The Mountain Goats – The Legend Of Chavo Guerrero (Guitar)
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Chords
G and A during verses sound better as barre chords.
D A Bm Born down in El Paso where the tumbleweeds blow G F#m To the middleweight champ of all Mexico Em F#m Em Dad fought many bloody battles and he raised four sons Bm Bm A Chavo was the oldest one D A Bm Old man Gory could pop like a live grenade G F#m Em Raised his boys in the way of the trade Em F#m Hector and Mando, young Eddie G Bm A Chavo meant the most to me D Look high Em7 G It's my last hope D Em7 Chavo Guerrero G Asus4 A Coming off the top rope D A Bm He came from Texas seeking fortune and fame G F#m Em Rose pretty quickly to the top of his game Em F#m Bm Defender of the downtrodden, king of the hill Bm A D Tag-team champion with Al Madril D A Bm Before a black and white TV in the middle of the night G F#m Em7 I'm lying on the floor, I'm bathed in blue light Em7 F#m With the telecast in Spanish, I can understand some Bm A And I need justice in my life, here it comes D Look high Em7 G It's my last hope D Em7 Chavo Guerrero G Asus4 A Coming off the top rope F Em Red Shoes Dugan Am Holding his arm high all out of breath F E I hated all of Chavo's enemies Am I would pray nightly for their death F Em Descending like fire Am On the people who deserved it most F E Almost completely unknown A Outside of Texas and on the West Coast D A Bm He was my hero back when I was a kid G F#m Em You let me down but Chavo never once did Em F#m You called him names to try to get beneath my skin Bm Asus4 Now your ashes are scattered on the wind D A Bm I heard his son got famous, he went nationwide G F#m Em Coast-to-coast with his dad by his side Em F#m I don't know if that's true but I've been told Bm Asus4 It's real sweet to grow old D Look high Em7 G It's my last hope D Em7 Chavo Guerrero G Asus4 A Coming off the top rope
(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: e|-------------------------------------------------| B|---15--15--14--------------15--15--14------------| G|---------------14--16------------------14--12----| x2 D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------|