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Verse 1
They say (C major) he was a pillar (A minor) of industry Well, (C major) God made some pillars, so (A minor) some must filler be. (C major) Like me, a simple servant of the com (A minor) pany My humble (C major) tongue begins his eulogy (A minor) When (C major) only a small boy (A minor) with no mother's love (C major) And no answers from the (A minor) Great Dancer up above (C major) And no firm father to guide (A minor) him (C major) He watched a wild horse, (A minor) and longed to ride him (F major) And legend has it that (G major) on that day (F major) He planted two tiny feet (G major) in that wild horse's way (F major) That mighty stallion with a (G major) deathly eye (F major) The stars looked down to watch (G major) a child die (C major) But as the horse reared up (A minor) to crush his tiny bones (C major) Its heart grew cold, (A minor) cold as river stones (C major) For it saw the steel in the soul (A minor) of the child (C major) And knew that no more would it (A minor) run free and wild (F major) And so our hero tamed (G major) his untamable horse (F major) That was the beginning (G major) of his winning course (F major) And from that moment '''til the (G major) end of his days The (F major) people of this land would (G major) hear him say It takes (C major) all kinds of people to make (A minor) a world It takes (F major) all kinds of people to (C major) make a world From the farmer in the field to the spaceman (A minor) in space Every (F major) body has a reason, a pur (C major) pose and place (A minor) Well, (C major) he was ten he started his first (A minor) company Less (C major) than five feet tall, (A minor) but already somebody By the time (C major) he was sixteen he owned a ware (A minor) house block Where he (C major) traded in trailers, truck (A minor) s, lights and livestock (F major) Then came that famous day (G major) you all know (F major) He went to buy a hacienda (G major) down in Mexico (F major) Fell in love with a se̱or (G major) a, begged her to get engaged The main (F major) problem was, she was (G major) three times his age The (C major) other problem was, she was (A minor) already hitched To a real (C major) hijo de puta, (A minor) a sonofabitch They (C major) agreed to duel in the abandoned (A minor) aeropuerto The hus (C major) band said '''you can have her over (A minor) mi cuerpo muerto'Û Our (F major) hero said '''S'- esto no (G major) es muy dif'cil'Û Then he (F major) shot so fast it looked like his (G major) hands were holding still (F major) With his dying eyes the husband looked (G major) up to see the circling bird (F major) s And then he heard those (G major) famous words: It takes (C major) all kinds of people to make (A minor) a world It takes (F major) all kinds of people to make (C major) a world From the farmer in the field to the spaceman (A minor) in space Every (F major) body has a reason,
a (C major) purpose and place (A minor) (C major) You know the story (A minor) as well as I do But (C major) I'll fill in the blanks now (A minor) - at least I'll try to He re (C major) turned to his homeland (A minor) with his aged bride (C major) Four hundred labourers (A minor) at his side He said (F major) '''I'll seize the knocking fists of (G major) op portunity and history (F major) I shall build an empire of (G major) di ligence and industry (F major) Shaped like a pyramid, all (G major) golden, aglow: With my (F major) office at the apex and (G major) the others (C major) below!'Û We all worked together (A minor) to build his dream In the swelter (C major) of the smelter and the (A minor) sweat of the steam Though (C major) many hands cramped and (A minor) many muscles ached (C major) Oh how we laughed on our (A minor) coffee breaks For we (F major) dreamed of the day when the (G major) work would be done (F major) And at last it seemed that great (G major) day had come (F major) The pyramid glistened like a golden (G major) fire But he said (F major) '''No, it's not high enough, it (G major) needs to be higher!'Û It takes (C major) all kinds of people to make (A minor) a world It takes (F major) all kinds of people to make (C major) a world From the farmer in the field to the spaceman (A minor) in space Every (F major) body has a reason, a pur (C major) pose and place (A minor) Now it's (C major) true that some grumbled (A minor) and some were sure Those (C major) famous words were simply (A minor) a non- sequitur (C major) But with a soft sigh we went back (A minor) to work for many years Our (C major) families and our fiancÌs col (A minor) lected their heartbroken tears (F major) '''Til one day the unthink (G major) able (F major) happened: Young JosÌ was high up (G major) on the scaffold He screamed (F major) like a baby bird (G major) abandoned in a (F major) tree: '''''Dios m'o, muchachos, you must (G major) come and (C major) see!'Û There under the cyclops eye (A minor) of the endless sun (C major) We climbed the scaffolding (A minor) one by trembling one Truly (C major) it was an evil sight (A minor) to be (C major) hold: There was our jefe, im (A minor) prisoned in gold. (F major) Murdered with molten metal, now (G major) pinned there gruesomely (F major) With only God's unblinking (G major) eye and of course us to see (F major) We had to leave his body (G major) to the hungry birds But (F major) deep in the pyramid's (G major) face we carved these words: It takes (C major) (A minor) (F major) (C major) (A minor) (F major) (C major) all kinds (A minor) (F major) of people to make (C major) a world.
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