Chords for Boney M. - El Lute (Lyrics)
Tempo:
105.5 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Eb
Db
Bbm
Abm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Ab]
[Db]
This is the story of El Luta, [Ab] a man who was born to be hunted like a wild animal [Eb]
because
he was poor.
But he refused to accept his fate [Ab] and today his honor has been restored.
[Eb] [Db] [Eb]
[Bbm] [Ab]
[Eb] [Db]
[Ab]
[Eb]
[Db] [Ab]
He was only 19 and was sentenced to die for something that somebody else did and blamed
[Db] on El Luta.
[Fm] [Bbm]
Then they changed it to life and so he could escape.
From then [Eb] on they chased him and searched for him day and night [Ab] all over Spain.
But the [Eb] search was in vain for [Ab] El Luta.
He had only [Db] seen the dark side of life, the man they [Ab] called El Luta.
And he walked [Eb] like you and like me in a country [Ab] where all would be free.
So he taught [Db] himself to read and to write.
He didn't [Ab] have a luta.
He was one who [Eb] had dared to escape.
Overnight they [Db] had to find [Ab] El Luta.
[Abm]
Soon the flame of his name spread like wildfire [Eb] all over the land.
[Dbm] With a price on his head people still gave him bread [Eb] and they gave him a hand.
[Abm]
[Eb] For they knew he was right [Ab] and his fight was their fight.
No one gave him a chance in the Spain of those days.
On the walls of every place they had put up the face of [Db] El Luta.
[Ab] [Bbm]
And he robbed where he could just like one swabbing fruit.
They finally [Eb] caught him and that seemed the end.
But [Ab] they caught him in vain.
Cause [Eb] of change came for Spain and [Ab] El Luta.
He had only [Db] seen the dark side of life, the man they called [Ab] El Luta.
And he wanted [Eb] a home just like you and like me in a country [Ab] where all would be free.
And then freedom [Db] really came to his land and also to [Ab] El Luta.
[Eb] [Db]
[Db]
This is the story of El Luta, [Ab] a man who was born to be hunted like a wild animal [Eb]
because
he was poor.
But he refused to accept his fate [Ab] and today his honor has been restored.
[Eb] [Db] [Eb]
[Bbm] [Ab]
[Eb] [Db]
[Ab]
[Eb]
[Db] [Ab]
He was only 19 and was sentenced to die for something that somebody else did and blamed
[Db] on El Luta.
[Fm] [Bbm]
Then they changed it to life and so he could escape.
From then [Eb] on they chased him and searched for him day and night [Ab] all over Spain.
But the [Eb] search was in vain for [Ab] El Luta.
He had only [Db] seen the dark side of life, the man they [Ab] called El Luta.
And he walked [Eb] like you and like me in a country [Ab] where all would be free.
So he taught [Db] himself to read and to write.
He didn't [Ab] have a luta.
He was one who [Eb] had dared to escape.
Overnight they [Db] had to find [Ab] El Luta.
[Abm]
Soon the flame of his name spread like wildfire [Eb] all over the land.
[Dbm] With a price on his head people still gave him bread [Eb] and they gave him a hand.
[Abm]
[Eb] For they knew he was right [Ab] and his fight was their fight.
No one gave him a chance in the Spain of those days.
On the walls of every place they had put up the face of [Db] El Luta.
[Ab] [Bbm]
And he robbed where he could just like one swabbing fruit.
They finally [Eb] caught him and that seemed the end.
But [Ab] they caught him in vain.
Cause [Eb] of change came for Spain and [Ab] El Luta.
He had only [Db] seen the dark side of life, the man they called [Ab] El Luta.
And he wanted [Eb] a home just like you and like me in a country [Ab] where all would be free.
And then freedom [Db] really came to his land and also to [Ab] El Luta.
[Eb] [Db]
Key:
Ab
Eb
Db
Bbm
Abm
Ab
Eb
Db
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _
This is the story of El Luta, _ [Ab] a man who was born to be hunted like a wild animal [Eb] _
because
he was poor.
But he refused to accept his fate [Ab] and today his honor has been restored.
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Eb] _
[Bbm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ He was only 19 and was sentenced to die for something that somebody else did and blamed
[Db] on El Luta.
_ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ [Bbm]
Then they changed it to life and so he could escape.
From then [Eb] on they chased him and searched for him day and night [Ab] all over Spain. _ _ _
But the [Eb] search was in vain _ for [Ab] El Luta. _ _ _
He had only [Db] seen the dark side of life, the man they [Ab] called El Luta.
_ _ And he walked [Eb] _ like you and like me in a country [Ab] where all would be free. _
So he taught [Db] himself to read and to write.
He didn't [Ab] have a luta.
_ _ He was one who [Eb] had dared to escape.
Overnight they [Db] had to _ find [Ab] El Luta. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
_ _ _ Soon the flame of his name spread like wildfire [Eb] all over the land.
_ _ _ _ [Dbm] _ With a price on his head people still gave him bread _ [Eb] and they gave him a hand.
_ [Abm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] For they knew he was right _ _ [Ab] and his fight was their fight.
_ _ _ No one gave him a chance in the Spain of those days.
On the walls of every place they had put up the face of [Db] El Luta.
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Bbm] _
And he robbed where he could just like one swabbing fruit.
They finally [Eb] caught him and that seemed the end.
But [Ab] they caught him in vain. _
Cause [Eb] of change came for Spain _ _ and [Ab] El Luta. _ _ _
He had only [Db] seen the dark side of life, the man they called [Ab] El Luta.
_ _ And he wanted [Eb] a home just like you and like me in a country [Ab] where all would be free.
And then freedom [Db] really came to his land and also to [Ab] El Luta. _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _
This is the story of El Luta, _ [Ab] a man who was born to be hunted like a wild animal [Eb] _
because
he was poor.
But he refused to accept his fate [Ab] and today his honor has been restored.
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Eb] _
[Bbm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ He was only 19 and was sentenced to die for something that somebody else did and blamed
[Db] on El Luta.
_ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ [Bbm]
Then they changed it to life and so he could escape.
From then [Eb] on they chased him and searched for him day and night [Ab] all over Spain. _ _ _
But the [Eb] search was in vain _ for [Ab] El Luta. _ _ _
He had only [Db] seen the dark side of life, the man they [Ab] called El Luta.
_ _ And he walked [Eb] _ like you and like me in a country [Ab] where all would be free. _
So he taught [Db] himself to read and to write.
He didn't [Ab] have a luta.
_ _ He was one who [Eb] had dared to escape.
Overnight they [Db] had to _ find [Ab] El Luta. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
_ _ _ Soon the flame of his name spread like wildfire [Eb] all over the land.
_ _ _ _ [Dbm] _ With a price on his head people still gave him bread _ [Eb] and they gave him a hand.
_ [Abm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] For they knew he was right _ _ [Ab] and his fight was their fight.
_ _ _ No one gave him a chance in the Spain of those days.
On the walls of every place they had put up the face of [Db] El Luta.
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Bbm] _
And he robbed where he could just like one swabbing fruit.
They finally [Eb] caught him and that seemed the end.
But [Ab] they caught him in vain. _
Cause [Eb] of change came for Spain _ _ and [Ab] El Luta. _ _ _
He had only [Db] seen the dark side of life, the man they called [Ab] El Luta.
_ _ And he wanted [Eb] a home just like you and like me in a country [Ab] where all would be free.
And then freedom [Db] really came to his land and also to [Ab] El Luta. _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _