El Cabron
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[Verso 1]
C
Hey, Hey, I gotta thing
E7
For them Singapore Slings
F G C
And I'm drinking more and more with each day
E7
But my tab is too high so the time is nigh
D7 G
For me to be on my way
E7
So I think that I'll go
Am
On down to Mexico
F G C
With their cantinas full of women and song
C
Where the fellas they say
E7
I'm always in the way
F G C
Pero las señoras me llaman el cabrón
Interlude
C E7 F G C
E7 D7 G
[Verso 2]
E7
Well, if I leave before dawn
Am
With these pills that I'm on
F G C
I can make it to Acuña by noon
C
With an hour's repose
E7
And powder my nose
D7 G
I'll be howlin' at that Mexican moon
[Verso 3]
C
Hey, Hey, I gotta thing
E7
For them Singapore Slings
F G C
But I'm trading them in for Patron
C
Where the fellas they say
E7
I'm always in the way
F G C
Pero las señoras me llaman el cabrón
Outro
C E7 F G C
E7 F G C E7 F G C
E7 F G C E7 F G C
How to play El Cabron
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What is the starting chord?
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Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
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