Tom: G Intro: (G Em) 2x G Bm C G Farewell to the lights of Madera, I'm leaving with the wind at my back G Bm C G Tell all of my friends in Dos Palos, I'm gone but I'll be circling back G Em Now I'm crossing the Chowchilia River G Em By the light of a ragged moonbeam C Cm G Em Lord I'll miss the Rose of San Joaquin Em G Bm C G I'll miss the sun on the Sierra Nevadas, adobe moon on the rise G Bm C G Shining down on my love in Madera, shining into her dark Spanish eyes G Em Oh she taught me those Mexican love songs G Em "Volver, Volver" in my dreams C Cm G And I miss the Rose of San Joaquin G Em Caught somewhere between C Cm G Em The road and the Rose of San Joaquin Em G Bm C G Oh her black hair fell on the blanket in the tall grass we with the dew G Bm Making love through the night by the river C G Oh Magdalene how my heart cries for you G Em Alone on this highway of darkness G Em You are the light of my dreams C Cm G And I miss the Rose of San Joaquin G Em Caught somewhere between C Cm G Em The road and the Rose of San Joaquin (G Em C Cm G)