Letter to Laredo Lyrics

Written and performed by Joe Ely,
appearing on his album, Letter to Laredo
Intro: HOT spanish flamenco guitar
Verse 1:
As I was riding across the Mississippi
I stopped there and I cried.
No use for a man to keep a mighty river
All damned up inside.
Verse 2:
I jumped bail from the Sweetwater County
Now I'm on the run
On my head's, a 5 number bounty
For a crime, I never done.
Chorus:
Take this Letter to Laredo
To the one I love
Tell her to stay low,
'neath the clouds above
Her love's my only alibi
It's for her love I lied
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Verse 3:
Why did Frankie have to pull that trigger
Why did you have to hide
Sherriff thinks I was standin' with her
It's for her love I lied
Love will make a free man a prisoner
Make an honest man lie
Love can be tough love can be tender
It's my only alibi
Break: same chords as verse
Chorus:
Take this Letter to Laredo
To the one I love
Tell her to stay low,
'neath the clouds above
Her love's my only alibi
It's for her love I lied
Yeah, yeeaaahhh
Repeat Bm and F# and fade out