Chords for The Mountain Goats - The Legend of Chavo Guerrero
Tempo:
71.15 bpm
Chords used:
A
G
Bm
D
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] Born down in El [A] Paso, where the [B] tumbleweed [G] flowed,
to the middleweight champ of [G#] all Mexico.
[E] Dad fought many bloody battles, and he raised [Bm] four sons.
Chavo was the oldest [D] one, old man gory can pop,
[A] like a [Bm] live grenade,
[G] raised his [Bm] boys in the way [Em] of the train.
Hector and Mondo, [Bm] young Eddie G,
Chavo meant the most [A] to me.
[D] I look high, [Em] and it's my [G] last hope.
[D] [Em] Chavo Guerrero, [G] coming [D] off the top rope.
He came from [A] Texas, seeking [B] fortunes and fame.
[G] Rode pretty [F#] quickly to the [E] top of the game,
defender of the downtrodden.
[F#] King of the hill, [Bm] tag team champion with Al [Dm] Madril,
before a black and white TV [A] in the [B] middle of the night.
[G] I'm lying on the floor, [Em] unbathed in blue light.
The telecast is in [Bm] Spanish, I can understand some,
and I need justice in my life.
[A] Here it [D] comes, look high, [Em] it's my [G] last hope.
[D] [Em] Chavo Guerrero, [G] [B] coming off the top rope.
[F] [E] Red shoes Dugan, [A] holding his arm high, [Am] all out of breath.
[Dm] I hated all [E] of Chavo's enemies,
[A] I would pray nightly for their deaths.
[F] [E] Descending like fire, [A] on the people who deserved it most.
[Dm] Almost [E] completely unknown, [A] outside of Texas and on the west coast.
[D] He was my [A] hero back when [B] I was a kid.
[G] You let me [F#] down, but Chavo never [Em] once did.
You called in names to try to get [Bm] beneath my skin.
Now your ashes are scattered [A] on the wind, [D] I heard the sun [G] got [A] mains.
[B] [G] Nationwide, coast to [G#] coast with his [Em] dead life's side.
I don't know if that's true, [Bm] but I've been told.
It's real sweet [D] to grow old.
Look high, [Em] it's my [G] last hope.
[D] [E] Chavo Guerrero, [G] coming off [A] the top rope.
[D] [A] [Bm] [G] [G#]
[Em] [Bm] [A] [G]
[Bm] [A] [G] [Bm] [A] [G]
[Bm] [A] [G]
to the middleweight champ of [G#] all Mexico.
[E] Dad fought many bloody battles, and he raised [Bm] four sons.
Chavo was the oldest [D] one, old man gory can pop,
[A] like a [Bm] live grenade,
[G] raised his [Bm] boys in the way [Em] of the train.
Hector and Mondo, [Bm] young Eddie G,
Chavo meant the most [A] to me.
[D] I look high, [Em] and it's my [G] last hope.
[D] [Em] Chavo Guerrero, [G] coming [D] off the top rope.
He came from [A] Texas, seeking [B] fortunes and fame.
[G] Rode pretty [F#] quickly to the [E] top of the game,
defender of the downtrodden.
[F#] King of the hill, [Bm] tag team champion with Al [Dm] Madril,
before a black and white TV [A] in the [B] middle of the night.
[G] I'm lying on the floor, [Em] unbathed in blue light.
The telecast is in [Bm] Spanish, I can understand some,
and I need justice in my life.
[A] Here it [D] comes, look high, [Em] it's my [G] last hope.
[D] [Em] Chavo Guerrero, [G] [B] coming off the top rope.
[F] [E] Red shoes Dugan, [A] holding his arm high, [Am] all out of breath.
[Dm] I hated all [E] of Chavo's enemies,
[A] I would pray nightly for their deaths.
[F] [E] Descending like fire, [A] on the people who deserved it most.
[Dm] Almost [E] completely unknown, [A] outside of Texas and on the west coast.
[D] He was my [A] hero back when [B] I was a kid.
[G] You let me [F#] down, but Chavo never [Em] once did.
You called in names to try to get [Bm] beneath my skin.
Now your ashes are scattered [A] on the wind, [D] I heard the sun [G] got [A] mains.
[B] [G] Nationwide, coast to [G#] coast with his [Em] dead life's side.
I don't know if that's true, [Bm] but I've been told.
It's real sweet [D] to grow old.
Look high, [Em] it's my [G] last hope.
[D] [E] Chavo Guerrero, [G] coming off [A] the top rope.
[D] [A] [Bm] [G] [G#]
[Em] [Bm] [A] [G]
[Bm] [A] [G] [Bm] [A] [G]
[Bm] [A] [G]
Key:
A
G
Bm
D
Em
A
G
Bm
[D] Born down in El [A] Paso, where the [B] tumbleweed [G] flowed,
to the middleweight champ of [G#] all Mexico.
[E] Dad fought many bloody battles, and he raised [Bm] four sons.
Chavo was the oldest [D] one, old man gory can pop,
[A] like a [Bm] live grenade,
[G] raised his [Bm] boys in the way [Em] of the train.
Hector and Mondo, [Bm] young Eddie G,
Chavo meant the most [A] to me.
[D] I look high, [Em] and it's my [G] last hope. _ _
_ [D] _ [Em] Chavo Guerrero, [G] coming [D] off the top rope.
_ He came from [A] Texas, seeking [B] fortunes and fame.
[G] Rode pretty [F#] quickly to the [E] top of the game,
defender of the downtrodden.
[F#] King of the hill, [Bm] tag team champion with Al [Dm] Madril,
before a black and white TV [A] in the [B] middle of the night.
[G] I'm lying on the floor, [Em] unbathed in blue light.
The telecast is in [Bm] Spanish, I can understand some,
and I need justice in my life.
[A] Here it [D] comes, look high, [Em] it's my [G] last hope. _
_ [D] _ [Em] Chavo Guerrero, [G] _ [B] coming off the top rope.
[F] _ [E] Red shoes Dugan, [A] holding his arm high, [Am] all out of breath.
_ [Dm] I hated all [E] of Chavo's enemies,
[A] I would pray nightly for their deaths.
[F] _ [E] Descending like fire, [A] on the people who deserved it most.
[Dm] Almost [E] completely unknown, [A] outside of Texas and on the west coast.
[D] He was my [A] hero back when [B] I was a kid.
[G] You let me [F#] down, but Chavo never [Em] once did.
You called in names to try to get [Bm] beneath my skin.
Now your ashes are scattered [A] on the wind, [D] I heard the sun [G] got [A] mains.
[B] [G] Nationwide, coast to [G#] coast with his [Em] dead life's side.
I don't know if that's true, [Bm] but I've been told.
_ It's real sweet [D] to grow old.
Look high, [Em] it's my [G] last hope. _ _
_ [D] _ [E] Chavo Guerrero, _ [G] coming off [A] the top rope.
[D] _ _ _ [A] _ [Bm] _ [G] _ _ [G#] _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ [G] _
_ [Bm] _ [A] _ [G] _ _ [Bm] _ [A] _ [G] _
_ [Bm] _ [A] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
to the middleweight champ of [G#] all Mexico.
[E] Dad fought many bloody battles, and he raised [Bm] four sons.
Chavo was the oldest [D] one, old man gory can pop,
[A] like a [Bm] live grenade,
[G] raised his [Bm] boys in the way [Em] of the train.
Hector and Mondo, [Bm] young Eddie G,
Chavo meant the most [A] to me.
[D] I look high, [Em] and it's my [G] last hope. _ _
_ [D] _ [Em] Chavo Guerrero, [G] coming [D] off the top rope.
_ He came from [A] Texas, seeking [B] fortunes and fame.
[G] Rode pretty [F#] quickly to the [E] top of the game,
defender of the downtrodden.
[F#] King of the hill, [Bm] tag team champion with Al [Dm] Madril,
before a black and white TV [A] in the [B] middle of the night.
[G] I'm lying on the floor, [Em] unbathed in blue light.
The telecast is in [Bm] Spanish, I can understand some,
and I need justice in my life.
[A] Here it [D] comes, look high, [Em] it's my [G] last hope. _
_ [D] _ [Em] Chavo Guerrero, [G] _ [B] coming off the top rope.
[F] _ [E] Red shoes Dugan, [A] holding his arm high, [Am] all out of breath.
_ [Dm] I hated all [E] of Chavo's enemies,
[A] I would pray nightly for their deaths.
[F] _ [E] Descending like fire, [A] on the people who deserved it most.
[Dm] Almost [E] completely unknown, [A] outside of Texas and on the west coast.
[D] He was my [A] hero back when [B] I was a kid.
[G] You let me [F#] down, but Chavo never [Em] once did.
You called in names to try to get [Bm] beneath my skin.
Now your ashes are scattered [A] on the wind, [D] I heard the sun [G] got [A] mains.
[B] [G] Nationwide, coast to [G#] coast with his [Em] dead life's side.
I don't know if that's true, [Bm] but I've been told.
_ It's real sweet [D] to grow old.
Look high, [Em] it's my [G] last hope. _ _
_ [D] _ [E] Chavo Guerrero, _ [G] coming off [A] the top rope.
[D] _ _ _ [A] _ [Bm] _ [G] _ _ [G#] _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ [G] _
_ [Bm] _ [A] _ [G] _ _ [Bm] _ [A] _ [G] _
_ [Bm] _ [A] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _