The Legend of Chavo Guerrero chords by The Mountain Goats

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Verse 1
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Born  (D major) down in El Paso,
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 (A major) where the tumbleweed (B minor) s   blow
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 (G major) To the middleweight champ
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of all of Mex (F sharp minor) ico
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 (E minor) Dad fought many bloody battles,
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and he raised four sons  (B minor) 
Chavo was the oldest one
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Old  (D major) man

Verse 2
Gory could pop,
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like a  (A major) live  (B minor) grenade  (G major) 
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Raised his boys  (D major) in the way
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of  (F sharp minor) the trade  (E minor) 
Hector and Mando,
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young Eddy G  (B minor) 
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Chavo meant the most to me  (A major) 
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 (D major) Look high,

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Verse 3

it's my last

hope

Chavo Guerrero,

coming off the top rope

Verse 4
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 (D major) He came from Texas seeking  (A major) 
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fortune  (B minor) and fame  (G major) 
Rose pretty quickly to the
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 (F sharp minor) top   of the game
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 (D major) Defend (E minor) er  of the downtrodden,
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king of the hill  (B minor) 
Tag team champion with Al Madril
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Before  (D major) a  black-

Verse 5
and- white TV
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 (A major) in the middle of  (B minor) the night  (G major) 
I'm lying on the floor,
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I'm  (E minor) bathed in  (F sharp minor) blue  light  (E minor) 
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The telecast's in Spanish,  (D major) 
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 (E minor) I can understand some
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And I  (B minor) need justice in my life,
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here it comes  (A major) 
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 (D major) Look high,

Verse 6
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 (E minor) it's my last
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hope  (G major)  (D major) 
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 (E minor) Chavo Guerrero,
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 (G major) coming off the top rope
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 (Asus4)  (A major) 

Verse 7
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 (F major) 
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Red Shoes  (E minor) Dugan,
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holding his arm  (A major) high all out of breath  (D major)  (C major)  (D major) 
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 (F major) I hated all of  (E minor) Chavo's enemies,
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 (A major) I would  (D major) pray nightly  (A major) for their death  (F major) 
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Descending like  (E minor) fire on the
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people  (A major) who deserved it most
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 (F major) Almost completely  (E minor) unknown outside
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of Texas  (A major) and on the West Coast

Verse 8
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 (D major) He was my hero  (A major) back when I was  (B minor) a kid  (G major) 
You let me down but Chav
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 (E minor) o never once  (F sharp minor) did    (E minor) 
You called him names to try to
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get beneath my skin  (B minor) 
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Now your ashes  (G major) are scattered  (B minor) on the wind
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I heard  (A major) his son

Verse 9
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 (D major) got fam (G major) ous and
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he went  (A major) nationwide  (B minor)  (G major) 
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Coast to coast, with his  (F sharp minor) dad   by his side
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 (E minor) I don't know if that's true,
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but I've been told  (F sharp minor)  (B minor) 
It's real sweet to grow old
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 (D major) Look high,

Verse 10

it's my last

hope

Chavo Guerrero, coming off the top rope

Outro 1
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