The Gringos Tale

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[Verse 1]

G                         F    C
Beggin' your pardon there stranger
You look like you're new to this 
G
town
                               F   
We're a long way away from the 
  C
beach here
                           G
You won't see many gringos around
                      F   C
Well I come from West Colorado
And I've wandered this world far and
 G
 wide
I've lived for some years in the 
F  C
shadows
                               G
And my eyes are unused to this light
If you buy me a strong drink of 
F   C
whiskey
                               G
I will tell you the tale of my life
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It's long and it's sad but it fits 
C
me
                                G
And it may bring a tear to your eye


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[Verse 2]

G                           
All the men of my family were 
  F   C
solidiers
The hard fightin' straight talkin' 
G
kind
                           F   C
When my turn came all that was over
                           G
But I'd already made up my mind
I was there when we blew though 
F  C
Grenada
                               G
And I still have to ask myself why
                            F    C
Then we took down that fool Noriega
That's where I caught the good 
          G
colonel's eye
Well he asked me if I loved my 
F   C
country
                         G
And before I had time to reply
He regaled me with tales of past 
F   C
glories
                            G
I believed every one of his lies


[Verse 3]

G                     F      C
So I left my old life behind me
Turned my back on my family and 
G
friends
                               F   
And I did everything that they 
  C
asked me
                              G
And I lost some sleep now and again
And I lived like a thief and 
F    C
assassin
                             G
I smuggled their poisons sometimes
Until I asked the wrong question in 
F   C         G
passin'


[Verse 4]

G                               F
And the colonel himself dropped 
   C
the dime
                          G
So if you're ever in west Colorado
                          F   C
Tell the folks in Durango goodbye
There's a price on my head and I 
      G
can't go
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So I'll just wait around here 'til 
  C     G
I die