Chords for Lalo Guerrero: "Elvis Perez" Paris, France 1998

_ _ _ _ You're going to tell them about Elvis Perez?
Oh, si.
The Mexican Elvis? _
[Gm] Elvis.
You remember Elvis?
Of course.
But [F] not Elvis Presley.
This is Elvis [Gb] Perez.
[D] Elvis Perez.
_ Elvis Perez the mariachi from the land of the Huarache.
_ _ [F] Okay?
Vamonos.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [E] _ _ [Ab] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ Elvis Perez the mariachi from the land of the Huarache.
He's the greatest.
He's the king in Mexico.
[Gb] _ _ [B] _ _ _
He's the greatest in the world.
He's the idol of the girls when [Gb] he sings his [E] rock and roll. _
[Gb] _ _ _ [B] He no ere nada mas que un perro.
Perro lloron.
[Abm] _ No ere nada mas que [Bm] un perro.
_ Perro [Abm] lloron. _
A otra [Ab] parte con tu pulga se ve.
Perro corriendo.
_ You eat nothing but hot dogs with mustard all the time.
You eat nothing but hot dogs with mustard all the time.
[Bm] _ _ _
_ _ [Abm] _ _ _ You [Dbm] ain't never had a taco.
You ain't no amigo [B] of mine. _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Once, you used to sing the loves. _
Cucurrucucu, paloma.
Now, they don't do [B] that no more.
_ _ _ Now, when [Gb] he plays the guitarra, he don't sing Guadalajara.
[B] All he sings is rock and [E] roll.
_ If you want to be my gal, come to Heartburn Hotel. _
Bring tortilla chips and [D] avocados [A] as well.
Cause I love guacamole, baby.
I love guacamole.
_ [E] Without [B] guacamole, [E] I would die.
_ [Ab] Yes, amigo, [A] Elvis Perez, he received a million [Gb] letters
from his fans in Mexico.
[B] _ _ _ He's [A] more famous than [E] Pancho Villa.
[A] His records sell like [E] tortillas when he [B] sings this [E] rock and [B] roll.
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Once he used to do the samba, he would sing and dance la bamba.
Now he don't [Gb] sing that no more.
_ [B] _ Now he yells like an Apache.
He don't talk like a mariachi.
[Gb] He's a [E] man far out, right on.
You _ know, I can be found _ sleeping all alone.
[A] If it is siesta time, [E] please don't telephone.
[Db]
Don't be [B] cruel.
_ Don't wake [E] me up until noon.
_ _ [A] I can't stand [B] getting up [A] before my [B] siesta's over.
[E] Cross my heart. _
_ _ Yes, amigo, [C] Elvis [A] Perez, he's making lots of [Gb] letters
since he switched to rock and [B] roll.
_ _ _ He's richer than Liberace.
[E] He won't sing with the mariachi.
Only [B] sings his [E] rock and roll. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] Elvis Perez.
[Dbm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] Hey, uh, _
_ _ [Dbm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Lalo Guerrero. _ _
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_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
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_ _ _ [Bb] 81 years [G] old.
81.
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[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ [Em] _ _
[Eb] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
Thank you.
Merci beaucoup.
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ Lorenzo. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Pablo. _ _ _ _
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