Chords for The Bandit Joaquin
Tempo:
116.95 bpm
Chords used:
G
Bm
F#
B
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bm]
From the broken hills [G] of Mexico, where [A] we took the horses we [Bm] stole,
To Sonora and [G] California, mines where [A] you gringos [F#] did for gold.
[G] Even up to [B] the [F#m] Oregon line, the [G] story is [Bm] the same.
[G] All your women, [D] they tremble in fear at [G] the mention of [F#] my name.
[B] [Bm]
I rob the miner [G] on Colterville Road, [A] I leave his blood [Bm] on the ground.
Like a mist through oak [G] and digger pine, [A] I move [B] without a [Bm] sound.
[G] Your finest horses [F#]
belong to me, [B] I [G] take them as [Bm] I please.
[G] I line my [D] pockets [A] with your gold, and I'm [G] gone with the [F#] midnight breeze.
[B] I am the [Bm] bandit Joaquin, I live in the wild with the [F#] bear and wolverine.
[G] Over Hilton Valley, I plies [Bm] in a dream.
[F#m]
[Bm] I [G] am the ghost, I am [F#] the fox, I am the bandit Joaquin.
[Bm]
There is no use [G] to wonder why, [A] my reasons are [Bm] my own.
The hatred I feel [G] for the Anglo blood [A] lies deep within [Bm] my bones.
[G] My [F#] subumbo is three-fingered Jack, [G] he cuts off the child [Bm] of nuns' ears.
[G] And wears them like a [D] necklace around his throat, [G] he's a man of no [F#m]
fear.
[Bm]
The fools up [G] there who make your laws, [A] they are lawyers, they [Bm] are thieves.
They want a [F#m] devil [G] they can blame, [B] and Joaquin is what they need.
[G] So I'm the ghost [Bm] of El Dorado, [G] but the blame is on [Bm] their heads.
[G] At night when her [D] feet shake the ground, [G] they tremble in [E]
[F#] their beds.
[B] I am the bandit Joaquin, I live in the wild with the bear and [F#] wolverine.
[G] Over Hilton Valley, I plies [F#] in a dream.
[Bm]
I am [G] the ghost, I am [F#] the fox, I am the bandit [B] Joaquin.
[Bm]
[G] Captain Love and [F#] his ranger band, [G] they said they took my [B] head.
[Bm] The [G] fools rode into a [F#]
stranger's camp [G] and they left the wrong [F#] man dead.
[G] And others say I [F#]
never was, I [G] am a dream of what could be.
[F#m]
[G] But even if I [D] had never lived, [G] you would have invented [F#] me.
[B] I am the bandit [Bm] Joaquin, I live in the wild with the bear and [F#]
wolverine.
[G] Over Hilton Valley, I plies in [Bm] a dream.
I am [G] the ghost, I am the [F#] fox, I am the [Bm] bandit Joaquin.
[F#m] I [G] am the ghost, I [F#] am the fox, I am the [Bm] bandit Joaquin.
I am the ghost, I am the fox, I am the bandit Joaquin.
From the broken hills [G] of Mexico, where [A] we took the horses we [Bm] stole,
To Sonora and [G] California, mines where [A] you gringos [F#] did for gold.
[G] Even up to [B] the [F#m] Oregon line, the [G] story is [Bm] the same.
[G] All your women, [D] they tremble in fear at [G] the mention of [F#] my name.
[B] [Bm]
I rob the miner [G] on Colterville Road, [A] I leave his blood [Bm] on the ground.
Like a mist through oak [G] and digger pine, [A] I move [B] without a [Bm] sound.
[G] Your finest horses [F#]
belong to me, [B] I [G] take them as [Bm] I please.
[G] I line my [D] pockets [A] with your gold, and I'm [G] gone with the [F#] midnight breeze.
[B] I am the [Bm] bandit Joaquin, I live in the wild with the [F#] bear and wolverine.
[G] Over Hilton Valley, I plies [Bm] in a dream.
[F#m]
[Bm] I [G] am the ghost, I am [F#] the fox, I am the bandit Joaquin.
[Bm]
There is no use [G] to wonder why, [A] my reasons are [Bm] my own.
The hatred I feel [G] for the Anglo blood [A] lies deep within [Bm] my bones.
[G] My [F#] subumbo is three-fingered Jack, [G] he cuts off the child [Bm] of nuns' ears.
[G] And wears them like a [D] necklace around his throat, [G] he's a man of no [F#m]
fear.
[Bm]
The fools up [G] there who make your laws, [A] they are lawyers, they [Bm] are thieves.
They want a [F#m] devil [G] they can blame, [B] and Joaquin is what they need.
[G] So I'm the ghost [Bm] of El Dorado, [G] but the blame is on [Bm] their heads.
[G] At night when her [D] feet shake the ground, [G] they tremble in [E]
[F#] their beds.
[B] I am the bandit Joaquin, I live in the wild with the bear and [F#] wolverine.
[G] Over Hilton Valley, I plies [F#] in a dream.
[Bm]
I am [G] the ghost, I am [F#] the fox, I am the bandit [B] Joaquin.
[Bm]
[G] Captain Love and [F#] his ranger band, [G] they said they took my [B] head.
[Bm] The [G] fools rode into a [F#]
stranger's camp [G] and they left the wrong [F#] man dead.
[G] And others say I [F#]
never was, I [G] am a dream of what could be.
[F#m]
[G] But even if I [D] had never lived, [G] you would have invented [F#] me.
[B] I am the bandit [Bm] Joaquin, I live in the wild with the bear and [F#]
wolverine.
[G] Over Hilton Valley, I plies in [Bm] a dream.
I am [G] the ghost, I am the [F#] fox, I am the [Bm] bandit Joaquin.
[F#m] I [G] am the ghost, I [F#] am the fox, I am the [Bm] bandit Joaquin.
I am the ghost, I am the fox, I am the bandit Joaquin.
Key:
G
Bm
F#
B
A
G
Bm
F#
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
From the broken hills [G] of Mexico, where [A] we took the horses we [Bm] stole, _
To _ Sonora and [G] California, mines where [A] you gringos [F#] did for gold.
_ _ [G] _ Even up to [B] the [F#m] Oregon line, the [G] story is [Bm] the same.
_ _ [G] _ All your women, [D] they tremble in fear at [G] the mention of [F#] my name.
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ I rob the miner [G] on Colterville Road, [A] I leave his blood [Bm] on the ground.
_ Like a mist through oak [G] and digger pine, _ [A] I move [B] without a [Bm] sound.
_ _ [G] Your finest horses [F#]
belong to me, [B] I [G] take them as [Bm] I please.
_ [G] I line my [D] pockets [A] with your gold, and I'm [G] gone with the [F#] midnight breeze.
_ [B] I am the [Bm] bandit Joaquin, _ I live in the wild with the [F#] bear and _ _ _ wolverine.
[G] Over Hilton Valley, I plies [Bm] in a dream.
_ _ [F#m] _
[Bm] _ I [G] am the ghost, I am [F#] the fox, I am the bandit Joaquin.
_ [Bm] _ _
_ _ There is no use [G] to wonder why, _ [A] my reasons are [Bm] my own.
_ The hatred I feel [G] for the Anglo blood [A] lies deep within [Bm] my bones.
_ _ [G] _ My [F#] subumbo is three-fingered Jack, [G] he cuts off the child [Bm] of nuns' ears.
[G] And wears them like a [D] necklace around his throat, [G] he's a man of no [F#m]
fear.
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ The fools up [G] there who make your laws, [A] they are lawyers, _ they [Bm] are thieves.
They want a [F#m] devil [G] they can blame, [B] and Joaquin is what they need.
_ _ [G] So I'm the ghost [Bm] of El Dorado, [G] but the blame is on [Bm] their heads.
_ [G] At night when her [D] feet shake the ground, [G] they tremble in [E]
[F#] their beds.
_ [B] I am the bandit Joaquin, _ I live in the wild with the bear and _ [F#] wolverine.
_ [G] Over Hilton Valley, I plies [F#] in a dream.
_ [Bm] _ _
_ I am [G] the ghost, I am [F#] the fox, I am the bandit [B] Joaquin.
[Bm] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ Captain Love and [F#] his ranger band, [G] they said they took my [B] head.
[Bm] _ The [G] fools rode into a [F#]
stranger's camp [G] and they left the wrong [F#] man dead.
_ _ [G] And others say I [F#]
never was, I [G] am a dream of what could be.
[F#m] _
_ _ [G] But even if I [D] had never lived, [G] you would have invented [F#] me. _
_ [B] I am the bandit [Bm] Joaquin, _ I live in the wild with the bear and [F#] _
wolverine.
_ [G] Over Hilton Valley, I plies in [Bm] a dream. _ _ _ _
I am [G] the ghost, _ I am the [F#] fox, I am the [Bm] bandit Joaquin.
_ _ _ [F#m] I [G] am the ghost, I [F#] am the fox, I am the [Bm] bandit Joaquin.
_ _ _ I am the ghost, I am the fox, I am the bandit Joaquin. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
From the broken hills [G] of Mexico, where [A] we took the horses we [Bm] stole, _
To _ Sonora and [G] California, mines where [A] you gringos [F#] did for gold.
_ _ [G] _ Even up to [B] the [F#m] Oregon line, the [G] story is [Bm] the same.
_ _ [G] _ All your women, [D] they tremble in fear at [G] the mention of [F#] my name.
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ I rob the miner [G] on Colterville Road, [A] I leave his blood [Bm] on the ground.
_ Like a mist through oak [G] and digger pine, _ [A] I move [B] without a [Bm] sound.
_ _ [G] Your finest horses [F#]
belong to me, [B] I [G] take them as [Bm] I please.
_ [G] I line my [D] pockets [A] with your gold, and I'm [G] gone with the [F#] midnight breeze.
_ [B] I am the [Bm] bandit Joaquin, _ I live in the wild with the [F#] bear and _ _ _ wolverine.
[G] Over Hilton Valley, I plies [Bm] in a dream.
_ _ [F#m] _
[Bm] _ I [G] am the ghost, I am [F#] the fox, I am the bandit Joaquin.
_ [Bm] _ _
_ _ There is no use [G] to wonder why, _ [A] my reasons are [Bm] my own.
_ The hatred I feel [G] for the Anglo blood [A] lies deep within [Bm] my bones.
_ _ [G] _ My [F#] subumbo is three-fingered Jack, [G] he cuts off the child [Bm] of nuns' ears.
[G] And wears them like a [D] necklace around his throat, [G] he's a man of no [F#m]
fear.
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ The fools up [G] there who make your laws, [A] they are lawyers, _ they [Bm] are thieves.
They want a [F#m] devil [G] they can blame, [B] and Joaquin is what they need.
_ _ [G] So I'm the ghost [Bm] of El Dorado, [G] but the blame is on [Bm] their heads.
_ [G] At night when her [D] feet shake the ground, [G] they tremble in [E]
[F#] their beds.
_ [B] I am the bandit Joaquin, _ I live in the wild with the bear and _ [F#] wolverine.
_ [G] Over Hilton Valley, I plies [F#] in a dream.
_ [Bm] _ _
_ I am [G] the ghost, I am [F#] the fox, I am the bandit [B] Joaquin.
[Bm] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ Captain Love and [F#] his ranger band, [G] they said they took my [B] head.
[Bm] _ The [G] fools rode into a [F#]
stranger's camp [G] and they left the wrong [F#] man dead.
_ _ [G] And others say I [F#]
never was, I [G] am a dream of what could be.
[F#m] _
_ _ [G] But even if I [D] had never lived, [G] you would have invented [F#] me. _
_ [B] I am the bandit [Bm] Joaquin, _ I live in the wild with the bear and [F#] _
wolverine.
_ [G] Over Hilton Valley, I plies in [Bm] a dream. _ _ _ _
I am [G] the ghost, _ I am the [F#] fox, I am the [Bm] bandit Joaquin.
_ _ _ [F#m] I [G] am the ghost, I [F#] am the fox, I am the [Bm] bandit Joaquin.
_ _ _ I am the ghost, I am the fox, I am the bandit Joaquin. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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