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The Gringos Tale

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Intro. G F C G

Verse 1. GBeggin' your pardon there FstranCger

You look like you're new to this Gtown

We're a long way away from the Fbeach Chere

You won't see many gringos Garound

Well I come from West FColoCrado

And I've wandered this world far and Gwide

I've lived for some years in the FshaCdows

And my eyes are unused to this Glight

If you buy me a strong drink of FwhisCkey

I will tell you the tale of my Glife

It's long and it's sad but it Ffits Cme

And it may bring a tear to your Geye

Verse 2. GAll the men of my family were FsoliCdiers

The hard fightin' straight talkin' Gkind

When my turn came all that Fwas Cover

But I'd already made up my Gmind

I was there when we blew though FGreCnada

And I still have to ask myself Gwhy

Then we took down that fool FNorieCga

That's where I caught the good colonel's Geye

Well he asked me if I loved my FcounCtry

And before I had time to Greply

He regaled me with tales of past FglorCies

I believed every one of his Glies

Verse 3. GSo I left my old life Fbehind Cme

Turned my back on my family and Gfriends

And I did everything that they Fasked Cme

And I lost some sleep now and Gagain

And I lived like a thief and FassasCsin

I smuggled their poisons someGtimes

Until I asked the wrong question in FpassCin' G

Verse 4. GAnd the colonel himself dropped Fthe Cdime

So if you're ever in west GColorado

Tell the folks in Durango FgoodCbye

There's a price on my head and I can't Ggo

So I'll just wait around here 'Ftil I Cdie G

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