Mallory chords

[INTRO]
[A]Start up[G6] , ‘73[A] , . . . [A]Budweiser route . . . M[G]iami down through the key[A]s
[A]Flagler’s overseas highway was na[G]rrow and rou[A]gh
[A]No weight on the wheels . . . or si[G]de mirrors on the t[A]ruck [G] [A]

[VERSE 1]
[A]She was born . . . in [G]Cuba . . . j[G]ust 90 miles aw[A]ay
[A]Where every day is s[G]ongless . . . and[G] every color gr[A]ay
[A]She heard a place of freedom l[G]ie . . . j[G]ust across the b[A]ay
[A]So she strapped herself to a s[G]teel drum boat . . . [G]drifted a[A]way [G] [A]
[A]She landed at[G6] Bud & Ma[A]ry’s . . . I[G]sla Morada in the K[A]eys
[A]She got a job cleaning [G]fish . . . as they [G]came in from the [A]sea
[A]Fate would play match[G]maker . . . when they cr[G]ossed paths that d[A]ay
[A]He met the Cuban [G]girl . . . p[G]utting cases of beer a[A]way [G] [A]

[VERSE 2]
[A]She knew a [G6]place of b[A]eauty . . . bu[G]t in English couldn’t say to [A]me
[A]But he knew she so[G]ught . . . the[G] square called Mall[A]ory
[A]He said hang up your[G] apron . . . tell Ma[G]ry you’re coming with [A]me
[A]And we’ll watch the sun s[G]et together . . . i[G]n that western k[A]ey
[A]She ran [G6]ahead to the r[A]ail . . . the[G] barrier to the s[A]ea
[A]As the sun tucked itself a[G]way, she fell to her kn[A]ees
[A]She said a prayer to[G] heaven . . . in w[G]ords unknown to [A]me
[A]But I knew two words among t[G]hem . . . J[G]esus and Mall[A]ory [G] [A]

[OUTRO]
[A]For 9 years she r[G6]ode beside[A] me . . . u[G]p and down . . . these k[A]eys
[A]From Marathon to Big[G] Pine . . . they [G]stretched an end to[A] me [G] [A]
[A]The seven mile bridge . . . was [G]wide enough . . . t[G]hat any now can cro[A]ss
[A]So Mallory and I we bought a s[G]hack . . . wher[G]e we pretend . . . we’re . . . lo[A]st