El Paso Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[D]Out [Em]in[A][D]
the West
Texas [Em]town of El Paso
[A]I fell in love with a Mexican g[D]irl
Nighttime would find me
in [Em]Rose's Cantina
Mu[A]sic would play and the
footy knew the [D]world
Blacker than night were
the [Em]eyes of Felina,
[A]Wicked and evil while casting a [D]spell
My love was deep for this [Em]Mexican maiden,
[A]I was in love but in vain I could t[D]ell
[G]One night a wild little cowboy came in,
wild as the West Texas [D]wind
Dashing and daring, a drink he was sharing with wicked Felina,
the girl that I [G]love
So in [A]I answered, I[G] ch[D]allenged his right
for the [Em]love of this maiden
[A]Down on his hand for the
gun that he'd [D]wore
My challenge was answered
in [Em]less than a heartbeat
A [A]handsome young stranger
lay 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 a[Em]nd that wa[A]s to r[D]un
[G]Out through the back door of Roses I ran
Out where the horses were [D]tied
I caught a good one,
it looked like it could run
Up on its back and away I did [G]ride
[Em]Just as [A]fast as I could
[D]From the West Texas tow[Em]n of El Paso
[A]Back to the badlands of New [D]Mexico
Back in El Paso my [Em]life would
be worthless
[A]Everything's [Em]gone [A]in [Em]life,
nothing [A]is [D]left
It's been so long since
I've [Em]seen a young maid
[A]My love is stronger than my fear of [D]death
[G]I saddle up and away I did go
Riding alone in the [D]dark
Maybe tomorrow a bullet may 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 Rosa's cantina bel[D]ow
My love is strong and it
[Em]pushes me onward
[A]Down off the hill to Felina I [D]go
Off to my right
I see [Em]five mudded cowboys
[A]Off to my left,
right a dozen or [D]more
Shouting and shooting,
I [Em]can 't let them catch me
[A]I have to make it to Rose's
back [D]door
[G]Something 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 weary, unable to [G]ride
But my [A]love for Po[D]lina is strong
when I [Em]rise where I've fallen
[A]Though I am weary I can't stop to [D]rest
I see the white puff of smoke
[Em]from the rifle
[A]I feel the bullet g[Em]o dee[A]p in my ch[D]est
From out of nowhere
Polina [Em]has found me
[A]Kissing my cheek and [Em]she
[A]kneels by my [D]side
Cradled by two loving arm[Em]s
that I'll die for
[A]One little kiss then [Em]Fe li[A]na, go[D]od b[Em]ye[D]