Standard Tuning Chords A G D A (x2) -- Verse 1 -- A G D A Mama never understood what it's like for a losin man A G D A when her number one son goes bad playing cards with the devils hand A G D A Boy Daddy got real sick so quick four walls never understand A G D A I was the one who got good with the gun took the money from the rich mans land -- Chorus -- A G D A Gimme some water cuz I shot a man on the mexican border A G D cool cool water A A gimme some water A A I need a little water -- Verse 2 -- A G D A Jimmy grew up so fast then he met me at the pass one day A G D A Said you a wanted man take your brothers hand I'll be running with you anyway A G D A so we rode late into the night lightin fires on the desert sand A G D A till one day the posse caught us cause the sherrif always gets his man -- Chorus -- A G D A Gimme some water cuz I killed man on the mexican border A ( beat only) cool cool water I need a little water -- Turnaround -- D G D A Oh geez if I could just get loose my hands D G D C I'd run just as fast as my legs can D G D A but lord I got no room to run D G D A shouldn't have done what I did with that there gun -- Solo -- D G D A (x4) I hate it (3rd round) A G D A Gimme some water cause I killed a man on the mexican border A G D (2 hard then stop) cool cool water -- Verse 3 -- A G D A can't you see that long white rope hanging from the hangmans tree A G D A take a restless horse time my hands of course tell my mother that I'm finally free A G D A let me die like a man no one understands let me pray let a poor man pray A A (muted) smack that horse in the ass with my last dying gasp my brother could hear me say -- Chorus -- A G D A Gimme some water cuz I shot a man on the mexican border A G D A cool cool water gimme some water A G D A Gimme some water cuz I shot a man on the mexican border A G D A cool cool water gimme some water A G D A Gimme some water cuz I shot a man on the mexican border A G D A cool cool water gimme some water A G D A Gimme some water cuz I killed a man on the mexican border A G D A cool sweet water gimme some water A G D A (x2)