Gallo De Cielo

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[Verse]
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Carlos Saragosa left his home in 
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Casas Grandes when the moon was full
          B                        
He had no money in his pocket, just
 a locket of his sister framed in 
E
Gold
   E                           
He headed for el Sueco, stole a 
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rooster named Gallo Del Cielo
        B                          
Then he crossed the Rio Grande with
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 that rooster nestled deep within 
    E
his arm
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Gallo del Cielo was a warrior born
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 in heaven so the legends say
     B                             
His wings they had been broken, he 
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had one eye rollin crazy in his head
       E                           
He'd fought a hundred fights and 
the legends say that one night near 
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El Sueco
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He fought Cielo seven times, seven
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 times he left brave roosters dead

[Chorus]
A                                 
Hola my Teresa I'm thinkin of you 
             B
now in San Antonio
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I have 27 dollars and the good luck
 of your good luck of your picture 
 B
framed in gold
  A                           
Tonight I'll put it all on the 
                              B
fighting spurs of Gallo Del Cielo
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Then I'll return to buy the land 
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Pancho Villa stole from father 
   E
long ago

[Verse]
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Outside of San Diego in the Onion 
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fields of Paco Monte Verde
     B                             
The Pride of San Diego lay sleeping
                    E
 on a fancy bed of silk
           E                  
And they laughed when Saragosa 
pulled the one-eyed Del Cielo from 
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beneath his shirt
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          B                        
But they cried when Saragosa waked 
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away with a thousand dollar bill

[Chorus]
A                                 
Hola my Teresa I'm thinkin of you 
             B
now in Santa Barbara
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I have 1,500 dollars and the good 
luck of your good luck of your 
       B
picture framed in gold
  A                           
Tonight I'll put it all on the 
                              B
fighting spurs of Gallo Del Cielo
           F#m                  
Then I'll return to buy the land 
        A                B        
Pancho Villa stole from father 
   E
long ago

[Verse]
         E
Now the moon has gone to hiding and 
the lantern light spills shadows on 
the
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fighting sand
   B                               
A wicked black named Zorro paces 
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Del Cielo into the night
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And Carlos Saragosa fears the tiny 
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crack that runs across his roosters 
beak
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And he fears that he has lost the 
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50,000 dollars riding on the fight

[Chorus]
A                                 
Hola my Teresa I'm thinkin of you 
             B
now in Santa Clara
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The money's on the table, I'm 
holding now your good luck framed in
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 gold
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Everything we dream of is riding 
                     B
on the spurs of Del Cielo
           F#m                  
Then I'll return to buy the land 
        A                B        
Pancho Villa stole from father 
   E
long ago

[Verse]
E                             
The signal it was given and the 
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roosters rose together far above the
 sand
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Gallo Del Cielo sunk a gaff into 
                   E
Zorro's shiny breast
          E                        
They were separated quickly but 
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they rose and fought each other 37 
times again
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And the legends all agreed that 
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Gallo Del Cielo he fought the best
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Now the cries of Saragosa filled 
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the night outside the town of Santa 
Clara
         B                         
As the beak of Del Cielo lay broken
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 like a shell within his hand
         E                         
And they say that Saragosa screamed
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 a curse upon the bones of Pancho 
Villa
    B                            A
As Zorro rose up one more time and
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 drove Del Cielo in the sand

[Chorus/Outro]
A                                 
Hola my Teresa I'm thinkin of you 
             B
now in San Francisco
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I have no money in my pocket I no 
                               B
longer have your good luck framed in
 gold
  A                              
I buried it last evening with the 
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bones of my beloved Del Cielo
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I will not return to buy the land 
      B               E
that Villa stole long ago
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Do the rivers still run muddy 
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outside of my beloved Casas Grandes?
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Does the scar upon my brother's face
 turn red when he hears mention of 
my
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name?
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And do the people of El Sueco still
                              B
 curse the theft of Gallo Del Cielo?
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Tell my family not to worry, I 
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will not return to cause them shame.