Chords for Marty Robbins - El Paso
Tempo:
96.3 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
Em
G
C#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D]
[Em] [A]
[D] Out of the west [Em] Texas town of El Paso [A] I fell in love with a [D] Mexican girl
find me [Em] in Rose's Cantina [A] Music would play at Polina [D] Wood World
night were [Em] the eyes of Polina [A] Looking at Ivo I [D] gasped in a scream
deep or [Em] this Mexican way [A] I was in love but in vain I [D] could tell
wire, [D]
dancing and daring A drink he was sharing with wicked Polina
[Em] [A]
[D] Out of the west [Em] Texas town of El Paso [A] I fell in love with a [D] Mexican girl
find me [Em] in Rose's Cantina [A] Music would play at Polina [D] Wood World
night were [Em] the eyes of Polina [A] Looking at Ivo I [D] gasped in a scream
deep or [Em] this Mexican way [A] I was in love but in vain I [D] could tell
wire, [D]
dancing and daring A drink he was sharing with wicked Polina
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A
Em
G
C#
D
A
Em
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ Out of the west [Em] Texas town of El Paso [A] I fell in love with a [D] Mexican girl
_ _ _ Night time would find me [Em] in Rose's Cantina [A] Music would play at Polina [D] Wood World
_ _ _ Blacker than night were [Em] the eyes of Polina [A] Looking at Ivo I [D] gasped in a scream
_ _ _ My love was deep or [Em] this Mexican way [A] I was in love but in vain I [D] could tell
_ _ _ [G] One night on wire, _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ dancing and daring A drink he was sharing with wicked Polina
The girl [G] that I loved, [Em] so in anger [D] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ My challenge was answered [Em] in less than a heartbeat
[A] The handsome young stranger lay dead [D] on the _ _ _ _ floor Just for a moment [Em] I stood there in silence
[A] Shocked for the foul evil deed [D] I had done _ _ _ Many thoughts [Em] raced through my mind as I stood there
[A] I had but one chance and that was [D] to run Out _
_ [G] _ through the back door of Rose's I ran
Just _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [A] as [C#] fast as _ [D] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [A] _ a New [D] Mexico _ _ _ _ Back in El Paso [Em] my life would be worthless
[A] Everything's gone and I've nothing [D] _ _ _ _ _ It's been so [Em] long since I've seen the young maid
[A] My love is stronger than my fear [D] of death I'd _ _ [G] set it up and away I'd go
_ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Maybe tomorrow I'll fall _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] and at last I'll [D] be up the hill [Em] over _ _
[A] I can see Rose's [D] Cantina below _ _ _ My love is strong, [Em] it pushes me onward
[A] Down up the hill to Polina [D] I go _ _ _ On to my right I [Em] see five mounted [A] cowboys
On to my _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ left I see a man shouting and shooting I [Em] can't let them catch me [A] I have to make it to Rose's [D] back door _ _
_ [G] Something is dreadfully wrong for I feel A deep burning pain [D] in my soul _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I'm getting weary, unable [G] to drive _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ I can't [D] stop to _ _ _ _ grieve
I see the white puff [Em] of smoke from the rifles [A] I feel the bullet go deep [D] in my chest
_ _ _ From out of nowhere [Em] Polina has found me [A] Kissing my cheek as she deals [D] by my side
_ _ _ Cradled by two [Em] loving arms _ _ [A] [Em] I kiss and pull [A] in awe
[C#] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ Out of the west [Em] Texas town of El Paso [A] I fell in love with a [D] Mexican girl
_ _ _ Night time would find me [Em] in Rose's Cantina [A] Music would play at Polina [D] Wood World
_ _ _ Blacker than night were [Em] the eyes of Polina [A] Looking at Ivo I [D] gasped in a scream
_ _ _ My love was deep or [Em] this Mexican way [A] I was in love but in vain I [D] could tell
_ _ _ [G] One night on wire, _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ dancing and daring A drink he was sharing with wicked Polina
The girl [G] that I loved, [Em] so in anger [D] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ My challenge was answered [Em] in less than a heartbeat
[A] The handsome young stranger lay dead [D] on the _ _ _ _ floor Just for a moment [Em] I stood there in silence
[A] Shocked for the foul evil deed [D] I had done _ _ _ Many thoughts [Em] raced through my mind as I stood there
[A] I had but one chance and that was [D] to run Out _
_ [G] _ through the back door of Rose's I ran
Just _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [A] as [C#] fast as _ [D] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [A] _ a New [D] Mexico _ _ _ _ Back in El Paso [Em] my life would be worthless
[A] Everything's gone and I've nothing [D] _ _ _ _ _ It's been so [Em] long since I've seen the young maid
[A] My love is stronger than my fear [D] of death I'd _ _ [G] set it up and away I'd go
_ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Maybe tomorrow I'll fall _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] and at last I'll [D] be up the hill [Em] over _ _
[A] I can see Rose's [D] Cantina below _ _ _ My love is strong, [Em] it pushes me onward
[A] Down up the hill to Polina [D] I go _ _ _ On to my right I [Em] see five mounted [A] cowboys
On to my _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ left I see a man shouting and shooting I [Em] can't let them catch me [A] I have to make it to Rose's [D] back door _ _
_ [G] Something is dreadfully wrong for I feel A deep burning pain [D] in my soul _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I'm getting weary, unable [G] to drive _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ I can't [D] stop to _ _ _ _ grieve
I see the white puff [Em] of smoke from the rifles [A] I feel the bullet go deep [D] in my chest
_ _ _ From out of nowhere [Em] Polina has found me [A] Kissing my cheek as she deals [D] by my side
_ _ _ Cradled by two [Em] loving arms _ _ [A] [Em] I kiss and pull [A] in awe
[C#] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ [G] _ _ [D] _
