The Kingston Trio – San Miguel (Guitar)

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[Intro] Bm [Verse]
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Down by the Mission San Miguel is a great house

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Wherein dwell Don Carlos and La Dona Maria Elena Cantrell
[Verse]
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I work at the ranch

  D
I saddle her mare

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I ride with the gun behind as she visits her friends here and there

Bm
She says, "Thank you, Manuel"

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Or, "Manuel, por favor"

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Or, "Good evening, Manuel"

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La Dona Maria Elena Cantrell
[Verse]
               A/C#     D     A           Bm
I dream of the Mission San Miguel and it says to me, the mission bell

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"She is married, Manuel, the wife of the rancher, Don Carlos Cantrell
[Verse]
    D
You serve at the ranch

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You hold her chair

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You carry her boxes, trunks, letters, and books here and there

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But I hear with my heart what she says with her eyes

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With, "Good evening, Manuel,"

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Or, "Manuel, por favor"

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Or, "The carriage, Manuel"

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Or, "Manuel, close the door"