El Paso --- Marty Robbins
[D]Out
in the West Texas [Em]town
of El Paso
[A7]I
fell in love with a Mexican [D]Girl.
[D]Night
time would find me in [Em]Rose’s
Cantina,
[A7]Music
would play and Felina would [D]whirl.
[D]Blacker
than night were the [Em]eyes
of Felina,
[A7]Wicked
and evil while casting her [D]spell.
[D]My
love was strong for this [Em]Mexican
maiden,
[A7]I
was in love, but in vain I could [D]tell.
[G]One
night a wild young [D]cowboy
came [G]in,
Wild as the
[D]West
Texas [D7]wind.
Dashing and
daring, a drink he was sharing
With wicked
Felina, the girl that I [G]loved.
So in
[A7]anger…
I
[D]challenged
his right for the [Em]love
of this maiden.
[A7]Down
went his hand for the gun that he [D]wore.
My
[D]challenge
was answered, in [Em]less
than a heartbeat
The
[A7]handsome
young stranger lay dead on the [D]floor.
[D]Just
for a moment I [Em]stood
there in silence,
[A7]Shocked
by the foul evil deed I had [D]done.
[D]Many
thoughts raced through my [Em]mind
as I stood there,
[A7]I
had but one chance and that was to [D]run.
[G]Out
through the back door of [D]Rose’s
I [G]ran,
Out where the
[D]horses
were [D7]tied.
I caught a good
one, it looked like he could run.
Up on his back
and away I did [G]ride.
Just as
[A7]fast
as…
I
[D]could
from the West Texas [Em]town
of El Paso.
[A7]Out
through the badlands of New Mexi-[D]co…
[D]Back
in El Paso my [Em]life
would be worthless.
[A7]Everything’s
gone in life, nothing is [D]left.
But
[D]it’s
been so long since I’ve [Em]seen
the young maiden,
[A7]My
love is stronger than my fear of [D]death.
[G]I
saddled up and a-[D]way
I did [G]go,
Riding a-[D]lone
in the [D7]dark.
Maybe tomorrow a
bullet may find me.
Tonight nothing’s
worse than this pain in my [G]heart.
And at
[A7]last
here…
I
[D]am
on the hill over-[Em]looking
El Paso.
[A7]I
can see Rose’s Cantina be-[D]low.
[D]My
love is strong and it [Em]pushes
me onward.
[A7]Down
off the hill to Felina I [D]go.
[D]Off
to my right I see [Em]five
mounted cowboys.
[A7]Off
to my left ride a dozen or [D]more.
[D]Shouting
and shooting, I [Em]can’t
let them catch me.
[A7]I’ve
got to make it to Rose’s back [D]door.
[G]Something
is dreadfully [D]wrong
for I [G]feel
A deep burning
[D]pain
in my [D7]side.
It’s getting
harder to stay in the saddle.
I’m getting
weary, unable to [G]ride.
But my
[A7]love
for…
Fe-[D]lina
is strong and I [Em]rise
where I’ve fallen.
[A7]Though
I am weary, I can’t stop to [D]rest.
[D]I
see the white puff of [Em]smoke
from the rifle.
[A7]I
feel the bullet go deep in my [D]chest.
[D]From
out of nowhere, Fe-[Em]lina
has found me,
[A7]Kissing
my cheek as she kneels by my [D]side.
[D]Cradled
by two loving [Em]arms
that I’ll die for,
[A7]One
little kiss, and Felina good-[D]bye.