G   D/F#   Em   D   C   C/B   Am   D


[Verse 1]
     G
On a winter night in Webb County, Texas
                                    Bm
On the north bank of the mighty Rio Grande
      C
I was watching the jungle fires a-burnin'
           G                          D/F#
Across the border of a not-so-distant land


[Verse 2]
        G
And the echoes of the church bells that were swingin'
                                     Bm
Could be heard from Guadalupe Market Square
            C
There was a girl down there in the south side of the river
        G                                 D/F#
She had feathers tied into her long black hair


[Chorus]
     C
Said if I was I was a white-crowned sparrow
        G                                D/F#
I would float upon the southern skies of blue
        G      D/F#      Em     D  C
But I'm stuck inside the wheels of Laredo
D                             G   D/F#   Em   D   C   C/B   Am   D
Wishing I was rolling back to you


[Verse 3]
      G
I put on my favorite jacket for Jamboozie
                                 Bm
I painted up my eyes and wore my beads
            C
There was a band playing "To God Be the Glory"
           G                             D/F#
There were people dancing all around the streets


[Verse 4]
           G
There were barrels on the sidewalk that were burning
                                      Bm
And a fortune-teller readin' people's hands
      C
And I swear I heard those church bells ringing
           G                          D/F#
Across the border in a not-so-distant land


[Chorus]
     C
Said if I was I was a white-crowned sparrow
        G                                D/F#
I would float upon the southern skies of blue
        G      D/F#      Em     D  C
But I'm stuck inside the wheels of Laredo
D
Wishing I was rolling back to you


[Instrumental]
Em   C   G   D/F#   x2


[Chorus]
     C
Said if I was I was a white-crowned sparrow
        G                                D/F#
I would float upon the southern skies of blue
        G      D/F#      Em     D  C
But I'm stuck inside the wheels of Laredo
D                         Em
Wishing I was rolling back to you
C             D               G    D/F#    Em    D    C    C/B    Am     D    G
Wishing I was rolling back to you