Key: C major•
Intro 1
G
F
C
G
Verse 1
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C
pardon there stranger
We're a long way away
F
C
from the beach here
C
G
And my eyes are unused to this light
F
C
If you buy me a strong drink of whiskey
F
C
It's long and it's sad but it fits me
Interlude 1
G
F
C
G
Verse 2
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F
C
All the men of my family were solidiers
Fm
C
When my turn came all that was over
I was there when we blew
F
C
though Grenada
Then we took down that fool
F
Fm
C
Noriega
That's where I caught the
F
C
Well he asked me if I loved my country
F
C
He regaled me with tales of past glories
Interlude 2
G
F
C
G
Gm
G
Gm
G
Gm
F
C
G
C
G
Verse 3
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F
C
So I left my old life behind me
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C
And I did everything that they asked me
C
G
F
C
And I lived like a thief and assassin
G
Gm
I smuggled their poisons sometimes
question in passin'
F
C
Verse 4
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C
G
F
So if you're ever in west Colorado
There's a price on my
F
C
head and I can't go
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsG F C Fm Gm
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