El Paso chords by Billy Walker

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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Out  (D major) in the
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West Texas town  (E minor) of El Paso,
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I  (A major) fell in love with a Mexican girl.  (D major) 
Nighttime would find me
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in Rose's  (E minor) Cantina
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Music  (A major) would play and Felina
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would whir  (D major)  (A major)  (D major) 
Black earth and night were
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the eyes  (E minor) of Felina
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Wicked  (A major) and evil while cast in a spell  (D major) 
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My  (Asus4)  (D major) love was deep
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for this Mexican  (E minor) maiden,
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I  (A major) was in love but in vain I could tell.  (D major) 
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One  (G major) night a wild young cowboy came in,
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wild as the West Texas wind.  (D major) 
Dashin' and darin' a
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drink he was shar (A major) in'  (D major) 
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 (A major) With  (D major) wicked Felina, the girl that I love  (G major) 
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So in  (A major) anger, I chal (D major) lenged his right
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For the love  (E minor) of this laden
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Down  (A major) with his hand for
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the gun that he wore  (D major) 
My challenge was answered
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in less  (E minor) than a heartbeat
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The  (A major) handsome young stranger
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lay dead on the floor  (D major) 
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Just  (A major)  (D major) for a moment I stood  (E minor) 
there in silence
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Shocked  (A major) by the foul evil
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deed I had done  (D major) 
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Many thoughts raced through my mind  (E minor) 
as I stood there
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I  (A major) had but one chance and that was to  (D major) run
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Out  (G major) through the back door of Roses I ran
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Out where the horses were tied  (D major) 
I caught a good one,
it looked like it could run
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Up on its back and away I did ride  (G major) 
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Just as  (A major) fast as I could
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 (D major) from the West Texas town  (E minor) of El Paso
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Out  (A major) to the badlands of New Mexico
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 (D major) Back at El Paso,
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my life  (E minor) would be worthless
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Everything  (A major) good in life,
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nothing is left  (D major) 
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It's  (Asus4)  (D major) been so long since
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I've  (E minor) seen the young baby
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My  (A major) love is stronger than my fear of  (D major) death
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I  (G major) settled up and away I did go
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Riding alone in the dark  (D major) 
Maybe tomorrow a bullet may find me
Tonight nothing's worse
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than this pain in my heart  (G major) 
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And at  (A major) last here I  (D major) am
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on the hill overlook (E minor) ing El Paso,
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I  (A major) can see Rose's Cantina below.  (D major) 
My love is strong and it
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pushes  (E minor) me onward,
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 (A major) down off the hill to Felina I go.  (D major) 
Off to my right,
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I see five  (E minor) mounted cowboys
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Off  (A major) to my left,
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right a dozen or more  (D major) 
Shouting and shooting,
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I can (E minor) 't let them catch me
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I  (A major) have to make it to Rose's
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back  (D major) door
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Something  (G major) is dreadfully wrong, for I feel
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A deep burning pain in my  (D major) side
Though I am trying to stay in this saddle
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I'm getting weary, unable to ride  (G major) 
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But my love  (A major) for a fool  (D major) is strong
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And I rise  (E minor) where I've fallen
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Though  (A major) I am weary, I can't stop the  (D major) rest
I see the white blip of smoke
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 (E minor) from the rifle.
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 (A major) I  feel the bullet go deep in my chest.  (D major) 
From out of nowhere
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Felin (E minor) a has found me.
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 (A major) Kissing my cheek
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as she kneels by my  (D major) side.
Cradled by two loving arm
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 (E minor) s that I'd die for,
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One  (A major) little kiss and Felina, goodbye.
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