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Sonora's Death Row chords by
Leo Kottke
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Key: D major•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
Bm
Bm
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Mescal is free in Amanda's saloon
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for the boys from the old Broken Hole

Saturday nights in the town of
Bm
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Sonora are the best in all Mexico
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They've got guitars and trumpets and sweet
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senoritas who won't want to let you go
Bm
Bm
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You'd never believe such a happy town had
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a street called Sonora's death row
Verse 2
Bm
Bm
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Inside Amanda's we were all dancing
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with six of Amanda's gals
F#m
F#m
2

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F#
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I won some silver at 7- card stud
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so I was outdoing my pals
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But the whiskey and mescal and peso cigars
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drove me outside for some air
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F#
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Somebody whispered "Your life or your money,"
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I reached but my gun wasn't there
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Verse 3
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C#
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4

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I woke up face down in Amanda's back alley,
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aware of the fool I had been
C#
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Rushed to a saddle and grabbed someone's
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rifle and entered Amanda's again
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Where I saw my partners twirling my pistol
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and throwing my money around
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C#m
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Blinded by anger, I jacked the lever and one of
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them fell to the ground
Interlude 1
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Verse 4
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C#
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Amanda's got silent like night in the desert,
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my friends stared in pure disbelief
C#m
C#m
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Amanda was kneeling beside the dead
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cowboy plainly expressing her grief
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And as I bowed my head a tremble shot through me,
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my pistol was still at my side
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C#m
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I felt my pockets and there was my money,
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I fell to my knees and I cried
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Verse 5
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C#m
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A nightmare of mescal was all that it was,
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no one had robbed me at all
C#
C#
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I wish I was dreaming the sound of the gallows
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they're testing just outside the wall
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And the mescal's still free in Amanda's saloon
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for the boys from the old Broken Hole
C#m
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I'd pay a ransom to drink there today an d be free of Son
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ora's death row
Outro 1
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • A

  • Bm

    2

  • G

  • F#m

    2

  • F#

    2

  • C#

    4

  • C#m

    4

  • E

  • Em

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Sonora's Death Row by Leo Kottke is D major.

The primary chords used in Sonora's Death Row are D, A, Bm, G, F#m, F#.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like D, A, Bm, G, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Sonora's Death Row is approximately 111 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Sonora's Death Row using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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