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