El Diablo Chords by Zz Top

Tempo:
103.35 bpm
Chords used:

E

Em

F#m

G

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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El Diablo chords
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[E]
[D] [E]
[G] [E] [Bm] [E]
[G] [E] [Bm] [Em]
Did you ever hear the story that [A] happened not [E] long ago?
About the man with a tan, [G] held the [A] envelope to [E] Mexico.
[A] And this man, clean his hands, and he lived by the [E] look of the drug.
Now and then, and again, [G] found himself on the side of the law.
[B] [Bm]
[A] [E] And his voice, he had made, [G] let him live high [E] on the humble.
Till the day of the [G] rape, were haunting him [E] like a [Am] dog.
He was out on the run, when he [Em] could get by.
Cause the man truly said, we're not there to testify.
Hey, [B] hey, hey.
[E]
[D] [A] [G] [Em]
[F#m]
[Em]
[F#m]
[Em]
[F#m]
[Em]
[E] [F#m]
[Em]
[E] [F#m]
[Am] [G#] [G] [E]
[Bm] [E]
[D] [E] [Em]
[Bm]
[D] [E] He was caught, he was bound, [Em] in La Casa de Calaboos.
He was tried, he was found, and ready for the news.
[Am] But the brain, he would make, [G] it didn't [E] turn out so well.
[Em] And the hombre, called [G] Diablo, said his last farewell.
[B]
[E] [D] [A] [Em]
[F#m]
[Em]
[F#m]
[E]
[F#]
[Em]
[F#m]
[F#] [Em]
[F#]
[Em] [E]
[F#m]
[Em]
[F#m]
[F#] [Em]
[F#m]
He was a man with a tan, he was clean his hands, and he lived by the look of the drug.
And this man, clean his hands, [E] [Em]
[F#m]
[Em] and he lived by the look of the drug.
But the brain, he would make, it didn't turn out so well.
And the man truly said, we're not there to testify.
Key:  
E
2311
Em
121
F#m
123111112
G
2131
A
1231
E
2311
Em
121
F#m
123111112
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To learn Zz Top - El Diablo chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - Bm, E, F#m, Em, E, G, E, F#m, F# and Em in sequence. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 51 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 103 BPM. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: E Minor.

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[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ [E] _ _
[G] _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ [Em] _ _
Did you ever hear the story that [A] happened not [E] long ago?
About the man with a tan, [G] held the [A] envelope to [E] Mexico.
[A] And this man, clean his hands, and he lived by the [E] look of the drug.
Now and then, and again, [G] found himself on the side of the law.
_ [B] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
[A] _ [E] And his voice, he had made, [G] let him live high [E] on the humble.
Till the day of the [G] rape, were haunting him [E] like a [Am] dog.
He was out on the run, when he [Em] could get by.
Cause the man truly said, we're not there to testify.
Hey, [B] hey, hey.
_ [E] _
[D] _ [A] _ [G] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [G#] _ [G] _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ [E] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] [E] He was caught, he was bound, [Em] in La Casa de Calaboos.
He was tried, he was found, and ready for the news.
[Am] But the brain, he would make, [G] it didn't [E] turn out so well.
[Em] And the hombre, called [G] Diablo, said his last farewell.
_ [B] _ _
_ _ [E] _ [D] _ [A] _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ He was a man with a tan, he was clean his hands, and he lived by the look of the drug.
And this man, clean his hands, [E] _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ and he lived by the look of the drug.
But the brain, he would make, it didn't turn out so well.
And the man truly said, we're not there to testify. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was featured on the Tejas album.

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