Just Across The Rio Grande Song Lyrics and Chords

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Just Across The Rio Grande Song Lyrics and Chords by Reba McEntire

 

Just Across The Rio Grande
Recorded by Reba McEntire
Written by Don Cook and Chick Rains
C 
The lights of Laredo  
Em 
dance on the  
C 
water
 
And  
F 
shine in a young man's  
C 
eyes
 
Who stands on the border and  
Em 
dreams of  
C 
para
F 
dise
G7 
 
He's  
C 
heard crazy stories of how people live
F 
Over in the promised  
D7 
land
 
He  
C 
heard they eat three  
Am 
meals a day
F 
Just across the  
G7 
Rio 
 
 
C 
Grande
 
He's got a wife named Maria  
Em 
and a baby named  
C 
Rose
 
And  
F 
another one to feed on the  
C 
way
 
Two willing hands  
Em 
that couldn't  
C 
find work  
F 
today
G7 
 
He  
C 
stares at the river and  
Em 
curses the future
F 
That he can't under
D7 
stand
 
He  
C 
knows the child would  
Am 
have a chance
F 
Just across the  
G7 
Rio 
 
 
C 
Grande
 
It's on
G7 
ly a  
C 
river 
 
that'
F 
s not so deep an
C 
 
wi
G7 
de
 
A  
C 
boy can throw a  
Am 
stone across and  
Dm 
reach the other  
G7 
side
 
It's  
C 
just some  
G7 
muddy 
 
 
C 
water 
 
 
F 
cuttin' through the  
D7 
land
 
But a  
C 
man can make a  
Am 
dream come true
F 
Just across the  
G7 
Rio 
 
 
C 
Grande
 
The lights of Laredo  
Em 
dance on the  
C 
water
 
And  
F 
shine in a young man's  
C 
eyes
 
Who stand on the border  
Em 
and dreams of  
C 
para
F 
dise
G7 
 
He's  
C 
heard crazy stories of how  
Am 
good life is
F 
Over in the promised  
D7 
land
 
And some
C 
times it seems like  
Am 
God must live
F 
Just across the  
G7 
Rio 
 
 
C 
Grande
repeat #3
 
Sometimes it seems like  
Am 
God must live
F 
Just across the  
G7 
Rio 
 
 
C 
Grande

 

FAQ

 

Who sang the the song Just Across The Rio Grande?
- The song Just Across The Rio Grande was sang by Reba McEntire.

 

Who is Reba McEntire?
- Reba Nell McEntire (born March 28, 1955), also known simply by her first name, Reba, is an American country singer, songwriter, and actress. She began her career in the music industry as a high school student singing in the Kiowa High School band, on local radio shows with her siblings, and at rodeos. While a sophomore in college at Southeastern Oklahoma State University, she performed the National Anthem at the National Finals Rodeo in Oklahoma City and caught the attention of country artist Red Steagall who brought her to Nashville, Tennessee. She signed a contract with Mercury Records a year later in 1975. She released her first solo album in 1977 and released five additional studio albums under the label until 1983.
Signing with MCA Nashville Records, McEntire took creative control over her second MCA album, My Kind of Country (1984), which had a more traditional country sound and produced two number one singles: "How Blue" and "Somebody Should Leave". The album brought her breakthrough success, bringing her a series of successful albums and number one singles in the 1980s and 1990s. McEntire has since released 33 studio albums, acquired 24 number one singles, 16 number one albums, and 28 albums have been certified gold, platinum or multi-platinum in sales by the Recording Industry Association of America. She often is referred to as "The Queen of Country," and she has sold more than 75 million records worldwide.In the early 1990s, McEntire branched into film starting with 1990's Tremors. She has since starred in the Broadway revival of Annie Get Your Gun (2001) and in her television sitcom Reba (2001-07), for which she was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series-Musical or Comedy. As of February 2020, Reba has returned to Universal Music Group.

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