El Salvador Chords by White Lion
Tempo:
144.2 bpm
Chords used:
A
B
G
F#
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Em] [F]
[E]
[C] [F]
[E] [G]
[F]
[Em]
[N]
[Em]
[F#] [Em]
[C] [E]
[A]
[G] [E] [Fm]
[F#]
[G] [G#]
[A] [G]
[B]
[E]
[F#] [G] [A] [F#]
[Em] [F#]
[G] [A] [B]
He could barely remember [F#] when we finally began.
[E] It was early September [B] when we last saw him.
Soon the sun would be there and [F#] his sky would light.
[E] I would see someone there [G] with the [A] name I'd [B] gotten in life.
[E] [A] So he sighed, [F#] got in [B] his head, [F#m] thought one reason he [E] did not [D] stand.
[E]
[A] He [F#] sighed, [B] got in his head, [A] wanted freedom, [A#m] I believe.
[B] Can you [A] hear the crying hours [G] of the people in [A] El Salvador?
[B] Can you hear [A] the distant shout [G] of the people in [A] El Salvador?
[B] Crying too loud [A] and long to die, [G] for the people in [A] El Salvador.
[B] Still the guilt [A] I felt in his eyes, [G] for the people in [A] El Salvador.
[B]
They stay sad this season, [D] you [F#] think it's bad and wind away.
[E] Yet, quite soon I was feeling, [D] just [B] enough for the day.
As he stares at the water, [C#] tears go [F#] down on his face.
[E] And he runs with a [Em] wet laugh, [Am] to [B] every place.
[Em] So he sighed, [F#]
got in [B] his head, [Bm] thought one reason [F#] he did [C#m] not [D] stand.
[E] [A] He [F#] sighed, got [B] in his head, [A] wanted freedom, [A#m] I believe.
[B] Can you [A] hear the crying hours [G] of the people [A] in El Salvador?
[B] Can you hear [A] the distant shout [G] of the people [A] in El Salvador?
Say it to [F#] me!
[A] [E] [F#m]
[Bm] Yeah!
[F#m] [F#]
[E]
[B]
[E]
[F#] [G]
[N] [F#]
Can you [B] hear them cry?
Can you see them [A] die?
Can you [G] tell me why?
[A] [A#]
[B] See them die, [A] hear them cry, tell [G] me why.
[A]
[B] Can you hear [A] the crying hours [G] of the people in [A] El Salvador?
Hear [B] them cry!
Can you hear [A] the distant shout [G]
of the people in [A] El Salvador?
[B] See them die!
It's not too loud [A] to die, [G] for the people in [A] El Salvador.
[B]
Still the guilt I [A] felt in [G] his eyes, for the people [A] in El Salvador.
[A#] [B]
Hear them cry, [A] see them die, [G] for the people [A] in El Salvador.
[B]
[E]
[C] [F]
[E] [G]
[F]
[Em]
[N]
[Em]
[F#] [Em]
[C] [E]
[A]
[G] [E] [Fm]
[F#]
[G] [G#]
[A] [G]
[B]
[E]
[F#] [G] [A] [F#]
[Em] [F#]
[G] [A] [B]
He could barely remember [F#] when we finally began.
[E] It was early September [B] when we last saw him.
Soon the sun would be there and [F#] his sky would light.
[E] I would see someone there [G] with the [A] name I'd [B] gotten in life.
[E] [A] So he sighed, [F#] got in [B] his head, [F#m] thought one reason he [E] did not [D] stand.
[E]
[A] He [F#] sighed, [B] got in his head, [A] wanted freedom, [A#m] I believe.
[B] Can you [A] hear the crying hours [G] of the people in [A] El Salvador?
[B] Can you hear [A] the distant shout [G] of the people in [A] El Salvador?
[B] Crying too loud [A] and long to die, [G] for the people in [A] El Salvador.
[B] Still the guilt [A] I felt in his eyes, [G] for the people in [A] El Salvador.
[B]
They stay sad this season, [D] you [F#] think it's bad and wind away.
[E] Yet, quite soon I was feeling, [D] just [B] enough for the day.
As he stares at the water, [C#] tears go [F#] down on his face.
[E] And he runs with a [Em] wet laugh, [Am] to [B] every place.
[Em] So he sighed, [F#]
got in [B] his head, [Bm] thought one reason [F#] he did [C#m] not [D] stand.
[E] [A] He [F#] sighed, got [B] in his head, [A] wanted freedom, [A#m] I believe.
[B] Can you [A] hear the crying hours [G] of the people [A] in El Salvador?
[B] Can you hear [A] the distant shout [G] of the people [A] in El Salvador?
Say it to [F#] me!
[A] [E] [F#m]
[Bm] Yeah!
[F#m] [F#]
[E]
[B]
[E]
[F#] [G]
[N] [F#]
Can you [B] hear them cry?
Can you see them [A] die?
Can you [G] tell me why?
[A] [A#]
[B] See them die, [A] hear them cry, tell [G] me why.
[A]
[B] Can you hear [A] the crying hours [G] of the people in [A] El Salvador?
Hear [B] them cry!
Can you hear [A] the distant shout [G]
of the people in [A] El Salvador?
[B] See them die!
It's not too loud [A] to die, [G] for the people in [A] El Salvador.
[B]
Still the guilt I [A] felt in [G] his eyes, for the people [A] in El Salvador.
[A#] [B]
Hear them cry, [A] see them die, [G] for the people [A] in El Salvador.
[B]
Key:
A
B
G
F#
E
A
B
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[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
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_ _ _ [C] _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ [E] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [G#] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [F#] _ _
[G] _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ He could barely remember _ _ [F#] when we finally _ began.
_ [E] It was early September _ _ [B] when we last saw him. _
_ Soon the sun would be there and [F#] his sky would light. _ _
[E] I would see someone there [G] with the [A] name I'd [B] gotten in life. _ _ _ _
[E] [A] So he sighed, [F#] got in [B] his head, [F#m] thought one reason he [E] did not [D] stand.
[E]
[A] He [F#] sighed, [B] got in his head, [A] wanted freedom, _ [A#m] I believe. _ _
[B] _ Can you [A] hear the crying hours [G] of the people in [A] El Salvador? _ _
[B] _ Can you hear [A] the distant shout [G] of the people in [A] El Salvador? _ _
[B] _ Crying too loud [A] and long to die, [G] for the people in [A] El Salvador. _ _
[B] _ Still the guilt [A] I felt in his eyes, [G] for the people in [A] El Salvador.
_ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ They stay sad this season, _ [D] you [F#] think it's bad and wind away.
_ _ [E] Yet, quite soon I was feeling, _ [D] just [B] enough for the day.
_ As he stares at the water, _ [C#] tears go [F#] down on his face.
_ [E] And he runs with a [Em] wet laugh, _ _ [Am] to [B] every place.
_ _ _ [Em] So he sighed, [F#] _
got in [B] his head, [Bm] thought one reason [F#] he did [C#m] not [D] stand.
[E] _ [A] He [F#] sighed, got [B] in his head, [A] wanted freedom, _ [A#m] I believe.
_ [B] _ Can you [A] hear the crying hours [G] of the people [A] in El Salvador?
_ [B] _ Can you hear [A] the distant _ shout [G] of the people [A] in El Salvador?
Say it to [F#] me! _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ [E] _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] Yeah! _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ Can you [B] hear them cry?
Can you see them [A] die?
Can you [G] tell me why?
[A] _ _ [A#] _ _
[B] See them die, [A] hear them cry, tell [G] me why.
[A] _ _ _ _
[B] _ Can you hear [A] the crying hours [G] of the people in [A] El Salvador?
Hear [B] them cry!
Can you hear [A] the distant shout [G]
of the people in [A] El Salvador?
[B] See them die!
It's not too loud [A] to die, [G] for the people in [A] El Salvador.
_ _ [B]
Still the guilt I [A] felt in [G] his eyes, for the people [A] in El Salvador.
_ [A#] _ [B]
Hear them cry, [A] see them die, [G] for the people _ [A] in El _ Salvador.
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ [E] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [G#] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [F#] _ _
[G] _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ He could barely remember _ _ [F#] when we finally _ began.
_ [E] It was early September _ _ [B] when we last saw him. _
_ Soon the sun would be there and [F#] his sky would light. _ _
[E] I would see someone there [G] with the [A] name I'd [B] gotten in life. _ _ _ _
[E] [A] So he sighed, [F#] got in [B] his head, [F#m] thought one reason he [E] did not [D] stand.
[E]
[A] He [F#] sighed, [B] got in his head, [A] wanted freedom, _ [A#m] I believe. _ _
[B] _ Can you [A] hear the crying hours [G] of the people in [A] El Salvador? _ _
[B] _ Can you hear [A] the distant shout [G] of the people in [A] El Salvador? _ _
[B] _ Crying too loud [A] and long to die, [G] for the people in [A] El Salvador. _ _
[B] _ Still the guilt [A] I felt in his eyes, [G] for the people in [A] El Salvador.
_ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ They stay sad this season, _ [D] you [F#] think it's bad and wind away.
_ _ [E] Yet, quite soon I was feeling, _ [D] just [B] enough for the day.
_ As he stares at the water, _ [C#] tears go [F#] down on his face.
_ [E] And he runs with a [Em] wet laugh, _ _ [Am] to [B] every place.
_ _ _ [Em] So he sighed, [F#] _
got in [B] his head, [Bm] thought one reason [F#] he did [C#m] not [D] stand.
[E] _ [A] He [F#] sighed, got [B] in his head, [A] wanted freedom, _ [A#m] I believe.
_ [B] _ Can you [A] hear the crying hours [G] of the people [A] in El Salvador?
_ [B] _ Can you hear [A] the distant _ shout [G] of the people [A] in El Salvador?
Say it to [F#] me! _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ [E] _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] Yeah! _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ Can you [B] hear them cry?
Can you see them [A] die?
Can you [G] tell me why?
[A] _ _ [A#] _ _
[B] See them die, [A] hear them cry, tell [G] me why.
[A] _ _ _ _
[B] _ Can you hear [A] the crying hours [G] of the people in [A] El Salvador?
Hear [B] them cry!
Can you hear [A] the distant shout [G]
of the people in [A] El Salvador?
[B] See them die!
It's not too loud [A] to die, [G] for the people in [A] El Salvador.
_ _ [B]
Still the guilt I [A] felt in [G] his eyes, for the people [A] in El Salvador.
_ [A#] _ [B]
Hear them cry, [A] see them die, [G] for the people _ [A] in El _ Salvador.
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _