Em            D/F#  G
Before  spring turned into  summer
       Em           D/F#  G
After  night turned into  day
           Em      D/F#    G
They were  born on Monday  morning
        Em         D/F#   G
In the  days just  after  May
        Em         D/F#   G
In the  days just  after  May

[Chorus]
        D              G
By the  banks of San Jacinto
          D           G
Play for  me a happy  tune
        Em      D/F#    G
And of  all the days I  loved
         Em        D/F#     G
I loved  best the  12th of  June
         Em        D/F#     G
I loved  best the  12th of  June

[Verse]
       Em     D/F#       G
He was strong across his shoulders
        Em  D/F#    G
She was delicate of skin
          Em     D/F#      G
And their mother lay there ashen
      Em        D/F#   G
As we held them to our breast
       Em       D/F#   G
As we held them to our breast

[Chorus]
        D              G
By the  banks of San Jacinto
          D           G
Play for  me a happy  tune
        Em      D/F#    G
And of  all the days I  loved
         Em        D/F#     G
I loved  best the  12th of  June
         Em        D/F#     G
I loved  best the  12th of  June

[Solo]
D G D G Em G Em D G Em D G
D G D G Em G Em D G Em D G

[Verse]
       D              G
All I  am I'd gladly  give them
       D            G
All I  am they will exceed
     Em      D/F#      G
One  thing I know for  sure
        Em           D/F#      G
Is they improve the  likes of  me
            Em       D/F#   G
They make a  better  man of  me

         Em     D/F#   G
So to my father and my mother
            Em      D/F#   G
And all our fathers gone before
          Em        D/F#  G
There are those who walk above us
    Em       D/F#    G
Who remember that we were
          Em       D/F#    G
They will remember that we were

             Em   D/F#     G
And to these beautiful two children
          Em        D/F#   G
And to my sweet and tender wife
       Em       D/F#     G
I will love you three forever
          Em    D/F#      G
Through I fly beyond this life
          Em    D/F#      G
Through I fly beyond this life

[Chorus]
        D               G
By the  banks of San Jacinto
           D             G
When they  lay me in my  tomb
    Em      D/F#    G
Of  all the days I  loved
         Em        D/F#     G
I loved  best the  12th of  June

[Chorus]
        D              G
By the  banks of San Jacinto
           D             G
When they  lay me in my  tomb
    Em      D/F#    G
Of  all the days I  loved
             Em   D/F#      G
There are so many days I've loved
    Em      D/F#    G
Of  all the days I  loved
         Em        D/F#     G
I loved  best the  12th of  June
         Em        D/F#     G
I loved  best the  12th of  June