Am                  G
A girl cries in the early morning 
Em                      Am
Woken by the sound of a gun
Am                 G
She knows somewhere somebody's dying
Em                F
Beneath the rising sun
C                G
Outside the window of her cabania
   Am                          Em
The shadows are full of her fears
C                      G
She knows her lover is out there somewhere
     Am                    Em
He's been on the run for a year

[Chorus]
F     G               Am
Oh, the soul of El Salvador

[Verse 2]
  Am                  G
Bells ring out on the chapel steeple
Em                      Am
A priest prepares to say mass
Am                        G
The sad congregation come tierd and hungry
Em                F
To pray that the troubles will pass
C                       G
Meanwhile the sun rises over the dusty streets
 Am                Em
Where his body was found
C                        G
Flies and mosquitoes are drinking from pools of blood
         Am             Em
Where the crowd gathers round.

[Chorus]
F     G               Am
Oh, the soul of El Salvador

[Verse 3]
 Am                  G
out on the ranch the rich mans preparing 
Em                    Am
to go for his morning ride
Am                        G
they've saddled his horse out in the corral
Em                   F
he walks out full of pride
C                           G
he looks like a cowboy from one of those pictures
   Am                   Em
a president made in the past
C                            G
peasants in rags, they stand back for they know
     Am             Em
that enrico gallops fast

[Chorus]
F     G               Am
Oh, the soul of El Salvador