Mountain Goats - The legend of chavo guerrero
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G and A during verses sound better as barre chords.
Born dowDn in El Paso A where the tumbleweeds Bmblow
G To the middleweight champ of all MF#mexico
DaEmd fought many bloody battles and raised fF#mour soEmns
Bm Chavo was the oldestBm one A
Old Dman Gory could pop like a livAe grenaBmde
GRaised his boys inF#m the way of the traEmde
EmHector and Mando, young Eddie G F#m
BmChavo meant the most to meA
Look Dhigh
It'sEm7 my last hoGpe
DChavo GueEm7rrero
GComing off the top Asus4rope A
DHe came from Texas seeking foArtune anBmd fame
GRose pretty quickly to the F#mtop of his gEmame
EmDefender of the downtrodden, king of the hilF#ml Bm
BmTag-team champion with Al Madril A D
DBefore a black and white TV in the mAiddle of the Bmnight
GI'm lying on the floor, I'm F#mbathed in blue ligEm7ht
Em7With the telecast in Spanish, I can understand sF#mome
And I need Bmjustice in my life, here it comes A
Look Dhigh
It'sEm7 my last hoGpe
DChavo GueEm7rrero
GComing off the top Asus4rope A
FRed Shoes DuEmgan
Holding his Amarm high all out of breath
FI hated all of Chavo's Eenemies
AmI would pray nightly for their death
FDescending like fEmire
On the peoAmple who deserved it most
FAlways completely Eunknown
Outside oAf Texas and the West Coast
He was my Dhero back when I Awas a Bmkid
GYou let me down but ChavoF#m never once diEmd
EmYou called him names to try to get beneath my skiF#mn
BmNow your ashes are scattered on the windAsus4
I heard his Dson got famous, he Awent natiBmonwide
GCoast-to-coast with his dadF#m by his side Em
EmI don't know if that's true buF#mt I've been told
BmIt's real sweet to grow olAsus4d
Look Dhigh
It'sEm7 my last hoGpe
DChavo GueEm7rrero
GComing off the top Asus4rope A
(outro is the same pattern as the verses)
D A Bm G F#m Em
F#m Bm A
the lead riff at the end is played high on the G and B strings:
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B:---15--15--14--------------15--15--14------------|
G:---------------14--16------------------14--12----|
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A:-------------------------------------------------|
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