Tom Russell - Rose Of San Joaquin Ukulele

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The Rose Of The San Joaquin
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Note:  I've listed the chord on the refrain over "Rose" as a Cm.
       I'm not sure if this is correct but it is played the same as a
       Bm only on the third fret instead of the second.


F  Am  F  Am

    F                       Em        F                           F
Farewell to the lights of Madera, I'm leaving with the wind at my back
F                             Em         F                         F
Tell all of my friends in Dos Palos, I'm gone but I'll be circling back
F                               Am
Now I'm crossing the Chowchilia River
       F                     Am
By the light of a ragged moonbeam
          F        Fm             F     Am
Lord I'll miss the Rose of San Joaquin


Am            F                   Em           F           F
I'll miss the sun on the Sierra Nevadas, adobe moon on the rise
F                          Em              F                     F
Shining down on my love in Madera, shining into her dark Spanish eyes
F                              Am
Oh she taught me those Mexican love songs
F                      Am
"Volver, Volver" in my dreams
      F        Fm          F
And I miss the Rose of San Joaquin
F                   Am
Caught somewhere between
    F            Fm             F     Am
The road and the Rose of San Joaquin


Am     F                      Em             F                      F
Oh her black hair fell on the blanket in the tall grass we with the dew
F                                    Em
Making love through the night by the river
         F                          F
Oh Magdalene how my heart cries for you
F                        Am
Alone on this highway of darkness
F                       Am
You are the light of my dreams
      F        Fm             F
And I miss the Rose of San Joaquin
F                   Am
Caught somewhere between
    F            Fm             F     Am
The road and the Rose of San Joaquin

F  Am  F  Fm  F