El Paso Chords by Marty Robbins

[Eb] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _
[D] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
Out in the West Texas [Fm] town of El [Bb] Paso I fell in love with a [Eb] Mexican girl
_ Night _ time would find me [Fm] in Rose's Cantina [Bb] Music would play and Felina [Eb] would whirl _ _ _ _
Blacker than night [Ab] were the eyes of Felina [Bb] Wicked and evil while [Eb] casting a spell _ _ _
My love was deep [Fm] for this Mexican maiden [Bb] I was in love but [Eb] in vain I could tell _ _ _ _
[Ab] One night a wild young cowboy came in Wild as the West Texas [Eb] wind _ _ _ _
_ _ Dancing _ and daring a drink he was sharing With wicked Felina the [Fm] girl that I love
[Ab] So in [Eb] anger I challenged his right [Fm] For the love of this maiden
Down with [Eb] his hand for the gun that he wore
My _ challenge was [Fm] answered in less than a [Bb] heartbeat The handsome young stranger [Eb] lay dead on the floor
_ _ _ [Ab] Out through the back door of Rose's I ran [N] Out where the horses were tied
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I caught a good one it looked like it could run Up on its back and away [Ab] I did ride
[Bb] Just as fast [Eb] as I could from the West [Fm] Texas town of El Paso [Bb] Out through the madlands of New [Eb] Mexico
_ _ Back _ in El [Fm] Paso my life would be worthless [Bb] Everything's gone in life [Eb] nothing is left _ _ _
It's been so long [Fm] since I've seen a young maiden [Eb] My love is stronger than my fear of death
_ _ _ [Ab]
I saddle up and away I did go Riding alone in the dark
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ Maybe _ tomorrow a bullet may find me Tonight nothing's worse than this pain in my [Ab] heart
[Ebm] And at [Bb] last [Eb] here I am on the hill [Fm] over La Pina Paso [Bb] I can see Rose's [Eb] cantina below _
My _ love is strong and [Fm] it pushes me onward [C] Down off the hill to [Eb] Felina I go _
Off to my [Fm] right I see five mounted [Bb] cowboys Off to my left right a [Eb] dozen or more _
_ _ Shouting and shooting [Fm] I can't let them catch [Bb] me I have to make it through [Eb] Rose's back door _
Something _ [Ab] is dreadful you're on for I feel [Bb] A deep burning [Eb] pain in my _ _ _ _ side
_ _ _ Though I am trying to stay in the saddle I'm getting weary [Bbm] unable [Ab] to ride
But [Bb] my love [Eb] for Felina is [Fm] strong and I rise where I fall [Eb] Though I am weary I can't stop to _ rest
_ I see the white [Bb] puff of smoke from the rifle I feel the bullet go [Gm] deep in my _ _ [Eb] _ chest
From out of nowhere [Fm] Felina has [Bb] found me [Fm] Kissing my cheek and she [Eb] kneels by my side
_ _ _ Cradled by [Fm] two loving arms that I'll die for One [Bb] little kiss [Eb] and Felina _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ goodbye