the old mission Chords

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[Verse 1]
[Em]She [G]visits the p[Em]lace that
[B]the tour groups must have
She's [G]shocked to find
[Em]somebody there
With a sun- [G]beaten [Em]face,
and a silver[B]- grey head
He knelt [C]on the floor unaware
He said "I'm [G]sorry

[Verse 2]
[Em]madam"
as he lent [B]her his hand
"I know [G]I must [Em]be a strange
sight
But I've been [G]coming [Em]here for
[B]some thirty odd years
Ever since [C]my sweet lady died
But I sure am glad [Em]you listened
[C]Oh, I sure am glad [G]you [D]came
I've been [C]waiting here in this [G]mission[D]
[Em]Ever since that day"

[Verse 3]
Oh, that sum[G]mer we met, only
[Em]fools [B]could forget
Just how [G]perfect a wo[Em]man could b[B]e
By the [Em]time [G]she was [Em]late,
we had both [B]set a date
In a [C]place where she would marry me

[Verse 4]
But a [G]gringo [Em]brought shame
to their [B]proud family name
And [Em]her father forbade it [B]to be
So in [G]less than [Em]a week,
we found her [B]by the creek
And the [C]parents blamed it all on me
[B]But [G]I sure

[Verse 5]
[C]am glad you[B] lis[Em]tened
And I [C]sure am glad you [G]came
[D]I've been [C]waiting here in this [G]mission
[Em]Ever since that day

[Verse 6]
Well, [G]her name was mar[Em]ie
And the day [B]she met me
Was the wor[G]st day [Em]of both of our [B]lives
If it [G]wasn't for [Em]me, I would truly b[B]elieve
My [C]sweetheart could still be alive
[D]She said

[Verse 7]
[G]"Darling be[Em]lieve don't
you re[B]cognize me?
Though you [G]waited here [Am]all o[Em]f this t[B]ime
They had [G]shipped me [Em]away to
my fam[B]ily in Spain
[C]We can get on with our lives
We still have plenty of time

[Verse 8]
'Cause I [C]sure am [D]glad [B]I l[G]istened
Oh, [D]I s[C]ure am g[D]lad I c[G]ame[F#m]
[A]I m[D]ade l[C]ooking for y[D]ou m[Am]y mi[G]ssion
[Am]Ever [D]sin[Em]ce that day
Oh, [D]I sure [C]am

[Verse 9]
glad [D]you [G]listened
Oh, I [C]sure am [D]glad you [G]came[A]
[D]I've been [C]waiting here in this [G]mis[D]sion
[Em]Ever since that day

[Verse 10]
And I [C]sure am glad [D]you [G]listened
[D]Oh, I [C]sure am [D]glad you [G]came
[D]I've been wai[C]ting here in
this [G]mis[D]sion
[Em]Ever since that [C]day[G][C]
[G][D][C][G][D]
[Em]May God bless you, have a good day"
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