Marty Robbins

Meet Me Tonight In Laredo

Marty Robbins


Tom: D

D                        G
She met him one night in Laredo
       D                    A
Just a wild comanchero they say
     D                          G
They told her that he'd been an outlaw
    A                      D
And she'd have to send him away

D                              G
They warned her of toil and of hardships
      D                               A
And a life filled with heartaches and tears
     D                     G
Then one day he sent her a message
    A                         D
The one she'd been waiting to hear


[Chorus]
D                  G
Meet me tonight in Laredo
     D                       A
Wait till the moon's hanging low
     D             G
Meet me tonight in Laredo
      A              D
We'll soon be in old Mexico

D                                     G
That night as they slipped through the darkness
       D                             A
To the trail where their horses were tied
   D                      G
He whispered a prayer for tomorrow
     A                        D
That she would be safe by his side

D                                 G
She smiled as they climbed in the saddle
       D                       A
And as swift as a wild prairie wind
     D                 G
They rode to the Madre Sierra
          A                D
Repeating these words once again


[Chorus]
D                  G
Meet me tonight in Laredo
     D                       A
Wait till the moon's hanging low
     D             G
Meet me tonight in Laredo
      A              D
We'll soon be in old Mexico

D                G
Now in their own hacienda
       D                     A
In the glow of a soft candle light
    D                      G
The hands that once held a sixgun
    A                  D
Are holding their baby tonight

D                          G
She echoes his God will go with us
       D                             A
And at night when the moon's hanging low
    D                    G
She smiles as she fondly remembers
    A                      D
The words he had said long ago


[Chorus]
D                  G
Meet me tonight in Laredo
     D                       A
Wait till the moon's hanging low
     D             G
Meet me tonight in Laredo
      A              D
We'll soon be in old Mexico