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El Paso

             D       Em       A7           D
Intro: 3/4 |   | % |    | % |    | % | % |   | % | % | % |

   D                      Em
1. Out in the West Tex-as town of El Pa-so
   A7                              D
   I fell in love with a Me-xi-can girl | % | % | % |
   D                           Em
   Night-time would find me in Ros-e's Can-ti-na,
   A7                                    D
   Mu-sic would play and Fel-ee-na would whirl. | % | % | % |
 
   D                            Em
2. Black-er than night were the eyes of Fel-ee-na,
   A7                                 D
   Wick-ed and ev-il while cast-ing a spell | % | % | % |
   D                         Em
   My love was deep for this Mex-i-can maid-en,
   A7                                 D           D7
   I was in love, but in vain I could tell. | % |    | % |
 
        G                      C            G
Bridge: One night a wild young cow-boy came in,
        G                       D       D7
        Wild as the West Tex-as wi - i- ind. | % | % | % |
        D7
        Dashing and daring, a drink he was sharing,
             D7                              G
        With wicked Feleena, the girl that I love.
              A    A7
        So in an - ger...
 
     D                             Em
3. I chal-lenged his right for the love of this maid-en;
   A7                                     D
   Down went his hand for the gun that he wore. | % | % | % |
      D                            Em
   My chal-lenge was ans-wered, in less than a heart-beat
       A7                                        D
   The hand-some young strang-er lay dead on the floor. | % | % | % |
 
        G                            C         G
Bridge: Out through the back door of Ros-e's I ran,
        G                         D        D7
        Out where the horses were ti - i - ed. | % | % | % |
        D7
        I caught a good one; it looked like it could run,
        D7                            G
        Up on its back and away I did ride.
                A    A7
        Just as fast as I
 
   D                          Em
4. Could from the West Tex-as town of El Pa-so,
   A7                                D
   Out to the bad-lands of New Mex-i-co. | % | % | % |
   D                   Em
   Back in El Pa-so my life would be worth-less;
   A7                                       D
   Ev'-ry-thing's gone in life, noth-ing is left. | % | % | % |
 
      D                            Em
   5. It's been so long since I've seen the young maid-en,
      A7                                   D           D7
      My love is strong-er than my fear of death.| % |    | % |
 
        G                  C         G
Bridge: I saddled up and a-way I did go,
        G                     D        D7
        Rid-ing a-lone in the da - a - ark. | % | % | % |
        D7
        May-be to-mor-row a bul-let may find me,
           D7                                          G
        To-night noth-ing's worse than this pain in my heart.
               A    A7
        And at last here
 
     D                    Em
6. I am on the hill ov-er-look-ing El Pa-so,
   A7                             D
   I can see Ros-e's Cant-i-na be-low. | % | % | % |
   D                        Em
   My love is strong and it push-es me on-ward,
   A7                               D
   Down off the hill to Fel-ee-na I go. | % | % | % |
 
   D                     Em
7. Off to my right I see five mount-ed cow-boys,
   A7                               D
   Off to my left ride a do-zen and more. | % | % | % |
   D                          Em
   Shout-ing and shoot-ing; I can't let them catch me,
   A7                                D          D7
   I have to make it to Ros-e's back door.| % |    | % |
 
        G                          C           G
Bridge: Some-thing is dread-ful-ly wrong for I feel
          G                        D        D7
        A deep burn-ing pain in my si - i - ide. | % | % | % |
         D7
        Though I am try-ing to stay in the sad-dle.
        D7                               G
        I'm get-ting wea-ry, un-ab-le to ride.
               A    A7
        But my love for
 
       D                     Em
8. Fel-ee-na is strong and I rise where I've fal-len;
   A7                                  D
   Though I am wea-ry, I can't stop to rest. | % | % | % |
   D                       Em
   I see the white puff of smoke from the rif-le,
   A7                               D
   I feel the bul-let go deep in my chest. | % | % | % |
 
   D                         Em
9. From out of no-where, Fel-ee-na has found me,
   A7                                    D
   Kis-sing my cheek as she kneels by my side. | % | % | % |
   D                       Em
   Crad-led by two lov-ing arms that I'll die for,
   A7                                Em       D
   One lit-tle kiss and Fel-ee-na... good  -  bye.

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