Key: E major
Verse 1
He rode into El Sueco, stole a rooster
A
D
Deep beneath his arm.
Verse 2
he had one eye
And he'd fought a hundred fights,
and the legends say
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D
Left brave roosters dead.
Verse 3
Em
A
Em
I have 27 dollars and the good
luck of your picture
Em
A
And then I'll return to buy
D
Verse 4
Outside of San Diego,
And they laughed when Zaragoza
pulled the one- eyed
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D
Thousand dollar bill.
Verse 5
Em
A
I have fifteen hundred dollars
Em
A
And then I'll return to buy
Interlude 1
D
Em
A
G
A
D
Verse 6
hiding and the lantern light
But Carlos Zaragoza fears the tiny crack
A
G
And he fears he has lost the fifty thousand
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D
dollars riding on the fight.
Verse 7
Em
A
Yes, the money's on the table,
Em
A
I pray that I'll return to buy the land
G
A
Villa stole from father long ago.
D
Verse 8
Then the signal it was given,
and the cocks rose
They were separated quickly
but they rose and fought
G
A
that del Cielo fought the best.
D
Verse 9
Then the screams of Zaragoza
filled the night outside
And they say that Zaragoza
screamed a curse upon the
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Cielo through the sand.
Verse 10
I am thinking of you now in
Em
A
I have no money in my pocket,
the bones of my
Em
A
And I'll not return to buy
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D
Father long ago.
Verse 11
outside of my beloved
Verse 12
Em
A
Oes the scar upon my brother's
Em
A
Well, tell my family not to worry,
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D
To cause them shame.
Outro 1
G
A
Em
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G
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D
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ChordsD Em A G
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