Chords for El Lute
Tempo:
104.3 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Bb] [Db] This is the story of El Luta, [Ab] a man who was born to be hunted like a wild animal [Eb] because
But he refused to accept his fate [Ab] and today his honor has been restored.
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He was only 19 and was sentenced to die for something that somebody else did and blamed
[Fm] [Bbm] Then they changed it to life and so he could escape.
But he refused to accept his fate [Ab] and today his honor has been restored.
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He was only 19 and was sentenced to die for something that somebody else did and blamed
[Fm] [Bbm] Then they changed it to life and so he could escape.
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_ _ [Bb] _ _ [Db] This is the story of El Luta, _ _ [Ab] a man who was born to be hunted like a wild animal [Eb] because
he was poor.
But he refused to accept his fate [Ab] and today his honor has been restored. _ _ _
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_ He was only 19 and was sentenced to die for something that somebody else did and blamed
on [Db] El Luta. _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ [Bbm] Then they changed it to life and so he could escape.
From then on they [Eb] chased him and searched for him day and [Ab] night all over Spain.
_ _ _ But [Eb] the search was in vain _ _ [Ab] for El Luta.
_ _ _ He had only [Db] seen the dark side of life, the man they [Ab] called El Luta.
_ _ And he wants [Eb] _
like you and like me, be in a country [Ab] where all would be free.
_ So he taught himself [Db] to read and to write.
It didn't help [Ab] El Luta.
_ _ He was one who had [Eb] dared to escape.
[Eb] Overnight they had [Db] to find _ [Ab] El Luta. _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ Soon the flame of his name spread like wildfire [Eb] all over the land.
_ _ _ _ _ [Dbm] With a price on his head, people still gave him bread. _
And they gave him a hand, _ _ [Abm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] for they knew he was right.
_ _ _ [Ab] And his fight was their fight.
_ _ No one gave you a chance in the Spain of those days.
On the walls of every place they had put up the face of [Db] El Luta.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] And he robbed where he could, just like once Robin Hood.
They finally [Eb] caught him and that seemed the end.
But [Ab] they caught him in vain.
_ Cause [Eb] of change came for Spain _ _ [Ab] and El Luta.
_ _ He had only [Db] seen the dark side _ _ _ _ [Ab] of life, El Luta.
_ _ And he wanted [Eb] a home like you and like me.
Be in a country [Ab] where all would be free.
And then freedom [Db] really came to his land.
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he was poor.
But he refused to accept his fate [Ab] and today his honor has been restored. _ _ _
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_ He was only 19 and was sentenced to die for something that somebody else did and blamed
on [Db] El Luta. _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ [Bbm] Then they changed it to life and so he could escape.
From then on they [Eb] chased him and searched for him day and [Ab] night all over Spain.
_ _ _ But [Eb] the search was in vain _ _ [Ab] for El Luta.
_ _ _ He had only [Db] seen the dark side of life, the man they [Ab] called El Luta.
_ _ And he wants [Eb] _
like you and like me, be in a country [Ab] where all would be free.
_ So he taught himself [Db] to read and to write.
It didn't help [Ab] El Luta.
_ _ He was one who had [Eb] dared to escape.
[Eb] Overnight they had [Db] to find _ [Ab] El Luta. _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ Soon the flame of his name spread like wildfire [Eb] all over the land.
_ _ _ _ _ [Dbm] With a price on his head, people still gave him bread. _
And they gave him a hand, _ _ [Abm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] for they knew he was right.
_ _ _ [Ab] And his fight was their fight.
_ _ No one gave you a chance in the Spain of those days.
On the walls of every place they had put up the face of [Db] El Luta.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] And he robbed where he could, just like once Robin Hood.
They finally [Eb] caught him and that seemed the end.
But [Ab] they caught him in vain.
_ Cause [Eb] of change came for Spain _ _ [Ab] and El Luta.
_ _ He had only [Db] seen the dark side _ _ _ _ [Ab] of life, El Luta.
_ _ And he wanted [Eb] a home like you and like me.
Be in a country [Ab] where all would be free.
And then freedom [Db] really came to his land.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _