El Paso Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[D]Out [A]in[D][A][Em][A][D]
the
West Texas [Em]town of El Paso
[A]I fell in love with a Mexican g[D]irl
Night time would find me
in [Em]Rose's Cantina
Mu[A]sic would play and
Felina would [D]whirl
Blacker than night were the
[Em]eyes of Felina,
[A]Wicked and evil while casting their [D]spell.
My love was deep for this [Em]Mexican man,
[A]I was in love but in vain I could t[D]ell.
[G]One night a wild young cowboy came in,
wild as the West Texas [D]wind
Dashing and daring a drink
he was sharing with wicked Felina,
the girl that [G]I love
So in [A]anger I [D]challenged his right
for the [Em]love of this maiden
[A]Down with his hand for
the gun that he [D]wore
My challenge was answered
in [Em]less than a heartbeat
[A]The handsome young stranger
[Em]lay [A]dead on the [D]floor
Just for a moment I [Em]stood
there in silence
[A]Shocked by the foul evil
deed I had [D]done
Many thoughts raced through my [Em]mind
as I stood there,
[A]I had but one chance
and that was to [D]run.
[G]Out through the back
door of Rose's I ran,
out where the horses were [D]tied.
I caught a good one,
[A]it [D]looked like it could run
Up on its back and [A]away [D]I did rid[G]e
Just as [A]fast as I could
[D]from the West Texas tow[Em]n of El Paso
[G]Out [A]to the badlands of New Mex[D]ico
Back in El Paso,
my [Em]life would be worthless
[A]Everything's gone and left,
nothing is [D]left
It's been so long since I've
[Em]seen the young maiden
[A]My love is stronger than my fear of [D]death
[A]I s[D]addle u[G]p and away I did go
Riding alone in the [D]dark
Maybe tomorrow a bullet will find me
Tonight nothing's worse
than this pain in my [G]heart
And at [A]last here I [D]am
on the hill [Em]overlooking El Paso,
[A]I can see Rose's C[Em]an t[A]ina belo[D]w.
My love is strong and it
[Em]pushes me onward,
[A]Down off the hill to Folina I [D]go.
Off to my right I see [Em]five
mounted [A]cowboys,
Off to my left,
right a dozen or [D]more.
Shouting and shooting,
I can[Em]'t let them catch me,
[A]I have to make it to Rose's
back [D]door.
Something [G]is dreadfully wrong,
for I feel a deep burning
pain in my [D]side.
Though I am trying to stay in the saddle,
I'm getting [A]weary, un[D]able to [G]ride.
But my [A]love for Po[D]lina is strong
and I [Em]rise where I've fallen.
[A]Though I am weary, [Em]I can[A]'t stop to res[D]t.
I see the white puff of smoke
[Em]from the rifle.
[A]I feel the b[Em]ullet go d[A]eep in my c[D]hest
From out of nowhere,
Fe[Em]lina has found me
[A]Kissing my cheeks as she
kneels by my [D]side
Cradled by two loving [Em]arm
s that I'll die for
[A]One little kiss, then,
[Em]Felina, go[A]od -bye[Em]
[D]