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El Paso\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

SHEET MUSIC<\/a><\/p>\n

 {t: El Paso }  \r\n{key: D}  \r\n{artist:Marty Robbins}  \r\nMarty Robbins:  - Thanks Chris Clark for corrections \r\n\r\n[D] Out in the West Texas [Em] town of El Paso\r\n[A7] I fell in love with a Mexican [D] girl  \r\nNight-time would find me in [Em] Rosa's cantina\r\n[A7] Music would  play and Felina would [D] whirl\r\n\r\n[D] Blacker than night were the [Em] eyes of Felina\r\n[A7] Wicked and evil while casting a [D] spell  \r\nMy love was deep for this [Em] Mexican maiden\r\n[A7] I was in love but in vain, I could [D] tell\r\n\r\n[G] One night a wild young [D] cowboy came [G] in\r\nWild as the West Texas [D] wind  [D7]\r\n[D7] Dashing and daring, a drink he was sharing\r\n[D7] With wicked Felina, the girl that I [G] loved\r\n\r\nSo in [A7] anger I: \r\n[D] Challenged his right for the [Em] love of this maiden\r\n[A7] Down went his hand for the gun that he [D] wore\r\nMy challenge was answered in [Em] less than a heart-beat \r\n[A7] The handsome young stranger lay dead on the [D] floor\r\n\r\n[D] Just for a moment I [Em] stood there in silence\r\n[A7] Shocked by the foul evil deed I had [D] done \r\nMany thoughts raced through my [Em] mind as I stood there\r\n[A7] I had but one chance and that was to [D] run\r\n\r\n[G] Out through the back door of [D] Rosa's I [G] ran\r\nOut where the horses were [D] tied [D7]\r\n[D7] I caught a good one, it looked like it could run\r\n[D7] Up on its back, and away I did [G] ride\r\n\r\nJust as [A7] fast as I\r\n[D] Could from the West Texas [Em] town of El Paso\r\n[A7] Out to the bad-lands of New Mexi[D]co\r\n[D] Back in El Paso my life [Em] would be worthless \r\n[A7] Everything's gone in life nothing is [D] left\r\n\r\n[D] It's been so long since I've seen [Em] the young maiden\r\n[A7] My love is stronger than my fear of [D] death\r\n[G] I saddled up and [D7] away I did [G] go\r\nRiding alone in the [D] dark [D7]\r\n\r\n[D7] Maybe tomorrow a bullet may find me\r\n[D7] Tonight nothing's worse than this\r\nPain in my [G] heart \r\n\r\nAnd at [A7] last here I\r\n[D] Am on the hill over [Em] looking El Paso\r\n[A7] I can see Rosa's cantina be[D] low\r\nMy love is strong and it [Em] pushes me onward\r\n[A7] Down off the hill to Felina I [D] go \r\n\r\n[D] Off to my right I see [Em] five mounted cowboys\r\n[A7] Off to my left ride a dozen or [D] more  \r\nShouting and shooting I [Em] can't let them catch me\r\n[A7] I have to make it to Rosa's back [D] door\r\n \r\n[G] Something is dreadfully [D7] wrong for I  [G] feel\r\nA deep burning pain in my [D] side [D7]\r\n[D7] Though I am trying to stay in the saddle\r\n[D7] I'm getting weary, unable to [G] ride\r\n\r\nBut my [A7] love for\r\n[D] Felina is strong and I [Em] rise where I've fallen \r\n[A7] Though I am weary I can't stop to [D] rest\r\nI see the white puff of smoke [Em] from the rifle\r\n[A7] I feel the bullet go deep in my [D] chest\r\n\r\n[D] From out of nowhere [Em] Felina has found me\r\n[A7] Kissing my cheek as she kneels by my [D] side\r\nCradled by two loving arms [Em] that I'll die for\r\n[A7] One little kiss and Felina, good [D] bye<\/span><\/pre>\n
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El Paso\u00a0 SHEET MUSIC {t: El Paso } {key: D} {artist:Marty Robbins} Marty Robbins: – Thanks Chris Clark for corrections [D] Out in the West Texas [Em] town of El Paso [A7] I fell in love with a Mexican [D] girl Night-time would find me in [Em] Rosa’s cantina [A7] … CLICK TO VIEW SONGEl Paso<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[133,126,13,116,117,115],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-280","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-baritone-bill","category-bass-guitar-night","category-x-bill-chase","category-live-baritone","category-live-piano","category-live-tenor"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/280","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=280"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/280\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=280"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=280"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=280"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}