Biography:
Dave Alvin (born November 11, 1955, in Downey, California), is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. He has been one of the leading proponents of 'roots' or 'American' music, bringing together elements of rock-and-roll, blues, rural and tejano music.
Alvin and his older brother Phil Alvin grew up loving Americana, country and blues. In 1979 they formed The Blasters with friends Bill Bateman and John Bazz.
Shortly after leaving the Blasters, Alvin joined X as lead guitarist after the departure of Billy Zoom.
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RIO GRANDE
Dave Alvin - C
C Am
I guess she put her blue dress on, and walked out late last night
C Am
Left one silk stocking, dangling from the bedside light
Dm F
I sobered up and called her name, just before the dawn
Dm F
I saw her footprints in the sand, and knew that she had gone
C Dm F
Down the Rio Grande
I pulled out of Albuquerque, prayin’ I wasn’t late
I got a couple cups of coffee, at some joint off the interstate
Passin’ through Las Cruces, I swear I saw her car
She always said she’d go someday, but never said how far
Down the Rio Grande
Chorus
Dm G C Am
Maybe she’s in Brownsville, she’s got some family there
Dm G C Am
She was always talkin’ ‘bout, the salty Gulf Coast air
Dm F C Dm F
Where the river ends, down the Rio Grande
I saw an old grey heron, flyin’ south against the wind
Storm clouds over Juarez, rollin’ east to the Big Bend
I drove down Highway Ninety, through a dusty desert wind
I didn’t know where it would lead me, or if I’d find her again
Down the Rio Grande
I lit my last cigarette, as the sky began to clear
Black mountains up ahead, a red sundown in my mirror
Lost all the border, ‘tween the future and the past
One fading slowly, and the other comin’ fast
Down the Rio Grande
Repeat Chorus
I bought a bottle in Del Rio, and I parked on the side of the road
I stayed up all night, starin’ at the lights of Mexico
And I walked down to border bridge, at the break of day
And I threw that empty bottle off, and I watched it float away
Down the Rio Grande
Repeat Chorus…Where the river ends
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Dave Alvin - C
C Am
I guess she put her blue dress on, and walked out late last night
C Am
Left one silk stocking, dangling from the bedside light
Dm F
I sobered up and called her name, just before the dawn
Dm F
I saw her footprints in the sand, and knew that she had gone
C Dm F
Down the Rio Grande
I pulled out of Albuquerque, prayin’ I wasn’t late
I got a couple cups of coffee, at some joint off the interstate
Passin’ through Las Cruces, I swear I saw her car
She always said she’d go someday, but never said how far
Down the Rio Grande
Chorus
Dm G C Am
Maybe she’s in Brownsville, she’s got some family there
Dm G C Am
She was always talkin’ ‘bout, the salty Gulf Coast air
Dm F C Dm F
Where the river ends, down the Rio Grande
I saw an old grey heron, flyin’ south against the wind
Storm clouds over Juarez, rollin’ east to the Big Bend
I drove down Highway Ninety, through a dusty desert wind
I didn’t know where it would lead me, or if I’d find her again
Down the Rio Grande
I lit my last cigarette, as the sky began to clear
Black mountains up ahead, a red sundown in my mirror
Lost all the border, ‘tween the future and the past
One fading slowly, and the other comin’ fast
Down the Rio Grande
Repeat Chorus
I bought a bottle in Del Rio, and I parked on the side of the road
I stayed up all night, starin’ at the lights of Mexico
And I walked down to border bridge, at the break of day
And I threw that empty bottle off, and I watched it float away
Down the Rio Grande
Repeat Chorus…Where the river ends
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