Verse
D A
Hot chili peppers in the blistering sun
G D
Dust on my face and my cape,
A
Me and Magdalena on the run
G D
I think this time we shall escape.
[Verse 2]
D A
Sold my guitar to the baker's son
G D
For a few crumbs and a place to hide,
A
But I can get another one
G D
And I'll play for Magdalena as we ride.
[Chorus]
A
No llores, mi querida
Dios nos vigila
G D
Soon the horse will take us to Durango.
A
Agarrame, mi vida
Soon the desert will be gone
G D
Soon you will be dancing the fandango.
[Verse 3]
D A
Past the Aztec ruins and the ghosts of our people
G D
Hoofbeats like castanets on stone
A
At night I dream of bells in the village steeple
G D
Then I see the bloody face of Ramon
[Verse 4]
D A
Was it me that shot him down in the cantina
G D
Was it my hand that held the gun
A
Come, let us fly, my Magdalena
G D
The dogs are barking and what's done is done
[Chorus]
A
No llores, mi querida
Dios nos vigila
G D
Soon the horse will take us to Durango.
A
Agarrame, mi vida
Soon the desert will be gone
G D
Soon you will be dancing the fandango.
[Verse 5]
D A
At the corrida we'll sit in the shade
G D
And watch the young torero stand alone
A
We'll drink tequila where our grandfathers stayed
G D
When they rode with Villa into Torreon
[Verse 6]
D A
Then the padre will recite the prayers of old
G D
In the little church this side of town
A
I will wear new boots and an earring of gold
G D
You'll shine with diamonds in your wedding gown
[Verse 7]
D A
The way is long but the end is near
G D
Already the fiesta has begun
A
The face of God will appear
G D
With His serpent eyes of obsidian
[Chorus]
A
No llores, mi querida
Dios nos vigila
G D
Soon the horse will take us to Durango.
A
Agarrame, mi vida
Soon the desert will be gone
G D
Soon you will be dancing the fandango.
[Verse 8]
D A
Was that the thunder that I heard
G D
My head is vibrating, I feel a sharp pain
A
Come sit by me, don't say a word
G D
Oh, can it be that I am slain
[Verse 9]
D A
Quick, Magdalena, take my gun
G D
Look up in the hills, that flash of light
A
Aim well my little one
G D
We may not make it through the night
[Chorus]
A
No llores, mi querida
Dios nos vigila
G D
Soon the horse will take us to Durango.
A
Agarrame, mi vida
Soon the desert will be gone
G D
Soon you will be dancing the fandango.