Spanish Johnny chords by Tim Keller

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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He  followed
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the train to Moonstone,
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Colorado, Mexican town.
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Across the sage and the dunes alone,
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Colorado, Mexican town.
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The train to Denver
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cut the town in two
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Crossing that line was a strange taboo
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The town was still, but the wind still blew
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McJohnny lived in Mexican Town,
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Moonstone, Mexican Town
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At day he painted houses
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over on American side
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They always wanted white paint,
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Johnny put it on with pride
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At night he played his mandolin,
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canto del ultimo amor
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His wife prayed against
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the fire within,
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Johnny played like he'd
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never heard before
Johnny played like he'd
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never heard before
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It lifts above the cottonwood,
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it drifts on a midnight wind
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Spanish Johnny sings tonight
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And he plays his mandolin
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Can you hear the mandolin?
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Johnny's
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wife holds a conch shell
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Says put this to your ear
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When Johnny holds the conch shell
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He believes the sea is here
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His eyes on fire, he drinks and sings
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Till I swear the mandolin blows
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He fans the flames on the mandolin
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Till he walks that gory road
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Down the tracks toward Mexico
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For the desert, he leaves Moonstone
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In the night, he leaves alone
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it drifts on a midnight wind,
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Spanish Johnny sings tonight,
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and he plays his mandolin.
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Can you hear the mandolin?
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His wife waits  patiently,
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she looks to the tracks to see
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He always came home before,
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days, weeks or more
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The train from Mexico brought him back,
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a lonely sound drifting
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down the track.
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The fires are out and the night is black,
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and Johnny is in Mexican Town,
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Tombstone Mexican Town.
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It lifts above the cottonwood,
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it drifts on a midnight wind.
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Spanish Johnny sings tonight
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He plays his mandolin
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Fans the flames on the mandolin
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Can you hear the mandolin?
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