From: rickl1@ix.netcom.com Tish Hinojosa By The Rio Grande written by Tish Hinojosa Tish Hinojosa vocals/acoustic guitar Keith Carper bass/background vocals Marvin Denton Dykhuis guitar Paul Pearcy drums Flaco Jiminez accordion A Every river searches for the sea E Every life runs it's own destiny D F#m E F#m Canyons white and wild streches calm and mild E A Cutting through the stones of history A Rio Grande runs south to Mexico E From the highway I have touched its shores D F#m E F#m Reynosa to Sante Fe and back the other way E A I've had my life planned by the Rio Grande D F#m An unbroken chain snow and tears and rain E A Cutting thru my soul and to my veins D F#m Then the waters rise paint the Rocky Mountain skies E One more circle around the world again A One more year rolls down the Rio Grande SOLO A Our forefathers crossed the muddy line A E Pilgrims passing leaving tracks in time D F#m E F#m One more takes a stand by the water by the land E A Shifting like the sand by the Rio Grande D F#m An unbroken chain snow and tears and rain E A Cutting thru my soul and to my veins D F#m Then the waters rise paint the Rocky Mountain skies E One more circle around the world again A One more year rolls down the Rio Grande E One more circle around the world again A One more year rolls down the Rio Grande From Tish Hinojosa "Culture Swing" Manazo Music(ASCAP) Rounder Records 1992