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