El Paso chords
by Marty RobbinsSong Key: D Major
Key Signature: 2 sharps (F#, C#)
Time Signature: 3/4 (♩)
Tempo: 72 bpm (Moderato)
Vocal Range: A#3 - F#5
Guitar Tuning: E A D G B e
Skill Level: Beginner
Song Chords: D, D7, Em, G, A7, C
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El Paso
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D Em A7 D
Intro: 3/4 | | 𝄎 | | 𝄎 | | 𝄎 | 𝄎 | | 𝄎 | 𝄎 | 𝄎 |
D Em
1. Out in the West Tex-as town of El Pa-so
A7 D
I fell in love with a Me-xi-can girl | 𝄎 | 𝄎 | 𝄎 |
D Em
Night-time would find me in Ros-e's Can-ti-na,
A7 D
Mu-sic would play and Fel-ee-na would whirl. | 𝄎 | 𝄎 | 𝄎 |
D Em
2. Black-er than night were the eyes of Fel-ee-na,
A7 D
Wick-ed and ev-il while cast-ing a spell | 𝄎 | 𝄎 | 𝄎 |
D Em
My love was deep for this Mex-i-can maid-en,
A7 D D7
I was in love, but in vain I could tell. | 𝄎 | | 𝄎 |
G C G
Bridge: One night a wild young cow-boy came in,
G D D7
Wild as the West Tex-as wi - i- ind. | 𝄎 | 𝄎 | 𝄎 |
D7
Dashing and daring, a drink he was sharing,
D7 G
With wicked Feleena, the girl that I love.
A A7
So in an - ger...
D Em
3. I chal-lenged his right for the love of this maid-en;
A7 D
Down went his hand for the gun that he wore. | 𝄎 | 𝄎 | 𝄎 |
D Em
My chal-lenge was ans-wered, in less than a heart-beat
A7 D
The hand-some young strang-er lay dead on the floor. | 𝄎 | 𝄎 | 𝄎 |
G C G
Bridge: Out through the back door of Ros-e's I ran,
G D D7
Out where the horses were ti - i - ed. | 𝄎 | 𝄎 | 𝄎 |
D7
I caught a good one; it looked like it could run,
D7 G
Up on its back and away I did ride.
A A7
Just as fast as I
D Em
4. Could from the West Tex-as town of El Pa-so,
A7 D
Out to the bad-lands of New Mex-i-co. | 𝄎 | 𝄎 | 𝄎 |
D Em
Back in El Pa-so my life would be worth-less;
A7 D
Ev'-ry-thing's gone in life, noth-ing is left. | 𝄎 | 𝄎 | 𝄎 |
D Em
5. It's been so long since I've seen the young maid-en,
A7 D D7
My love is strong-er than my fear of death.| 𝄎 | | 𝄎 |
G C G
Bridge: I saddled up and a-way I did go,
G D D7
Rid-ing a-lone in the da - a - ark. | 𝄎 | 𝄎 | 𝄎 |
D7
May-be to-mor-row a bul-let may find me,
D7 G
To-night noth-ing's worse than this pain in my heart.
A A7
And at last here
D Em
6. I am on the hill ov-er-look-ing El Pa-so,
A7 D
I can see Ros-e's Cant-i-na be-low. | 𝄎 | 𝄎 | 𝄎 |
D Em
My love is strong and it push-es me on-ward,
A7 D
Down off the hill to Fel-ee-na I go. | 𝄎 | 𝄎 | 𝄎 |
D Em
7. Off to my right I see five mount-ed cow-boys,
A7 D
Off to my left ride a do-zen and more. | 𝄎 | 𝄎 | 𝄎 |
D Em
Shout-ing and shoot-ing; I can't let them catch me,
A7 D D7
I have to make it to Ros-e's back door.| 𝄎 | | 𝄎 |
G C G
Bridge: Some-thing is dread-ful-ly wrong for I feel
G D D7
A deep burn-ing pain in my si - i - ide. | 𝄎 | 𝄎 | 𝄎 |
D7
Though I am try-ing to stay in the sad-dle.
D7 G
I'm get-ting wea-ry, un-ab-le to ride.
A A7
But my love for
D Em
8. Fel-ee-na is strong and I rise where I've fal-len;
A7 D
Though I am wea-ry, I can't stop to rest. | 𝄎 | 𝄎 | 𝄎 |
D Em
I see the white puff of smoke from the rif-le,
A7 D
I feel the bul-let go deep in my chest. | 𝄎 | 𝄎 | 𝄎 |
D Em
9. From out of no-where, Fel-ee-na has found me,
A7 D
Kis-sing my cheek as she kneels by my side. | 𝄎 | 𝄎 | 𝄎 |
D Em
Crad-led by two lov-ing arms that I'll die for,
A7 Em D
One lit-tle kiss and Fel-ee-na... good - bye.Song Details:
- Songwriter: Marty Robbins
- Date: 1959
- Lyrics Begin: Out in the West Texas town of El Paso, I fell in love with a Mexican girl.
- Artist: Marty Robbins
- Album: Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs
