Chords for The Mountain Goats "The Legend of Chavo Guerrero" (Official Music Video)
Tempo:
71.9 bpm
Chords used:
G
A
E
Bm
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Born down in El [A] Paso, where [B] the tumbleweed would [G] flow,
the middleweight champ of all Mexico.
[E] Dad fought many bloody battles, [Bm] and he raised horses.
Chavo was the oldest one.
[A] Old man Gorey could pop [B] like a live [G] grenade.
[Bm] Raised his boys in the way of [Em] the train.
Hector and Mondo, young [Bm] Eddie G.
Chavo meant the most to [A] me.
To [D] the pie [Em] is my [G] last hope.
[D] [Em] Chavo Guerrero, [G] coming off [A] the top rope.
[D] He came from [A] Texas seeking [B] fortune and fame.
[G] Rode pretty quickly to the [E] top of the game,
defender of the downtrodden.
King of the hill, [Bm] tag team champion with Al [Gm] McGrill.
[N] [A#] You are embarrassing everybody, kid.
[D] You wore a black and white TV in the middle of the [G] night.
I'm lying on the floor, [F#] I'm bathed in blue [Em] light.
The telecast is in Spanish, I can understand [Bm] some,
and I need justice in my life.
Here [D] it comes, the pie [E] is my [G] last hope.
[D] Chavo [Em] Guerrero, [G] coming off the [A] top rope.
[F] Red [E] shoes Dugan, [A] holding his arm high, all out [D] of breath.
I hated all of [E] Chavo's enemies.
[A] I would pray nightly [C#m] for their death.
[F] Descending [E] like fire [A] on the people who deserved [E] it most.
[Dm] Almost [E] completely unknown, [A] outside of Texas and on the west coast.
He was my hero back when I was a kid.
[G] You let me down, [C#] but Chavo never [Em] once did.
You called him names to try to get [Bm] beneath my skin.
Now your ashes are scattered [A] on the wind.
I heard his son got famous, he went nationwide.
[G] Coast to [F#] coast with his [Em] dad by his side.
I don't know if that's true, but I've been [Bm] told.
It's real sweet [D] to grow old and go, pie [E] is my [G] last hope.
[D] [E] Chavo Guerrero, [G] [A] coming off the top rope.
Woo!
[G] [C#] [Em]
[Bm] [G]
[Bm] [G] [Bm] [G]
[D]
the middleweight champ of all Mexico.
[E] Dad fought many bloody battles, [Bm] and he raised horses.
Chavo was the oldest one.
[A] Old man Gorey could pop [B] like a live [G] grenade.
[Bm] Raised his boys in the way of [Em] the train.
Hector and Mondo, young [Bm] Eddie G.
Chavo meant the most to [A] me.
To [D] the pie [Em] is my [G] last hope.
[D] [Em] Chavo Guerrero, [G] coming off [A] the top rope.
[D] He came from [A] Texas seeking [B] fortune and fame.
[G] Rode pretty quickly to the [E] top of the game,
defender of the downtrodden.
King of the hill, [Bm] tag team champion with Al [Gm] McGrill.
[N] [A#] You are embarrassing everybody, kid.
[D] You wore a black and white TV in the middle of the [G] night.
I'm lying on the floor, [F#] I'm bathed in blue [Em] light.
The telecast is in Spanish, I can understand [Bm] some,
and I need justice in my life.
Here [D] it comes, the pie [E] is my [G] last hope.
[D] Chavo [Em] Guerrero, [G] coming off the [A] top rope.
[F] Red [E] shoes Dugan, [A] holding his arm high, all out [D] of breath.
I hated all of [E] Chavo's enemies.
[A] I would pray nightly [C#m] for their death.
[F] Descending [E] like fire [A] on the people who deserved [E] it most.
[Dm] Almost [E] completely unknown, [A] outside of Texas and on the west coast.
He was my hero back when I was a kid.
[G] You let me down, [C#] but Chavo never [Em] once did.
You called him names to try to get [Bm] beneath my skin.
Now your ashes are scattered [A] on the wind.
I heard his son got famous, he went nationwide.
[G] Coast to [F#] coast with his [Em] dad by his side.
I don't know if that's true, but I've been [Bm] told.
It's real sweet [D] to grow old and go, pie [E] is my [G] last hope.
[D] [E] Chavo Guerrero, [G] [A] coming off the top rope.
Woo!
[G] [C#] [Em]
[Bm] [G]
[Bm] [G] [Bm] [G]
[D]
Key:
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A
E
Bm
D
G
A
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Born down in El [A] Paso, where [B] the tumbleweed would [G] flow,
the middleweight champ of all Mexico.
[E] Dad fought many bloody battles, [Bm] and he raised horses.
_ Chavo was the oldest one.
[A] Old man Gorey could pop [B] like a live [G] grenade.
[Bm] Raised his boys in the way of [Em] the train.
Hector and Mondo, young [Bm] Eddie G.
Chavo meant the most to [A] me.
To [D] the pie [Em] is my [G] last hope. _
_ _ [D] _ [Em] Chavo Guerrero, _ [G] coming off [A] the top rope.
_ [D] He came from [A] Texas seeking [B] fortune and fame.
[G] Rode pretty quickly to the [E] top of the game,
defender of the downtrodden.
King of the hill, [Bm] tag team champion with Al [Gm] McGrill.
[N] _ _ _ [A#] _ You are embarrassing everybody, kid.
_ [D] You wore a black and white TV in the middle of the [G] night.
I'm lying on the floor, [F#] I'm bathed in blue [Em] light.
The telecast is in Spanish, I can understand [Bm] some,
and I need justice in my life.
Here [D] it comes, the pie [E] is my [G] last hope.
_ _ _ [D] Chavo [Em] Guerrero, _ [G] coming off the [A] top rope.
_ [F] Red [E] shoes Dugan, [A] holding his arm high, all out [D] of breath.
I hated all of [E] Chavo's enemies.
[A] I would pray nightly [C#m] for their death.
_ [F] Descending [E] like fire [A] on the people who deserved [E] it most.
[Dm] Almost [E] completely unknown, [A] outside of Texas and on the west coast.
_ He was my hero back when I was a kid.
[G] You let me down, [C#] but Chavo never [Em] once did.
You called him names to try to get [Bm] beneath my skin.
Now your ashes are scattered [A] on the wind.
I heard his son got famous, he went nationwide.
[G] Coast to [F#] coast with his [Em] dad by his side.
I don't know if that's true, but I've been [Bm] told.
It's real sweet [D] to grow old and go, pie [E] is my [G] last hope.
_ _ [D] _ [E] Chavo Guerrero, [G] _ [A] coming off the top rope.
Woo! _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [C#] _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Born down in El [A] Paso, where [B] the tumbleweed would [G] flow,
the middleweight champ of all Mexico.
[E] Dad fought many bloody battles, [Bm] and he raised horses.
_ Chavo was the oldest one.
[A] Old man Gorey could pop [B] like a live [G] grenade.
[Bm] Raised his boys in the way of [Em] the train.
Hector and Mondo, young [Bm] Eddie G.
Chavo meant the most to [A] me.
To [D] the pie [Em] is my [G] last hope. _
_ _ [D] _ [Em] Chavo Guerrero, _ [G] coming off [A] the top rope.
_ [D] He came from [A] Texas seeking [B] fortune and fame.
[G] Rode pretty quickly to the [E] top of the game,
defender of the downtrodden.
King of the hill, [Bm] tag team champion with Al [Gm] McGrill.
[N] _ _ _ [A#] _ You are embarrassing everybody, kid.
_ [D] You wore a black and white TV in the middle of the [G] night.
I'm lying on the floor, [F#] I'm bathed in blue [Em] light.
The telecast is in Spanish, I can understand [Bm] some,
and I need justice in my life.
Here [D] it comes, the pie [E] is my [G] last hope.
_ _ _ [D] Chavo [Em] Guerrero, _ [G] coming off the [A] top rope.
_ [F] Red [E] shoes Dugan, [A] holding his arm high, all out [D] of breath.
I hated all of [E] Chavo's enemies.
[A] I would pray nightly [C#m] for their death.
_ [F] Descending [E] like fire [A] on the people who deserved [E] it most.
[Dm] Almost [E] completely unknown, [A] outside of Texas and on the west coast.
_ He was my hero back when I was a kid.
[G] You let me down, [C#] but Chavo never [Em] once did.
You called him names to try to get [Bm] beneath my skin.
Now your ashes are scattered [A] on the wind.
I heard his son got famous, he went nationwide.
[G] Coast to [F#] coast with his [Em] dad by his side.
I don't know if that's true, but I've been [Bm] told.
It's real sweet [D] to grow old and go, pie [E] is my [G] last hope.
_ _ [D] _ [E] Chavo Guerrero, [G] _ [A] coming off the top rope.
Woo! _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [C#] _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [G] _
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