Deportee
HighwaymenVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
The crops are all in and the peaches are rotting
The oranges are packed in the creoste dumps
They're flying them back to the Mexican border
To save all their money and wade back again
My father's own father he waded that river
Others before him have done just the same
They died in the hills and they died in the valleys
Some went to heaven with out any names
Goodbye to my Juan, good bye Rosalita
Adios mi amigos, Jesus y Maria
You won't have a name when you ride the big airplane
All they will call you will be Deportee
(Repeat Intro)
Some of us are illegal and others not wanted
Our work contracts out and we have to move on
Six hundred miles to the Mexican border
They chase us like outlaws like rustlers, like thieves
(Repeat Chorus 2x)
The sky plane caught fire over Los Gatos canyon
A fireball of thunder that shook all the hills
Who are all these dear friends scattered like dry leaves
The radio said they were just Deportees
(Repeat Chorus 2x)
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Readable chord sheet for Deportee by Highwaymen
[C] [G] [D] [G] [G]The crops are all in and the [C]peaches are [G]rotting The oranges are packed in the [D]creoste [G]dumps They're [C]flying them back to the [G]Mexican border To save all their money and [D7]wade back [G]again [G]My father's own father he [C]waded that [D]river Others before him have [D]done just the [G]same They [C]died in the hills and they [G]died in the valleys Some went to heaven with [D7]out any [G]names [C]Goodbye to my Juan, good [G]bye Rosalita Adios [D]mi amigos, [D7]Jesus y [G]Maria You [C]won't have a name when you [G]ride the big airplane All they will call you will [D7]be Deporte[G]e (Repeat Intro) [G]Some of us are illegal and [C]others not [G]wanted Our work contracts out and we [D]have to move [G]on [C]Six hundred miles to the [G]Mexican border They chase us like outlaws like [D7]rustlers, like [G]thieves (Repeat Chorus 2x) [G]The sky plane caught fire over [C]Los Gatos [G]canyon A fireball of thunder that [D]shook all the [G]hills Who are [C]all these dear friends [G]scattered like dry leaves The radio said they were j[D7]ust Deportee[G]s (Repeat Chorus 2x)