| G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G |
[Verse 1]
G G G G
I had to climb the highest tree
G C G G
To taste a fruit that ain't meant for me
G C G G
Every lemon branch on my way back down
C C C
Felt like the day he came to town
[Bridge 1]
D D C C G G G G
Ooh ooh. . . ooh ooh ooh. . . Mmm mmm
[Verse 2]
G G G G
I tried to fight that voice in me
G C G G
She said 'Don't take a drag, let this one be'
G C G G
But then he tipped his hat and said 'Yes mam'
C C C
And now he's gone just like the Marlboro man.
[Bridge 2]
D D C C Em Em
Ooh ooh. . . ooh ooh ooh. . . Yippee Ki Yo Ki Yay,
[Chorus 1]
C D Em Em
He is leather, I am lace
C D Em Em
I pray to God she won't take my place
C D Em Em
They'll be riding off and I'll be damned
C C C G G G G
Like water on the Rio Grande
[Verse 2]
G C G G
So, smokin' girl if you've got him now
G C G G
Someday, some way it ends somehow
C G C G
Well, he could be well worth your broken heart
G C C C
Ooh, but it won't kill you if you don't start
[Bridge 3]
D D C C Em Em
Ooh ooh. . . ooh ooh ooh. . . Yippee Ki Yo Ki Yay,
[Chorus 2]
C D Em Em
He is leather, I am lace
C D Em Em
I pray to God she won't take my place
C D Em Em
They'll be riding off and I'll be damned
Em C C C C
Oh, like water on the Rio Grande
[Bridge 4]
Em Em C C
Woah, ooo oo. . . oo oo oo oooo. . .
Em Em C C C C
Woah, oh, oh. . . ooo, ooo, ooo
[Chorus 3]
C D Em Em
He is leather, I am lace
C D Em Em
I pray to God someday I'll see his face
C D Em Em
He'll be riding up, and I'll be damned
C C C C
Like water on the Rio Grande, like water on the Rio Grande,
C C C C
Like water. . . I'll be damned. . . I’ll be damned. . .
Em Em C C
Oh oh. . . Oooh ooh oooh. . . Oh no, oo oo oo oo
[Instrumental]
| Em | Em | C | C | Em | Em | C | G D |
| Em | Em | C | C |
[Outro]
Em C C C
The day I quit will be day I die. . . The day I quit will be day I die
Em Em C C
The day I quit will be day I die. . . The day I quit will be day I die
