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