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Intro 1
(D major) (A major) (D major)
(A major) (D major)
Verse 1
(D major) Out in the west
Texas (E minor) town of El Paso (G major)
(A major) I fell in love with a Mexican girl (D major)
Nighttime would find me at Ros
(G major) a's Cantina
(A major) Music would play and Felina
would (D major) whirl
Black as the night were the
(G major) eyes of Felina
(A major) Wicked and evil while casting (D major) a spell
My love was strong for this (G major) Mexiacn maiden
I (A major) was in love, but in vain, I could (D major) tell
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Verse 2
(G major) One night a wily young cowboy came in
Wild as the west Texas (D major) wind
Dashing and daring a drink
he was sharing
With wicked Felina, the girl that I loved (G major)
So in anger (A major)
Verse 3
I chal (D major) lenged his right for the
heart (G major) of the maiden
Down (A major) went his hand for the gun
that he (D major) wore
My challenge was answered
in (G major) less than a heartbeat
The hand (A major) some young stranger
lay dead on (D major) the floor
Just for a moment I stood there
in (G major) silence
(A major) Shocked at the foul,
evil deed I (D major) had done
Many thoughts raced through
my mind (G major) as I stood there
I (A major) had but one chance, and that was to (D major) run
Verse 4
(G major) Out through the back door
of Rosa's I ran
Out where the horses were (D major) tied
I picked a good one,
it looked like he could run
Up on his back and away I did ride
(E minor) Just as (A major) fast as I
Verse 5
(D major)
Could from the west Texas (G major) town of El Paso
(A major) Out through the Badlands
of New Mex (D major) ico
Verse 6
Back in El (D major) Paso my life (E minor) would be worth (G major) less
(A major) Everything's gone
in life, nothing is (D major) left
It's been so long since I've
(E minor) seen the (G major) young maiden
(A major) My love is stronger than my fear (D major) of death
I (G major) saddled up and away I did
Verse 7
go
Riding alone in (D major) the dark
Maybe tomorrow a bullet may find me
But anything's worth
this pain in my (G major) heart
Verse 8
Now at (A major) last here (D major) I
Am on the hill overlook (G major) ing El Paso
I (A major) can see Rosa's Cantina (D major) below
My love is strong and it pushes
(G major) me onward
(A major) Down off the hill to Felina I (D major) (G major) (D major) go
Off to my right I see (G major) five mounted cowboys
Off (A major) to my left ride a dozen (D major) or more
Shouting and shooting,
I can't (G major) let them catch me
I've (A major) got to make it to Rosa's
back (D major) door
Verse 9
Suddenly (G major) something is wrong,
for I feel
A deep burning pain in my (D major) side
It's getting harder to stay
in the saddle
I'm getting weary, unable to ride
(G major) But my (A major) love for
Verse 10
(D major)
Felina is strong,
and I (G major) rise where I've fallen
(A major) Though I am weary I
can't stop to rest (D major)
I see the white puff of smoke (G major) from the rifle
I (A major) feel the bullet go deep in my (D major) chest
From out of nowhere (G major) Fe
lina has found (A major) me
Kissing my cheek as she
kneels by my (D major) side
Cradled by two loving arm
(G major) s that I'll die (A major) for
One little kiss and Felina
Good
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