By The Light Of The Moon - Los Lobos
Tuning: Standard, E A D G B E
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By the Light of the Moon – Los Lobos
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Album chords and tabs by: maguri
ALBUM INFO
Released January 19, 1987
Studio Sunset Sound, Los Angeles, California
Genre Chicano rock, roots rock
Length 40:29
Label Slash, Warner Bros.
Producer T-Bone Burnett, Los Lobos
TRACK LIST
1. One Time One Night" 4:48
2. Shakin' Shakin' Shakes" 4:13
3. Is This All There Is?" 4:00
4. Prenda Del Alma" 3:21
5. All I Wanted to Do Was Dance" 3:57
6. Set Me Free (Rosa Lee)" 3:35
7. The Hardest Time" 3:12
8. My Baby's Gone" 3:41
9. River of Fools" 2:55
10. The Mess We're In" 3:01
11. Tears of God" 3:46
Written by David Hidalgo/Louie Pérez except
6 and 8 by Cesar Rosas, 2 by Cesar Rosas/T-Bone Burnett,
5 by David Hidalgo/Louie Pérez/T-Bone Burnett and 4: traditional.
MUSICIANS
David Hidalgo – lead vocals, guitars, accordion, six-string bass,
lap steel, violin, hidalguera, percussion
Cesar Rosas – lead vocals, guitars, bajo sexto, mandolin, vihuela
Conrad Lozano – Fender electric bass, acoustic bass, guitarrón, vocals
Louie Pérez – drums, guitars, tenor longneck plectrum, hidalguera
Steve Berlin – tenor and baritone saxophones, harmonica
Session members
Alex Acuña – percussion
T-Bone Burnett – vocals
Mickey Curry – drums
Anton Fier – drums
Mitchell Froom – keyboards
Ron Tutt – drums
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1. One Time, One Night – Los Lobos
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[Intro]
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[Pre-Chorus]
A wise man was
telling stori
es to me
About the plac
es he had been
to and the th
ings that had
seen
[Chorus]
A quiet voice
is singing som
ething to me
An age old son
g 'bout the ho
me of the brav
e in this land
here of the f
ree
One time one n
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ight in Americ
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a
[Verse 1]
A lady dressed
in white with
the man she l
oves
Standing along
the side of t
heir pick up t
ruck
A shot rang ou
t in the night
Just when ever
ything seemed
right
Another headli
ne written dow
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n in America
[Verse 2]
The guy that l
ived next door
in three o fi
ve
Took the kids
to the park an
d disappeared
'bout half pas
t nine
Who will ever
know how much
she loved them
so
That dark nigh
t alone in Ame
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rica
[Chorus]
A quiet voice
is singing som
ething to me
An age old son
g 'bout the br
ave in this la
nd here of the
free
One time one n
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ight in Americ
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a
[Verse 3]
Four small boy
s playing ball
in the parkin
g lot
A preacher, a
teacher, and t
he other becam
e a cop
A car skidded
into the rain
Making the las
t little one a
saint
One more light
goes out in A
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merica
[Verse 4]
A young girl t
osses a coin i
n the wishing
well
She hopes for
a heaven while
for her there
's just this h
ell
She gave away
her life to be
come somebody'
s wife
Another wish u
nanswered in A
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merica
[Bridge]
People having
so much faith
Die too soon w
hile all the r
est come late
We write a son
g that no one
sings
On a cold blac
k stone where
a lasting peac
e will finally
[ ]
bring
[Interlude]
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[Solo]
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[Verse 5]
The sunlight p
lays upon my w
indow pane
I wake up to a
world that's
still the same
My father said
to be strong
That a good ma
n could never
do wrong
In a dream I h
ad last night
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in America
[Pre-Chorus]
A wise man was
telling stori
es to me
about the plac
es he had been
to and the th
ings that had
seen
[Chorus]
A quiet voice
is singing som
ething to me
An age old son
g 'bout the ho
me of the brav
e in this land
here of the f
ree
One time one n
[
ight in Americ
]
a
One time one
night in Amer
ica
One time one
night in Amer
ica
[Outro]
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de)
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2. Shakin' Shakin' Shakes – Los Lobos
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[Intro]
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[Intro]
The wind blows
through the v
alley
It's warm and
hard and wild
It gets all up
inside the tr
ees
And shakes the
leaves all ni
ght
They shake up
through the mo
untains
They shake up
to the sky
They shake up
to the moon ab
ove
And then it st
arts to shine
[Bridge]
And Lord, it m
akes me trembl
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e
And Lord, it m
akes me trembl
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e
[Chorus]
They shakin' a
nd shakin' and
shakes
Shakin' and sh
akin' and shak
es
Shakin' and sh
akin' and shak
es, yeah
Shakin' and sh
akin' and shak
es
[Interlude]
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[Verse 2]
A fault runs t
hrough the val
ley
It's long as i
t is mean
It starts to t
ear into the e
arth
And gets all i
n between
It shakes up t
hrough the mou
ntains
It shakes down
to the sea
It shakes up t
o the volcano
And then it st
arts to scream
[Bridge]
And Lord, it m
akes me trembl
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e
And Lord, it m
akes me trembl
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e
[Chorus]
Shakin' and sh
akin' and shak
es
Shakin' and sh
akin' and shak
es
Shakin' and sh
akin' and shak
es, yeah
Shakin' and sh
akin' and shak
es
[Instrumental]
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[Solo]
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[Verse 3]
There's a woma
n in this vall
ey
She's sweet as
she is rough
And when she s
tarts to dance
that way
She shakes the
boys all up
She shakes it
through the mo
untains
She shakes it
through the ni
ght
She shakes it
like a hurrica
ne
She gives the
blind man sicg
ht
[Bridge]
And Lord, it m
akes me trembl
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e
And Lord, it m
akes me trembl
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e
[Chorus]
Shakin' and sh
akin' and shak
es
Shakin' and sh
akin' and shak
es
Shakin' and sh
akin' and shak
es, yeah
Shakin' and sh
akin' and shak
es
[Chorus]
Shakin' and sh
akin' and shak
es
Shakin' and sh
akin' and shak
es
Shakin' and sh
akin' and shak
es, yeah
Shakin' and sh
akin' and shak
es
[Solo]
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de)
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3. Is This All There Is? – Los Lobos
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+ 4 +
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CHORDS
E-A-
C#m9 (9-11
A6 x-0-
D-G-B-e
)9-9-9-11
2-2-2-2 or 5-
7-x-6-7-5
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[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
Climbing high
to the mountai
n top
Reaching up to
the sky above
Asking to myse
lf
Is this all th
ere is?
[Verse 2]
Sailing into t
he ocean blue
Trying to find
at least one
clue
On a paper scr
awled
Is this all th
ere is?
[Pre-chorus]
And they all c
ame to talk ab
out it
They came to c
ry and laugh a
nd fight about
it
[Chorus]
All searching
for the promis
ed land
Tired souls wi
th empty hands
Asking to them
selves
Is this all th
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ere is?
[Verse 3]
Fifteen years
on a sewing ma
chine
Where twisted
hands don't me
an a thing
Wondering to h
erself
Is this all th
ere is?
[Verse 4]
Baby crying in
an old tin cu
p
Wanting more b
ut there's nev
er enough
While her moth
er sighs
Is this all th
ere is?
[Pre-chorus]
And they all c
ame to talk ab
out it
They came to c
ry and laugh a
nd fight about
it
[Chorus]
All searching
for the promis
ed land
Tired souls wi
th empty hands
Asking to them
selves
Is this all th
ere is?
[Solo]
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[Pre-chorus]
And they all c
ame to talk ab
out it
They came to c
ry and laugh a
nd fight about
it
[Chorus]
All searching
for the promis
ed land
Tired souls wi
th empty hands
Asking to them
selves
Is this all th
ere is?
Asking to them
selves
Is this all th
ere is?
Asking to them
selves
Is this all th
[ ]
ere is?
[Outro]
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ce)
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4. Prenda Del Alma – Los Lobos
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[Intro]
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[Verse]
¿Que haré lejo
s de ti prenda
del alma?
Sin verte, sin
oirte y sin h
ablarte
A cada instant
e intentare de
ti acordarme
Aunque sea un
impossible nue
stro amor
[Chorus]
¿Como quitar l
a esencia de l
as flores?
¿Como quitarle
al viento la
armonía?
¿Como negar qu
e te amo, vida
mía?
¿Como borrar d
e mi alma esta
pasión?
[Instrumental]
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[Verse]
Al ver que el
cruel destino
nos condena
Mi bien de que
me olvides te
ngo miedo
Mi corazón me
dice ya no pue
do
No puedo mis a
ngustias sopor
tar
[Chorus]
¿Como quitar e
l brillo a las
estrellas?
¿Como impedir
que corra el m
anso río?
¿Como negar qu
e sufrir el pe
cho mio?
¿Como borrar d
e mi alma esta
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pasión?
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5. All I Wanted to Do was Dance – Los Lobos
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[Intro]
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(guitar only
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[Verse 1]
Who's feeling
sorry now?
Just when I th
ought I knew h
ow
The man with t
he master plan
I let it all s
lip through my
hands
[Verse 2]
Why did you tu
rn on me?
I'm the same m
an that I used
to be
Did you forget
who I am?
I'm the man wi
th the master
plan
[Chorus]
But every day'
s the same
Nothing seems
to change
My life is jus
t minutes away
And all I want
ed to do was d
ance
[Solo]
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[Verse 3]
How could this
happen to me?
I had it all w
orked to a T
Went through i
t with a fine-
toothed comb
Now you want t
o leave me alo
ne
[Chorus]
But every day'
s the same
Nothing seems
to change
My life is jus
t minutes away
And all I want
ed to do was d
ance
[Middle 8]
I didn't ask f
or much
I maybe didn't
ask for enoug
h
I maybe should
've forced you
r hand
But all I want
ed to do was d
ance
[Solo]
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[Outro]
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6. Set Me Free (Rosa Lee) – Los Lobos
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RIFF (verse)
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4 + 1 + 2 + 3
+ 4 + 1 + 2
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2 + 3 + 4 +
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4 + 1 + 2 + 3
+ 4 + 1 + 2
+ 3 + 4 + 1 +
[ ]
2 + 3 + 4 +
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[Outro]
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4 + 1 + 2 + 3
+ 4 + 1 + 2
+ 3 + 4 + 1 +
2 + 3 + 4 +
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CHORDS
E-A-
C(add9) x-3-
D/F# 2-x-
B7/D# x-x-
D-G-B-e
2-0-3-0
0-2-3-2
1-2-0-2
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[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
When love's i
n vain, love c
an be so stran
ge
Ain't nothing
I can take to
kill this pai
n
Set me free
Why don't you
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, Rosa Lee?
[Verse 2]
She is a drea
m, but she's s
o hard to plea
se
She moves aro
und like an Eg
yptian queen
Set me free
Why don't you
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, Rosa Lee?
[Middle 8]
I'm so afraid
of losing you
But there's on
ly so much tha
t a man can do
For Rosa Lee
Why don't you
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set me free?
[Verse 3]
When I hit th
e road the tim
e goes slow
Think about t
he places I us
ed to go
With Rosa Lee
Why don't you
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set me free?
[Verse 4]
They're tryin
g to close the
Tu Y Yo
The Latin Pla
yboy and the S
ky Room shows
Rosa Lee
Why don't the
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y let them be?
[Bridge]
I'm so afraid
of losing you
But there's on
ly so much tha
t a man can do
For Rosa Lee
Why don't you
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set me free?
[Middle 8]
People say th
at you were ma
de for me
I nod my head
, they think t
hat I agree
But they'll n
ever know the
hurt it takes
To be-ee-ee ..
[
. with Rosa Le
]
e
[Solo]
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[Verse 5]
When love's i
n vain, love c
an be so stran
ge
But I never t
hought I'd wea
r a ball and c
hain
Set me free
Why don't you
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, Rosa Lee?
[Outro]
Set me free
Why don't you
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, Rosa Lee?
Why don't you
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set me free
Why don't you
|
Rosa Lee, yea
|
h
Why don't you
set me free,
why don't you
set me free
You got to se
t me free, you
got to, you g
ot to
You got to se
|
t me, baby, ah
|
, yeah, ooh
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(repeat until playback finally peters out
under furious saxophone solo and kick drum inferno)
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7. The Hardest Time – Los Lobos
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[Riff]
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4 + 1 + 2 + 3
+ 4 +
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[Riff]
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[Verse 1]
A toast to lov
e with paper c
ups
And a vow to n
ever part
They're saying
to each other
there's a fir
e burning
Deep within th
eir hearts
But at her dar
kest hour he h
as gone far aw
ay
She's all al
one
[Chorus]
When the light
s go out it’s
the hardest ti
me
The hardest ti
me to be, to b
e alone
[Riff]
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[Verse 2]
She sends her
Mary off to sc
hool
And sits to wa
tch TV
They're talkin
g about spendi
ng their lives
together
The way it's s
upposed to be
Then the baby
cries, wakes h
er from her dr
eam
She's on her
own
[Chorus]
When the light
s go out it’s
the hardest ti
me
The hardest ti
me to be, to b
e alone
[Link]
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[Bridge]
A mother's dre
am is like a s
tory never tol
| |
d
Reaching out f
or something m
ore than a han
d to hold
Wanting the gi
rl she left be
hind, so far b
| |
ehind
[Instrumental]
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[Riff]
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[Verse 3]
Pen and paper
in her hand
To write the f
olks back home
She's telling
them again tha
t her life is
better
Not like long
ago
Then her shaki
ng hand tears
across the pag
e
Crumbles to th
e floor
[Chorus]
When the light
s go out it’s
the hardest ti
me
The hardest ti
me to be, to b
e alone
[Outro]
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(In a mothe
[ ]
r's dream ...)
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8. My Baby's Gone – Los Lobos
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[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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My Baby's gone
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She's gone awa
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y from me
|
My Baby's gone
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She's gone awa
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y from me
Living doesn't
matter now
She's going t
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o set me free
[Verse 2]
|
Most people sa
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y
That now I'm f
|
ree from your
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spell
|
Most people sa
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y
That now I'm f
|
ree from your
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spell
Living on the
outside
You know it's
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hard to tell
[Bridge]
Five years re
lations
Went down the
drain
What does it
matter
She'll always
be the same
[Verse 3]
|
My Baby's gone
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She's gone awa
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y from me
|
My Baby's gone
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She's gone awa
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y from me
Living doesn't
matter now
She's going t
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o set me free
[Solo]
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[Bridge]
Five years re
lations
Went down the
drain
What does it
matter
She'll always
be the same
[Verse 4]
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My Baby's gone
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She's gone awa
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y from me
|
My Baby's gone
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She's gone awa
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y from me
Living doesn't
matter now
She's going t
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o set me free
[Solo]
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[Verse 5]
|
She's going aw
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ay
She's going aw
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ay for good
|
She's going aw
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ay
She's going aw
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ay for good
Crying doesn't
matter now
It wouldn't d
|
o a bit of goo
| |
d
[Verse 6]
|
She's gone awa
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y
She's gone awa
| | % |
y for good
|
She's gone awa
| % |
y
She's gone awa
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y for good
Crying doesn't
matter now
It wouldn't d
o a bit of goo
d
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9. River of Fools – Los Lobos
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[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
Memories of a
lonely past
on a boat set
into the wind
Drifting lost
in waters of d
oubt on a jour
ney that has n
| | |
o end
Torn and faded
#
photographs,
a chestful of
old goodbyes
[Chorus]
Tear-streaked
faces by the l
ight of the mo
on
Here on a rive
| |
r of fools
Here on a rive
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r of fools
[Verse 2]
A trio of ange
ls holding can
dles of light
guide a ship t
o an unknown s
hore
Sad soul rider
s with arms dr
awn tight as t
hey stop for j
| | |
ust one more
Fingers pointe
d to a star in
the sky
A message from
some one they
can’t see
[Chorus]
Tear-streaked
faces by the l
ight of the mo
on
Here on a rive
| |
r of fools
Here on a rive
| | % |
r of fools
[Bridge]
Traveling alon
g a cloudy pat
h with a wing
a heart and pr
ayer
Pieces fall fr
om the heavens
above to a pl
ace they know
| | % |
not where
[Instrumental]
| | | | |
| | | | | % |
[Verse 3]
A string of be
ads in tremb
ling hands
Heading close
to the judgeme
nt day
[Chorus]
Tear-streaked
faces by the l
ight of the mo
on
Here on a rive
| |
r of fools
Here on a rive
[ ]
r of fools
[Chorus]
| | | |
(instrumental)
|
Tear-streaked
faces by the l
ight of the mo
on
Here on a rive
r of fools
Here on a rive
| |
r of fools
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10. The Mess We're In – Los Lobos
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[Intro]
3/4
| |
[Verse 1]
Got no money,
but we've got
our lives
A voice tha
t's louder tha
n any picket s
ign
Don't take
away what is o
urs to keep
This very l
and that lies
beneath our fe
et
Don't know 'bo
ut this mess w
e're in
[Verse 2]
Bombs are b
ursting in a f
ar off land
Fire in the
sky, a soldie
r takes his st
and
Who's to sa
y about these
rules that men
make
For what hon
or and for who
's sake
Don't know 'bo
ut this mess w
e're in
[Middle 8]
The smoke is
clearing and w
e see a light
Coming to
gether for a d
ifferent fight
All of us
looking, find
ing our way ag
ain
Out of this me
ss we're in
[Verse 3]
Walking the
streets becau
se she has no
home
All she has
hangs on her
flesh and bone
s
Too many ni
ghts sleeping
without a warm
bed
She passes
by, but they j
ust turn their
heads
Don't know 'bo
ut this mess w
e're in
[Solo]
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| | % | | |
| | |
[Verse 4]
Old man dying
from too much
drink
Blood and g
lass in the ba
throom sink
No one stop
ped to read th
e words that h
e wrote
Or care to
hear the stori
es that he tol
d
Don't know 'bo
ut this mess w
e're in
[Middle 8]
The smoke is
clearing and w
e see a light
Coming to
gether for a d
ifferent fight
All of us
looking, find
ing our way ag
ain
Out of this me
ss we're in
[Outro]
Finding our wa
y again
Out of this me
ss we're in
Finding our wa
y again
Out of this me
[ ]
ss we're in
3/4
| | | | | |
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11. Tears of God - Los Lobos
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time signature: 6/8
CHORDS
E-A-D-G
A x-0-7-6
E6/A x-0-9-9
D6/A x-0-7-7
E6 0-x-9-9
D6 x-5-7-7
A/C# x-4-x-6
A/E x-x-2-2
D/E x-x-2-2
G/E x-x-2-4
*E x-x-2-4
-B-e
-5-5
-9-9
-7-7
-9-9
-7-7
-5-5
-2-0
-3-2
-3-3
-5-4
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[Intro]
| | | | |
| | | | |
[Verse 1]
When it's up t
o you
To figure what
's right and w
rong
It's someone e
lse's parade
And yours is a
n unhappy song
[Verse 2]
When it hurts
so bad
And you feel t
hat you can't
go on
Each day goes
by too fast
And the nights
are so very l
ong
[Chorus]
You'll find ou
t true
What mother sa
id to you
That tears of
God will show
you the way
|
The way to tur
| | | |
n
[Verse 3]
When your only
escape
Is a cheap nic
kel wine
And the peace
you need in yo
ur heart
Is so very har
d to find
[Verse 4]
It's a stubbor
n life we lead
And there's ne
ver no rest
Trouble's out
there looking
for you
Even when you
try your best
[Chorus]
You'll find ou
t true
What mother sa
id to you
The tears of G
od will show y
ou the way
[Middle 8]
The way to tur
n
Hide not your
head
The way to tur
n
Hear what he o
nce said
He'll show you
the way
For there is a
world for you
and me
Where the blin
*
d too can see
Through the te
| | | | |
ars of God
[Verse 5]
The son of the
maker said
This is my cro
ss to bear
Taking off of
our shoulders
Something we s
hould have sha
red
[Chorus] (+ coda)
You'll find ou
t true
What mother sa
id to you
That tears of
God will show
you the way
|
The way to tur
| |
n