This isn't exactly the way Marty did it, but I've had to face the fact that I can't do it the way Marty did. (D) He met her one night in (G) Laredo Just a (D) wild comanchero they (A7) say. They (D) told her that he'd been an (G) outlaw And (A7) she'd have to send him (D) away. (D) They warned her of toil and (G) hardship And a (D) life full of heartache and (A7) tears. Then (D) one day he sent her a (G) message, The (A7) one she'd been waiting to (D) hear
Chorus: (D) Meet me tonight in (G) Laredo, Wait (D) till the moon's hangin' (A7) low. Meet (D) me tonight in (G) Laredo, We'll (A7) soon be in old (D) Mexico. That night as they slipped through the darkness To the place where the horses were tied, He whispered a prayer for tomorrow That she would be safe by his side. She smiled as they climbed in the saddle, And as swift as the wild prairie wind They rode to Madre Sierra, Repeating these words once again: Chorus