STANDARD TUNING
D A
Alberto hits his brother on the back of the head
D
looks to the north as he starts to get up
A
his brother's still sleepy, grumbles "it's not light yet,"
D
"if you want a new life, what's a few minutes wait?"
G D
darkness on the road and over the land
A D
into the laws and out of the hands
G
from those with so much
D
and no show of heart
A
you'd think it'd be crazy
D A D A D
to ask for a small part
A
spotted an eagle in the middle of a lake
D
resting on cactus and feasting on snakes
A
but the waters recede as the dump closes in
D
revealing a whole lake of sleeping children
G D
poison in the stream that flows to the sea
A D
out on the waves that crash within reach
G
of those with so much
D
and so little to fear
A
you'd think it'd be crazy
D
to be so far away yet so near
Em G D
some say a new day will shine here
Em G F# G
over these catastrophes and horrors of misfortune
D
all across the wire
D A
Alberto y Hermano on the coyote's trail
D
and dodging the border patrol
A
out in the wastelands wandering for days
D
the future looks bleak with no sign of change
G
darkness in the eye
D
and down in the soul
A
all across the wire
D
to those in control
G
holding so much
D
with no show of heart
A
you think it'd be crazy
D
to watch it all fall apart
G A D
watch it all fall apart