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From uunet!decwrl!world!rogers Tue Jul 21 15:59:12 PDT 1992
Article: 915 of alt.guitar.tab
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From: [email protected] (roger j selverstone)
Subject: Chords:El Paso
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Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1992 14:51:45 GMT
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El Paso - Marty Robbins
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C
                     
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G7
                            
C
    
Out in the West Texas town of El Paso I fell in love with a Mexican girl.
C
                          
Dm
Nighttime would find me in Rosa's Cantina,
G7
                                
C
       F|
C
Music would play and Felina would whirl.
C
                           
Dm
Black as the night were the eyes of Felina,
G7
                              
C
      F|
C
Wicked and evil while casting a spell.
C
                           
Dm
My love was strong for this Mexican maiden,
G7
                                 
C
      F|
C
I was in love, but in vain I could tell.
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F
               
Bb
         
C7
One night a wild young cowboy came in, wild as the West Texas wind...
C7
Dashing and daring, a drink he was sharing,
                                    
F
With wicked Felina, the girl that I love.
      
G
    
G7
    
C
                            
Dm
           
G7
So in an - ger I challenged his right for the love of this maiden;
                                       
C
Down went his hand for the gun that he wore.
                           
Dm
My challenge was answered, in less than a heartbeat
G
                                           
C
The handsome young stranger lay dead on the floor.
                    
Dm
Just for a moment I stood there in silence,
G
                                   
C
Shocked by the foul evil deed I had done.
                             
Dm
Many thoughts ran through my mind as I stood there;
G
                                    
C
I had but one chance and that was to run.
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Bb
          
C7
Out through the back door of Rose's I ran, out where the horses were tied...
C7
I picked a good one; he looked like he could run,
                              
F
Up on his back and away I did ride.
        
C
                        
Dm
Just as fast as I could from the West Texas town of El Paso,
G
                                
C
Out thru the badlands of New Mexico.
                   
Dm
Back in El Paso my life would be worthless;
G
                                    
C
Everything's gone in life nothing is left.
C
                                
Dm
 
But it's been so long since I've seen the young maiden,
G
                                   
C
My love is stronger that my fear of death.
F
                
Bb
         
F
          
Bb
           
C7
I saddled up and away I did go, riding alone in the dark...
 
Maybe tomorrow a bullet may find me,
                                             
F
Tonight nothing's worse than this pain in my heart.
C
                                       
Dm
And as last here I am on the hill overlooking El Paso,
G
                        
C
I can see Rose's Cantina below.
                         
Dm
                
G
                             
C
My love is strong and it pushes me onward, down off the hill to Felina I go.
C
                     
Dm
Off to my right I see five mounted cowboys,
G
                              
C
Off to my left ride a dozen or more.
C
                      
Dm
shouting and shooting; I can't let them catch me,
G
                                  
C
I've got to make it to Rose's back door.
F
                       
Bb
          
F
                   
Bb
         
C7
Something is dreadfully wrong for I feel a deep burning pain in my side...
 
It's getting harder to stay in the saddle.
                             
F
I'm getting weary, unable to ride.
C
                                      
Dm
But my love for Felina is strong and I rise where I've fallen;
G
                                  
C
Though I am weary, I can't stop to rest.
C
                       
Dm
I see the white puff of smoke from the rifle,
G
                               
C
I feel the bullet go deep in my chest.
C
                    
Dm
>From out of nowhere, Felina has found me,
G
                       
C
Kissing my cheek as she kneels by my side.
C
                     
Dm
Cradled by two loving arms that I'll die for,
G
                          
C
One little kiss and Felina goodbye.