Chords for Kris Kristofferson - Mal Sacate, 1990 (& Jackson Browne, 1993)
Tempo:
83.8 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Chris and Lisa had this housekeeper working at their house,
and they [B] were very close with her.
And one day there was a man working at their house, a Mexican man, and he hurt himself.
there to bandage [Eb] his leg, and they had this, they sort of [N] shared this joke.
know, they say, she said something, you know, in Spanish,
Anyway, they exchanged it.
you know, and then he laughed and said,
They were just talking about how gnarly and tough this old man was, you know, you have to,
and they [B] were very close with her.
And one day there was a man working at their house, a Mexican man, and he hurt himself.
there to bandage [Eb] his leg, and they had this, they sort of [N] shared this joke.
know, they say, she said something, you know, in Spanish,
Anyway, they exchanged it.
you know, and then he laughed and said,
They were just talking about how gnarly and tough this old man was, you know, you have to,
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Chris and Lisa had this housekeeper working at their house,
and I think she was a Salvadoran woman, and they _ [B] _ were very close with her.
And one day there was a man working at their house, a Mexican man, and he hurt himself.
And she went out there to bandage [Eb] his leg, and they had this, they sort of [N] shared this joke.
She said something like, you know, _ they say, she said something, you know, in Spanish,
and he laughed.
Anyway, they exchanged it.
Apparently, there's a saying in El Salvador
that the fire doesn't burn a bad weed, you know, and then he laughed and said,
yeah, well, the Mexicans say, in Mexico, we say a bad thing never dies.
They were just talking about how gnarly and tough this old man was, you know, you have to,
you know, [Ab] you have to really, [Bm] you have to go to great lengths to extinguish, you know,
this old weed.
So anyway, Chris wrote a song about it.
It's a [D] great song. _ _ _ _ _
Mr.
Money Man, I know you've had your way, and I know the [E] way you're winning, _ _ _ _ _
and the bloody hand you're holding ain't no bargain at the price you've had [D] to pay. _ _ _ _ _
You have stolen all the land that you could steal, and you've killed so many [E] heroes,
_ _ _ _ _ but the dreams they left behind aren't as easy as a man to [D] blow away.
_ _ _ _ _ And they say, el mal se cate, y el [A] fuego lo quema,
_ _ _ _ y los mexicanos dicen, cosa mala nunca muere, don't [F] you know? _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Mr.
Money Man, I know you've had your way, and I know [C] the way you're winning, _
_ _ _ _ and the bloody hand you're holding ain't no bargain at the price [F] you've had to pay. _
_ _ _ _ You have stolen all the land that you could steal, and you've killed [C] so many heroes, _
_ _ _ _ but the dreams they left behind aren't as easy as a man [F] to blow away. _
_ _ _ _ And they say, el mal se cate, _ y el fuego [C] lo quema,
_ _ _ _ y los _ mexicanos dicen, cosa mala nunca muere, [F] don't you know? _
_ _ _ _ That the fire don't burn a bad weed, boy, and a bad thing [C] never dies. _
_ _ _ _ Like the bad weeds growing wild around the broken, wounded body [F] of El Salvador,
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
they killed so many heroes, _ _ like Zapata, _ _ and [F] Fonseca, _ and Sandino,
_ and Guevara, _ and Allende, _ [C] and Aquino, _ and Steve Biko,
_ but they can never kill the human spirit, _ _ _ [F] not in Nicaragua.
_ _ _ _ And they say, el mal se cate, _ y el fuego [C] lo quema, _
_ _ _ _ y los mexicanos dicen, cosa mala nunca muere, [F] don't you know? _
_ _ _ _ That the fire don't burn a bad weed, boy, and a bad thing [C] never dies. _
_ _ _ _ Like the bad weeds growing wild around the broken, wounded body [F] of El Salvador.
_ _ _ _ _ Ah, _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ Nicaragua.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
and I think she was a Salvadoran woman, and they _ [B] _ were very close with her.
And one day there was a man working at their house, a Mexican man, and he hurt himself.
And she went out there to bandage [Eb] his leg, and they had this, they sort of [N] shared this joke.
She said something like, you know, _ they say, she said something, you know, in Spanish,
and he laughed.
Anyway, they exchanged it.
Apparently, there's a saying in El Salvador
that the fire doesn't burn a bad weed, you know, and then he laughed and said,
yeah, well, the Mexicans say, in Mexico, we say a bad thing never dies.
They were just talking about how gnarly and tough this old man was, you know, you have to,
you know, [Ab] you have to really, [Bm] you have to go to great lengths to extinguish, you know,
this old weed.
So anyway, Chris wrote a song about it.
It's a [D] great song. _ _ _ _ _
Mr.
Money Man, I know you've had your way, and I know the [E] way you're winning, _ _ _ _ _
and the bloody hand you're holding ain't no bargain at the price you've had [D] to pay. _ _ _ _ _
You have stolen all the land that you could steal, and you've killed so many [E] heroes,
_ _ _ _ _ but the dreams they left behind aren't as easy as a man to [D] blow away.
_ _ _ _ _ And they say, el mal se cate, y el [A] fuego lo quema,
_ _ _ _ y los mexicanos dicen, cosa mala nunca muere, don't [F] you know? _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Mr.
Money Man, I know you've had your way, and I know [C] the way you're winning, _
_ _ _ _ and the bloody hand you're holding ain't no bargain at the price [F] you've had to pay. _
_ _ _ _ You have stolen all the land that you could steal, and you've killed [C] so many heroes, _
_ _ _ _ but the dreams they left behind aren't as easy as a man [F] to blow away. _
_ _ _ _ And they say, el mal se cate, _ y el fuego [C] lo quema,
_ _ _ _ y los _ mexicanos dicen, cosa mala nunca muere, [F] don't you know? _
_ _ _ _ That the fire don't burn a bad weed, boy, and a bad thing [C] never dies. _
_ _ _ _ Like the bad weeds growing wild around the broken, wounded body [F] of El Salvador,
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
they killed so many heroes, _ _ like Zapata, _ _ and [F] Fonseca, _ and Sandino,
_ and Guevara, _ and Allende, _ [C] and Aquino, _ and Steve Biko,
_ but they can never kill the human spirit, _ _ _ [F] not in Nicaragua.
_ _ _ _ And they say, el mal se cate, _ y el fuego [C] lo quema, _
_ _ _ _ y los mexicanos dicen, cosa mala nunca muere, [F] don't you know? _
_ _ _ _ That the fire don't burn a bad weed, boy, and a bad thing [C] never dies. _
_ _ _ _ Like the bad weeds growing wild around the broken, wounded body [F] of El Salvador.
_ _ _ _ _ Ah, _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ Nicaragua.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _