El Paso Chords by Hank Snow

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_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ Out in the West [Cm] Texas town of El [F] Paso I fell in love with a [Bb] Mexican girl.
_ _ _ _ Night time would find [Cm] me in a rose cantina, [F] Music would play and [Bb] Felina would whirl.
_ _ _ _ Blacker the night [Cm] were the eyes of [F] Felina, Wicked and evil while [Bb] casting a spell.
_ _ _ My love was deep [Cm] for this Mexican maiden, [F] I was in love but in vain [Bb] I could tell.
_ _ _ _ [Eb] One night a wild young cowboy came in, Wild as the West [Bb] Texas wind. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Dashing and daring a drink he was sharing, With the wicked Felina the girl that [Eb] I loved.
So [F] in [Bb] anger I challenged his [Cm] rifle, The love of this [F] maiden,
Down with his hand for the [Bb] gun that he wore. _
_ _ My challenge was [Cm] answered in less than a [F] heartbeat,
That some young stranger lay dead on [Bb] the floor. _
_ _ Just for a [Cm] moment I stood there in [F] silence, Shocked by the foul evil deed I [Bb] had done. _
_ _ Many thoughts [Cm] raced through my mind as I stood [F] there, I had but one chance and that was [Bb] to run. _
_ _ [Eb] Out through the back door of Rose's I ran, Out where the [Bb] horses were tied. _ _
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I caught a good one it looked like it could run, Up on it's back and away [Eb] I did ride.
[F] Just as fast [Bb] as I could from the West [Cm] Texas town of El Paso,
[F] Out through the back lands of New [Bb] Mexico. _ _ _ _ _
Back in El Paso [Cm] my life would be worthless, [F] Everything's gone and life nothing [Bb] is left.
_ _ _ It's been so [Cm] long since I've seen the young [F] maiden, My love is stronger than [Bb] my fear of death.
_ _ [Eb] I saddled up and away I did go, Riding alone in the [Bb] dark. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Maybe tomorrow a bullet will find me tonight, Nothing's worse than this pain [Eb] in my heart.
[F] And at last [Bb] here I am on the [Cm] hill overlooking El [F] Paso, I can see Rose's cantina [Bb] below. _ _
_ _ My love is [Cm] strong and it pushes me [F] onward, Down off the hill to [Bb] Felina I go. _ _
_ _ Off to my [Cm] right I see five mounted [F] cowboys, Off to my left right a [Bb] dozen or more. _
_ _ Shouting and [Cm] shooting I can't let them catch me, [F] I have to make it to [Bb] Rose's back door. _ _
_ _ [Eb] Something is dreadfully wrong for I feel, A deep burning pain [Bb] in my side. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Though I am trying to stay in the saddle, I'm getting weary [Eb] unable to ride.
But [F] my love [Bb] for Felina is [Cm] strong and I rise where I [F] fall, Though I am weary I [Bb] can't stop to rest.
_ _ _ I see the white [Cm] cloth and smoke from the rifle, [F] I feel the bullet go [Bb] deep in my _ chest.
_ From out of [Cm] nowhere Felina has found [F] me, Kissing my cheeks as she [Bb] kneels by my side.
_ _ Cradled by two [Cm] loving arms that I'll die [F] for, One little [G] kiss and Felina [Dm] goodbye.
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