Gringo Chords by Little Feat

Tempo:
128.8 bpm
Chords used:

C

F

Bb

G

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Little Feat Gringo chords
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[C] [Bb] [C]
[Bb] [C] [F] [Bb]
[F] [Dm] [Bb]
[C] [Bb]
[C] [F]
[Gm] [Dm] [C]
[Bb] [C]
[F] [Bb] [F]
[Bb] [C] [Dm] [C]
[Am] Green [G] gold,
[F] Southern California [C] bound.
[Am] Green [G] gold, [F]
take a stop and [Eb] look around.
[Bb] Come and play [C] on the big ground.
[G]
[Am] Public green gold, so [F] go deep beneath the [C]
ground.
[Fm] You are three [Gm] weeks in Mexico.
[Ab]
And you [Bb] think you've seen it [F] all.
[C] [F] [Gm] [Am] [Bb] [C]
[Bb]
[C] [F] [Bb] [F]
[Bb] [C]
[Gm] [C] [F]
Green [G] gold, [F] stars and stripes out [C] in the cold.
[Bb] [C] [F] Green gold, here's a hand you can [Eb] take hold of.
Give [Bb] the world [C] a fine show.
[Am] [C]
[G] That's [F] the sign that America [C] has made its mark.
[Db] They say blood is [Cm] thicker than water.
[C] [Fm]
[Gm] Something tells me we [Ab] really ought to [Bb]
come [F] out of the dark.
[C]
[F] [Gm] [F] [Bb] [C]
Not long [F] saxophone in [Bb] the [C] barrio.
[D] [Dm] The chicas [C] will warm you.
[F] [Gm] They can be [Am] persuasive gringos [Bb] with [C] stars in their [Bb] [C] eyes.
[G] They're weak [F] and like [C] a [G]
booger.
[F] [C] [G] Oh, Esperanto [F]
[C] mean it.
[G] [F] [C] [Am]
Lovers are [Bb] like talking plants.
[Dm] They're [C] everywhere.
[Gm] [C]
[Dm] [C]
[Am] [Bb] [Dm] [C] [F]
[Bb] [Dm] [C] [F]
[Bb] [Dm] [Am] [C]
[F] [C]
[G] [C]
[F] [C]
[Am] [Bb]
[C] [F] [C]
[Bb] [Am] [G]
[A]
[E] [Ebm] [Ab]
[A] [E]
[Ebm] [Ab]
[E] [Ebm]
[Db] [B]
[E] [A] [B] [A]
[E] [Ebm] [Ab]
[Fm] [Bbm] [Ab]
The [Eb] [Ab]
[Eb] [C]
[Bb] [Bb] [C]
[F]
[Bb] [C]
[Dm]
chicas [C] will warm you.
[F] They [Gm] can be [Am] persuasive [Bb] gringos with stars [C] in their eyes.
[F] Green [G] gold, [F]
think of this before [C] you leave.
[F]
Green [G] gold, [F] truth is easy to [Eb] deceive.
[D] If you're ready to [C] receive.
Between the [F] oak and moor like a hill in Greece.
In the [Dm] heart is gold [C] they feed.
[Db]
They say blood [C] is thicker than water.
[Db] They say all suffering [Fm] comes to [Eb] an [Bb] [Db] end.
Common's a poor [C] friend, his amigo.
[F]
[Fm] That candle [Gm] like a sunset slowing [Ab] down.
For [Bb] another look at that [F] border town.
[C] [F] [Gm] [F] [Bb] [C] [Bb] [C] [Bb]
[C] [F]
[Dm] [C] [Gm]
[C] [Bb] [C] [F]
[G] [F]
[Dm] [C] [Gm] [C]
[Bb] [C] [F]
[Bb] [C]
Key:  
C
3211
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
G
2131
Dm
2311
C
3211
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
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To learn Little Feat - Gringo chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: F, Bb, C, F, C, G, C and Bb. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 64 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 129. With an eye on the song's key F Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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[C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Bb] _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _
[F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Dm] _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Am] Green [G] gold, _
[F] _ _ Southern California [C] bound.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] Green [G] gold, _ [F] _
take a stop and [Eb] look around. _ _
_ [Bb] Come and play [C] on the big ground.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G]
[Am] Public green gold, so [F] go deep beneath the [C]
ground. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] You are three [Gm] weeks in Mexico.
[Ab]
And you [Bb] think you've seen it [F] _ all.
_ [C] _ [F] _ [Gm] _ _ [Am] _ [Bb] _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ [C] _ _ [F]
Green [G] gold, _ [F] _ stars and stripes out [C] in the cold. _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ [C] _ [F] _ Green gold, _ _ _ here's a hand you can [Eb] take hold of.
_ Give [Bb] the world [C] a fine show.
_ _ [Am] _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] That's [F] the sign that America [C] has made its mark. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ They say blood is [Cm] thicker than water.
[C] _ _ _ [Fm] _
[Gm] Something tells me we [Ab] really ought to [Bb] _
come [F] out of the dark.
_ [C] _
[F] _ [Gm] _ [F] _ [Bb] _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Not long [F] saxophone in [Bb] the _ [C] barrio. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ [Dm] The chicas [C] will warm you.
_ _ [F] _ [Gm] They can be [Am] persuasive gringos [Bb] with [C] stars in their [Bb] _ [C] eyes. _ _ _
_ _ [G] They're weak [F] and like [C] a [G]
booger.
_ [F] _ [C] _ [G] Oh, Esperanto [F]
[C] mean it.
_ [G] _ _ [F] _ [C] _ [Am] _
Lovers are [Bb] like talking _ _ plants. _
[Dm] They're [C] everywhere. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ [C] _ _ _
[Am] _ [Bb] _ [Dm] _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ [F] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Dm] _ [Am] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _
[Bb] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ [Ebm] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _
_ [Ebm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [Ebm] _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [E] _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ [Ebm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
The _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Bb] _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
chicas [C] will warm you.
_ [F] _ They [Gm] can be [Am] persuasive [Bb] gringos with stars [C] in their _ _ _ _ _ eyes.
_ [F] Green [G] gold, _ [F] _
_ think of this before [C] you leave.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
Green [G] gold, _ [F] _ _ truth is easy to [Eb] deceive. _ _ _
[D] If you're ready to [C] receive. _ _ _
_ _ Between the [F] oak and moor like a hill in Greece.
In the [Dm] heart is gold [C] they feed. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _
They say blood [C] is thicker than water. _
_ _ [Db] They say all suffering [Fm] comes to [Eb] an _ [Bb] _ [Db] end.
_ Common's a poor [C] friend, his amigo.
_ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] That candle [Gm] like a sunset slowing [Ab] down.
For [Bb] another look at that [F] border town.
_ [C] _ [F] _ [Gm] _ [F] _ [Bb] _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Gm] _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ [F] _
_ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [C] _ _ [Gm] _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _

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This song finds its place within the Hoy-Hoy! album.

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