El Paso chords

[INTRO]
[C] [Dm] [G] [C]

[VERSE]
Out in the West Texas [Dm]town of El Paso
[G]I fell in love with a Mexican [C]girl
Night time would find me in [Dm]Rose's Cantina
[G]Music would play and Felina would [C]whirl

[VERSE]
Blacker than night were the [Dm]eyes of Felina
[G]Wicked and evil while casting a [C]spell
My love was deep for this [Dm]Mexican maiden
[G]I was in love, but in vain I could [C]tell [C7]

[VERSE]
[F]One night a wild young [Bb]cowboy came [F]in
Wild as the West Texas [C7]wind
[C]Dashing and daring, a drink he was sharing
With wicked Felina, the girl that I [F]love
So in [G]anger

[VERSE]
I [C]challenged his right for the [Dm]love of this maiden
[G]Down went his hand for the gun that he [C]wore
My challenge was answered, in [Dm]less than a heartbeat
The [G]handsome young stranger lay dead on the [C]floor

[VERSE]
Just for a moment I [Dm]stood there in silence
[G]Shocked by the foul evil deed I had [C]done
Many thoughts raced through my [Dm]mind as I stood there
[G]I had but one chance and that was to [C]run [C7]

[VERSE]
[F]Out through the back door of [Bb]Rose's I r[F]an
Out where the horses were [C7]tied
[C]I caught a good one, it looked like it could run
Up on its back and away I did [F]ride
Just as [G]fast as I

[VERSE]
[C]Could from the West Texas [Dm]town of El Paso
[G]Out to the badlands of New Mexi[C]co
Back in El Paso my [Dm]life would be worthless
[G]Everything's gone in life, nothing is [C]left
It's been so long since I've [Dm]seen the young maiden
[G]My love is stronger than my fear of [C]death

[VERSE]
[F]I saddled up and a[Bb]way I did [F]go
Riding alone in the d[C7]ark
[C]Maybe tomorrow a bullet may find me
Tonight nothing's worse than this pain in my [F]heart
And at l[G]ast here

[VERSE]
I [C]am on the hill over[Dm]looking El Paso
[G]I can see Rose's Cantina be[C]low
My love is strong and it [Dm]pushes me onward
[G]Down off the hill to Felina I [C]go

[VERSE]
Off to my right I see [Dm]five mounted cowboys
[G]Off to my left ride a [C]dozen or more
Shouting and shooting, I [Dm]can't let them catch me
[G]I have to make it to Rose's back [C]door

[VERSE]
[F]Something is dreadfully [Bb]wrong for I [F]feel
A deep burning pain in my [C7]side
[C]Though I am trying to stay in the saddle
I'm getting weary, unable to [F]ride
But my [G]love for

[VERSE]
Fe[C]lina is strong and I r[Dm]ise where I've fallen
[G]Though I am weary, I can't stop to [C]rest
I see the white puff of [Dm]smoke from the rifle
[G]I feel the bullet go deep in my [C]chest

[VERSE]
From out of nowhere, Fe[Dm]lina has found me
[G]Kissing my cheek as she kneels by my [C]side
Cradled by two loving [Dm]arms that I'll die for
[G]One little kiss and Felina good[C]bye