Chords for Kris Kristofferson - Mal Sacate, 1990 (& Jackson Browne, 1993)
Tempo:
83.8 bpm
Chords used:
F
C
D
E
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
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.
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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.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _