Gallo De Cielo chords by
Tom Russell

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Key: E major•

Verse 1

E

E

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Carlos Zaragoza left his home in Casas

F#m

F#m

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Grandes when the moon was full

B

B

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No money in his pocket,

E

E

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just a locket of his sister framed in gold

He rode into El Sueco, stole a rooster

F#m

F#m

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called Gallo Del Cielo

B

B

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Then he swam the Rio Grande

A

A

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with that fighter nestled

B

B

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E

E

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Deep beneath his arm.

Verse 2

E

E

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El Gallo Del Cielo was a rooster born

F#m

F#m

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in heaven so the legends say

B

B

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His wings they had been broken,

he had one eye

E

E

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Rollin' crazy in his head

And he'd fought a hundred fights,

and the legends say

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F#m

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That one night near El Sueco

B

B

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They'd fought Gallo seven times,

A

A

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and seven times he'd

B

B

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E

E

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Left brave roosters dead.

Verse 3

A

A

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Hola, my Theresa,

B

B

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I am thinking of you now in San Antonio

F#m

F#m

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B

B

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F#m

F#m

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I have 27 dollars and the good

luck of your picture

B

B

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Framed in gold

A

A

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Tonight I'll put it all on the fighting

B

B

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spurs of Gallo Del Cielo

F#m

F#m

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B

B

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And then I'll return to buy

A

A

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the land Villa stole

B

B

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From father long ago.

E

E

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Verse 4

Outside of San Diego,

F#m

F#m

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in the onion fields of Paco Monteverde

B

B

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The Pride of San Diego lay sleeping

E

E

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on a fancy bed of silk

And they laughed when Zaragoza

pulled the one- eyed

F#m

F#m

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Del Cielo from beneath his coat

B

B

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But they cried when Zaragoza

A

A

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walked away with a

B

B

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E

E

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Thousand dollar bill.

Verse 5

A

A

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Hola, my Theresa,

B

B

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I am thinking of you now in Santa Barbara

F#m

F#m

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B

B

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I have fifteen hundred dollars

F#m

F#m

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and the good luck of

B

B

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Your picture framed in gold

A

A

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Tonight I'll put it all on the fighting

B

B

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spurs of Gallo Del Cielo

F#m

F#m

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B

B

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And then I'll return to buy

A

A

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the land Villa stole

B

B

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From father long ago.

Interlude 1

E

E

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F#m

F#m

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B

B

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A

A

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B

B

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E

E

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Verse 6

E

E

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Now the moon has gone to

hiding and the lantern light

F#m

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Spills shadows on a fighting sand

B

B

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Where a wicked black named Zorro faces

E

E

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Gallo del Cielo in the night

But Carlos Zaragoza fears the tiny crack

F#m

F#m

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that runs across his rooster's beak

B

B

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A

A

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And he fears he has lost the fifty thousand

B

B

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E

E

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dollars riding on the fight.

Verse 7

A

A

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Hola, my Theresa,

B

B

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I am thinking of you now in Santa Clara

F#m

F#m

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B

B

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Yes, the money's on the table,

F#m

F#m

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I am holding to

B

B

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Your good luck framed in gold

A

A

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And everything we've dreamed of is

B

B

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riding on the spurs of Del Cielo

F#m

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B

B

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I pray that I'll return to buy the land

A

A

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B

B

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Villa stole from father long ago.

E

E

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Verse 8

Then the signal it was given,

and the cocks rose

F#m

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Together far above the sand

B

B

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El Gallo del Cielo sunk a gaff into

E

E

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Zorro's shiny breast

They were separated quickly

but they rose and fought

F#m

F#m

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Each other thirty seven times

B

B

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And the le gends say that everyone agreed

A

A

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B

B

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that del Cielo fought the best.

E

E

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Verse 9

Then the screams of Zaragoza

filled the night outside

F#m

F#m

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The town of Santa Clara

B

B

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As the beak of del Cielo lay broken

E

E

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like a shell within his hand

And they say that Zaragoza

screamed a curse upon the

F#m

F#m

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Bones of Pancho Villa

B

B

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When Zorro rose up one last

A

A

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time and drove del

B

B

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E

E

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Cielo through the sand.

Verse 10

A

A

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Hola, my Theresa,

I am thinking of you now in

B

B

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San Francisco

F#m

F#m

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B

B

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I have no money in my pocket,

F#m

F#m

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I no longer have

B

B

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Your good luck framed in gold

A

A

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I buried it last evening with

the bones of my

B

B

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Beloved Del Cielo

F#m

F#m

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B

B

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And I'll not return to buy

A

A

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the land Villa stole from

B

B

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E

E

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Father long ago.

Verse 11

A

A

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Do the rivers still run muddy

outside of my beloved

B

B

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Casas Grandes?

Verse 12

F#m

F#m

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B

B

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Oes the scar upon my brother's

F#m

F#m

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face turn red when

B

B

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He hears mention of my name?

A

A

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Do the people of El Sueco curse

B

B

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the theft of Gallo del Cielo?

F#m

F#m

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B

B

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Well, tell my family not to worry,

A

A

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I will not return

B

B

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E

E

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To cause them shame.

Outro 1

A

A

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B

B

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F#m

F#m

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B

B

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A

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B

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E

E

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsE F#m B A

E
F#m
B
A

Capo: 2

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Chords

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B
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Capo: 2

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