Prologue (Santa Fe)

They say (G7)folks is dyin' to (Em7)get here.

(C)Me, I'm (G9)dyin' to get (Am7)away to a (Dm7)little town out (G7sus)west that's spankin' (C)new.

(D)And while (G7)I ain't never (Em7)been there,

(C)I can (G9)see it clear as (Am7)day.

If you (C)want, I bet that (D)you could see it (Bb)too.

(G7)Close your (C)eyes.

Come with (Am)me where it's (G)clean and green and (C)pretty,

and they (E)went and made a (Am)city (C)outa (F)clay.

(C)Why, the (G7)minute that you (Em7)get there,

(Am7)folks'll (G7)walk right up and (Am7)say,

"Welcome (Bbmaj9)home, son, welcome (D9)home to Santa (G7)Fe!"

Plantin' (C)crops, splittin' (Am)rails, swappin' (G)tales around the (C)fire,

'cept for (E)Sunday, when you (Am)lie (C)around all (F)day.

(C)Soon your (G7)friends are more like (Em7)fam'ly,

(C)and they're (G)begging you to (Esus)stay!

(E)Ain't that (Dm9)neat?

Livin's (G7sus)sweet in Santa (D)Fe.

(G7)Santa (C)fe!

You can (Am)bet we won't (F)let them (G)bastids (C)beat us.

We won't (E)beg no one to (Am)treat us (C)fair and (F)square.

(C)There's a (G7)life that's worth the (Am7)livin',

and I'm (G)gonna do my (E7)share:

Work the (Dm9)land, chase the (F)sun!

Swim the (C)whole Rio (G)Grande just for (Am)fun!

(C)Watch me (Fmaj7)stand!

Watch me (F)run.

(D)Don't you (G7)know that we're a (Em7)fam'ly.

(C)Would I (G9)let ya down?

No (Am7)way.

Just hold (Dm7)on, kid, 'til that (G7sus)train makes Santa (C)(D)Fe.