Merle Haggard – The Immigrant (Guitar)
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Written by Merle Haggard & Dave Kirby
Recorded by Merle Haggard
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[Intro] X4
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[Verse] G A- merican ranching consists of a mansion Bm Am D Where illegal immigrants do much of the labor by hand
They sneak 'em through customs till time comes to bust 'em
G Then haul 'em back over the border to their own native land G With a ragged sombrero and not much dinero C They'll be back again when the ole Rio Grande's way down low G Border patroller don't stop the stroller D G 'Cause the Mexican immigrant is helping America grow
[Chorus]
G Viva La Mexico, go where they let you go D Do what you can for the land
Take home dinero and buy new sombrero
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And come back again when you can[Solo]
G G G D Am D D G G
G What makes a gringo your smart aleck lingo Bm Am D When he stole this land from the Indian man way back when
Don't he remember the big money lender
G That put him a lien parked where his pencil had been G The almighty peso that gives him the say so C To dry up the river whenever there's crops to bring in G This a good neighbor to take all his labor D G Then chase him back over the border till he's needed a- gain