El Paso

O[C]ut in the West Texas to[Dm]wn of El Paso I f[G7]ell in love with a Mexican girl[C].

N[C]ighttime would find me in Ro[Dm]sa's Cantina,

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M[C]usic would play and Felina would whirl.

B[C]lack as the night were the ey[Dm]es of Felina,

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W[C]icked and evil while casting a spell.

M[C]y love was strong for this Me[Dm]xican maiden,

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I[C] was in love, but in vain I could tell.

O[F]ne night a wild young co[Bb]wboy came in,[F] wild as the West[Bb] Texas wind.[C7]..

D[C7]ashing and daring, a drink he was sharing,

W[F]ith wicked Felina, the girl that I love.

S[G]o in a[G7]n - ger[C] I challenged his right for th[Dm]e love of this[G7] maiden;

D[C]own went his hand for the gun that he wore.

M[Dm]y challenge was answered, in less than a heartbeat

T[G]he handsome young stranger lay dead on the fl[C]oor.

J[Dm]ust for a moment I stood there in silence,

S[G]hocked by the foul evil deed I had do[C]ne.

M[Dm]any thoughts ran through my mind as I stood there;

I[G] had but one chance and that was to ru[C]n.

O[F]ut through the back door of Ro[Bb]se's I ran[F], out where the hors[Bb]es were tied.[C7]..

I[C7] picked a good one; he looked like he could run,

U[F]p on his back and away I did ride.

J[C]ust as fast as I could fro[Dm]m the West Texas town of El Paso,

O[G]ut thru the badlands of New Mexico[C].

B[Dm]ack in El Paso my life would be worthless;

E[G]verything's gone in life nothing is le[C]ft.

B[C]ut it's been so long since I've se[Dm]en the young maiden,

M[G]y love is stronger that my fear of de[C]ath.

I[F] saddled up and aw[Bb]ay I did go,[F] riding alon[Bb]e in the dark.[C7]..

Maybe tomorrow a bullet may find me,

T[F]onight nothing's worse than this pain in my heart.

A[C]nd as last here I am on the hill overlook[Dm]ing El Paso,

I[G] can see Rose's Cantina be[C]low.

M[Dm]y love is strong an[G]d it pushes me onward, down off[C] the hill to Felina I go.

O[C]ff to my right I see fi[Dm]ve mounted cowboys,

O[G]ff to my left ride a dozen or mo[C]re.

s[C]houting and shooting; I [Dm]can't let them catch me,

I[G]'ve got to make it to Rose's back do[C]or.

S[F]omething is dreadfully wr[Bb]ong for I fee[F]l a deep burning pain[Bb] in my side.[C7]..

It's getting harder to stay in the saddle.

I[F]'m getting weary, unable to ride.

B[C]ut my love for Felina is strong and I ri[Dm]se where I've fallen;

T[G]hough I am weary, I can't stop to re[C]st.

I[C] see the white puff of sm[Dm]oke from the rifle,

I[G] feel the bullet go deep in my ch[C]est.

>[C]From out of nowhere, F[Dm]elina has found me,

K[G]issing my cheek as she kn[C]eels by my side.

C[C]radled by two loving ar[Dm]ms that I'll die for,

O[G]ne little kiss and Felina go[C]odbye.