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