C                       F                       C  
In a little café just the other side of the border,  
                  C              (Am)         F                                       C       C7  
She was a-sitting there giving me looks  that made my mouth water,              
         F  
So I started walking her way.  
           F  
She belonged to bad man José,  
           C               G                   G7                            C    F   G7  
 I knew, yes I knew I should leave, then I heard her say-ay-ay,   


[Refrão]
    G7                 C  
"Come a little bit closer.   
                             F                           G            
You my kind of man, so big and so strong.  
             G7       C  
Come a little bit closer.  
            F                 G7            C         F   G7  
I'm all alone and the night is so long."  

                 C                               F                        C  
When we started to dance, in my arms she felt so inviting                          
                 C         (Am)               F                         C     C7  
That I just couldn't resist a-just a-one little kiss so exciting.                   
             F  
Then I heard the guitar player say,   
      F  
"Vamos!  José's on his way!"   
           C               G                   G7                                 C    F   G7  
 And I knew, yes I knew I should leave, but then I heard her say-ay-ay,  
   
(Chorus)  

{Instrumental break with shouts}  

                          C                      F                          C  
Then the music stopped. When I looked the café was empty.                   
          C             (Am)                   F                                C     C7  
Then I heard José say, "Man, you know you're in trouble plenty!"  
              F  
So I dropped my drink from my hand,   
  F  
out through the window I ran,  
          C        G                  G7                       C     F    G7  
And as I rode away I could hear her say to José-yay-yay  
   
(Chorus)  

Tag:  (Tune: Refrain of La Bamba)  

C              F           G  
La-la la-la la-la la-la la-la  
C             F            C  
La-la la-la la-la la-la la-la  
C     F         C  
Ho ho la-la  
C    F   C  
La la la-la