Uncle Alvarez Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[D][C][G][D][C][G][C][D][C][G][D][C][G]
[D]
[C]There's a portrait of Uncle

[Verse 1]
[G]Al [D]varez[C]
Hangin' [G]in the [D]hall
[C]Nobody want[G]s to look a[D]t it
But [C]Uncle Alvarez [G]sees us [C]all

[Verse 2]
Oh, [D]oh, oh [C]imaginary ac[G]complishments
[D]Hey, hey, hey you [C]vision[G]ary guy
[D]You might even [C]shake the hand
[G]s of presidents
[D]Better send a post[C]card and keep
the [D]family [G]quiet
[C]He's not really part-Cherokee [G]Indian

[Verse 3]
[D]Indian
[C]He didn't fight in the [G]Civil [D]War
[C]He's just Eugene [G]Isaac [D]Alvarez
[C]He feels sorry [G]for the wall

[Verse 4]
[D]Oh, oh, oh [C]imaginary ac[G]complishments
[C]Hey[G], h[D]ey, hey you vision[C]ary gu[G]y
[D]You might even [C]shake the hand
[G]s o[C]f presidents[G]
[D]You're gonna make
[C]'em sorry when you [G]die

[Verse 5]
And it's a [E]long way [D]down
You were [A]hoping for a heart-at[G]tack
Run[Em]ning [E]Running around,
[D]inves[A]ting on [G]this and that
[E]Your beautiful wif[D]e keeps your
[A]life on a shelf [Em]for you
[E]Safe in a bet[D]ter way
[A]There's no dust or mildew[G] and
It's [E]hard to [A]believe you were
once a [D]beautiful [E]dancer

[Verse 6]
[E]Better just to shake it [D]off
As you write your [Bm]resume[D]
[C]Don't think of Un [G]cle Alv[D]arez
[C]And the price he [G]had [C]to pay

[Verse 7]
[D]Oh, oh, oh [C]imagin[G]ary accomplishments
[D]Hey, hey, hey you [C]visionary [G]guy
[D]You might even [C]shake the hand
[G]s of presidents
[D]You're gonna make [C]them sorry
when you [G]die

[Verse 8]
[D]Oh, oh, oh [C]imagin[G]ary accomplishments
[C]Hey[G], h[D]ey, hey you vision[C]ary guy[G]
[D]You might even [C]shake the
[G]hands of presidents
[D]Better send [C]some money
to the [D]Alma [G]Mater.

[Outro 1]
[G]