The Gringo's Tale Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G][F][C][G]

[Verse 1]
[G]Beggin' your
pardon there [F]stranger[C]
You look like you're new to this [G]town
We're a long way away
from the [F]beach [C]here
You won't see many gringos [G]around
Well I come from West Col[F]orado
[C]And I've wandered this
world far and [G]wide
I've lived for some years in [F]the shadows
[C]And my eyes are unused to this lig[G]ht
If you buy me a strong drink of [F]whis[C]key
I will tell you the tale of my [G]life
It's long and it's sad but it [F]fit[C]s me
And it may bring a tear to [G]your eye

[Interlude 1]
[G][F][C][G]

[Verse 2]
All the [G]men of my family [F]were [C]solidiers
The hard fightin' straight talkin' [G]kind
When my turn came all that was [Fm]over[C]
But I'd already made up my [G]mind
I was there when we blew
[F]though Gren[C]ada
And I still have to ask myself [G]why
Then we took down that fool
[F]Nor[Fm]iega[C]
That's where I caught the
good [G]colonel's eye
Well he asked me if I loved my [F]country[C]
And before I had time to [G]reply
He regaled me with tales of [F]past [C]glories
I believed every one of his [G]lies

[Interlude 2]
[G][F][C][G]
[Gm][G][Gm][G][Gm][F][C][G][C][G]

[Verse 3]
So [G]I left my old life beh[F]ind m[C]e
Turned my back on my family and [G]friends
And I did everything that they asked [F]me[C]
And I lost some sleep now and [G]again
[C]And I [G]lived like a thief and as[F]sassin[C]
I smuggled their poisons [G]some[Gm]times
[G]Until I asked the wrong
question in passin'
[F][C]

[Verse 4]
And the colonel himself dropped [G]the dime
[F]So [C]if [G]you're ever in west Colorado[F]
[C]Tell the folks in Durango
good[G]bye
There's a price on my
head and I [F]can't [C]go
So I'll just wait around here 'til I [Gm]die