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