was your only man
BmEA
And she don't want to remind me, she knows this car would go out of control
[Chorus]
AD
Brownsville girl with your Brownsville curls
BmEA
Teeth like pearls shining like the moon above
AD
Brownsville girl, show me all around the world
BmEA
Brownsville girl, you're my honey love
[Verse]
AD
Well, we crossed the panhandle and then we headed towards Amarillo
BmEA
We pulled up where Henry Porter used to live, he owned a wreckin' lot outside of town about a mile
A
Ruby was in the backyard hanging clothes, she had her red hair tied back
D
She saw us come rolling up in a trail of dust
BmEA
She said, Henry ain't here but you can come on in, he'll be back in a little while
A
Then she told us how times were tough and about how she was thinkin' of
A
bummin' a ride back to where she started
BmEA
But she changed the subject every time money came up
AA
She said, welcome to the land of the living dead, you could tell she was so broken-hearted
BmEA
She said, even the swap meets around here are getting pretty corrupt
AD
How far are y'all going, Ruby asked us with a sigh
BmEA
We're going all the way 'til the wheels fall off and burn
AD
'Til the sun peels the paint and the seat covers fade and the water moccasin dies
BmEA
Ruby just smiled and said, ah, you know some babies never learn
AD
Something about that movie though, well I just can't get it out of my head
BmEA
But I can't remember why I was in it or what part I was supposed to play
AD
All I remember about it was Gregory Peck and the way people moved
BmEA
And a lot of them seemed to be lookin' my way
[Chorus]
AD
Brownsville girl with your Brownsville curls
BmEA
Teeth like pearls shining like the moon above
AD
Brownsville girl, show me all around the world
BmEA
Brownsville girl, you're my honey love
[Verse]
AD
Well, they were looking for somebody with a pompadour
BmEA
I was crossin' the street when shots rang out
AD
I didn't know whether to duck or to run, so I ran
BmEA
We got him cornered in the churchyard, I heard somebody shout
AD
Well, you saw my picture in the Corpus Christi Tribune, underneath it, it said, a man with no alibi
BmEA
You went out on a limb to testify for me, you said I was with you
AD
Then when I saw you break down in front of the judge and cry real tears
BmEA
It was the best acting I saw anybody do
A
Now I've always been the kind of person that doesn't like to trespass,
D
but sometimes you just find yourself over the line
BmEA
Oh if there's an original thought out there, I could use it right now
AD
You know, I feel pretty good, but that ain't sayin' much, I could feel a whole lot better
BmEA
If you were just here by my side to show me how
AD
Well, I'm standin' in line in the rain to see a movie starring Gregory Peck
BmEA
Yeah, but you know it's not the one that I had in mind
AD
He's got a new one out now, I don't even know what it's about
BmEA
But I'll see him in anything so I'll stand in line
[Chorus]
AD
Brownsville girl with your Brownsville curls
BmEA
Teeth like pearls shining like the moon above
AD
Brownsville girl, show me all around the world
BmEA
Brownsville girl, you're my honey love
AD
You know, it's funny how things never turn out the way you had 'em planned
BmEA
The only thing we knew for sure about Henry Porter is that his name wasn't Henry Porter
AD
And you know there was somethin' about you baby that I liked that was always too good for this world
BmE
Just like you always said there was something about me you liked
A
that I left behind in the French Quarter
AD
Strange how people who suffer together have stronger connections than people who are most content
BmEA
I don't have any regrets, they can talk about me plenty when I'm gone
A
You always said people don't do what they believe in
D
they just do what's most convenient, then they repent
BmEA
And I always said, hang on to me, baby, and let's hope that the roof stays on
AD
There was a movie I seen one time, I think I sat through it twice
BmEA
I don't remember who I was or where I was bound
AD
All I remember about it was it starred Gregory Peck, he wore a gun and he was shot in the back
BmEA
Seems like a long time ago, long before the stars were torn down
[Chorus]
AD
Brownsville girl with your Brownsville curls
BmEA
Teeth like pearls shining like the moon above
AD
Brownsville girl, show me all around the world
BmEA
Brownsville girl, you're my honey love
AD
Brownsville girl with your Brownsville curls
BmEA
Teeth like pearls shining like the moon above
AD
Brownsville girl, show me all around the world
BmEA
Brownsville girl, you're my honey love
AD
Brownsville girl with your Brownsville curls
BmEA
Teeth like pearls shining like the moon above