El Paso Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
Out [G]in[Am][C][D][C][Am][G]
the West
Texas [C]town of El Paso,
[D]I fell in love with a Mexican [G]girl.
Nighttime would find me
in Ros[C]a's Cantina,
Music [D]would play and
Felina would [G]whirl.
Blacker than night were the
[C]eyes of Felina,
Wicked [D]and evil while casting [G]her spell.
My love was deep for [C]this Mexican maiden,
I [D]was in love but in vain I could [G]tell.
[C]One night a wild young cowboy came in,
Wild as the west Texas [G]wind,
Wild as the wind, dashing and daring,
A drink he was sharing with wicked Felina,
The girl that [C]I loved.
So [G]in anger I challenged his right
For [C]the love of this maiden,
[D]Down went his hand
for the gun that he [G]wore.
My challenge was answered
in [C]less than a heartbeat,
[G]The [D]handsome young stranger
lay dead on [G]the floor.
Just for a moment I [C]stood
there in silence,
Stunned [D]by the foul evil deed
I had [G]done.
Many thoughts raced through my [C]mind
as I stood there,
[D]I had but one chance and that was [G]to run.
[C]Out through the back door
of Rose's I ran,
Out where the horses were [G]tied,
Where are they tied?
I caught a good one,
it looked like it could run,
Up on its back and away I [C]did ride,
Just as fast [D]as [G]I could.
From the west Texas [C]town of El Paso
Back [D]to the badlands of
[G]New Mexico
There I was safe from [C]the rope
that would hang me
But I [D]can't escape from
this heart full of [G]woe
Back in El Paso
my [C]life would [G]be worthless
[D]Everything's gone in life, nothing is left
[G]It's been so long since I've
[C]seen the young maiden,
[D]My love is stronger
than my fear [G]of death.
[C]I saddled up and away I did go,
Riding alone in the [G]dark,
alone in the dark.
Maybe tomorrow a bullet will find me,
Tonight nothing's worse
than this pain in [C]my heart.
And at last [D]here [G]I am
on the hill over[C]looking El Paso,
I [D]can see Rosa's Cantina below.
[G]My love is strong and it
[C]pushes me onward,
[G]Down off [D]the hill to Folina I [G]go.
Off to my right I see
[C]five mounted cowboys,
[D]Off to my left, right a dozen [G]or more.
Shouting and shooting,
[C]I can't let them [G]catch me,
I [D]have to make it to Rose's
back [G]door.
Something [C]is dreadfully wrong
for [G]I feel
[C]A deep burning pain in m[G]y side,
pain in my side.
Though I am trying to stay in the saddle,
I'm getting weary, unable to [C]ride.
But my love [D]for [G]Fe lina is strong,
And [C]I rise where I'd fallen,
Though [D]I am weary,
I can't stop to [G]rest.
I see the white puff of
[C]smoke from the rifle,
[D]I feel the bullet go deep in [G]my chest.
From out of nowhere,
[C]Felina has found me,
Kiss[D]ing my cheek
as she kneels by my [G]side.
I'm cradled by two loving [C]arms
that I'll die for,
[D]One little kiss, and Felina, [C]goodbye.[G]