Adios Old Friend
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ADIOS OLD FRIEND
Performed by Sam Palladio
Written by Brett Eldredge and Kim Tribble
F C x2
G F C F C
You were headed for some border town
G F C F C
to find a Spanish rose and settle down
G F
You hitched a ride on a southbound
Am
Mexican wind
F C F C
Adios old friend
G F C F C
I heard you made it far as El Paso
G F C F C
Those Texas rangers would not let it go
G F
They tracked you down on the banks
Am
of the Rio Grande
F C F C
Adios old friend
G F
Do angels sing for outlaws
Am G F
I don't know
G F
But I know outlaws pray
Am G F
And I pray it's so
C F C
Old friend
G F C F C
Outside these bars I hear that mssion bell
G F C F C
That hangman waits to send me straight to hell
G F C F C
For this ain't where I thought our trail would end
F C F C
Adios old friend
G F
Do angels sing for outlaws
Am G F
I don't know
G F
But I know outlaws pray
Am G F
And I pray it's so
C F C
Old friend
C F
Maybe we'll one day ride again
C F
Adios old friend
C F C
Adios old friend
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