El Camino
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C Dm
Well all my friends treated me so well
C F
You know I'm headed out to that Mission Bell
C G
Gonna wash my soul, gonna get it clean
F G C
Heading down the border road called the El Camino
C Dm
Well I've been oppressed and you know I've been opposed
C F
By a barb wire fence and a murder of crows
C G
I’m leaving all I've loved and all I have seen
F G C F
Heading down the border road called the El Camino
C G C
Heading down the border road called the El Camino
F
Yeah my hearts grown sick,
I've got a shepherds crook as a walking stick
C
And I'm heading on
F
My hearts gone blue and I've done wrong by you
I don't know what to do
G G/Am C
But I'm moving on, said I'm moving on
C Dm
One and one is two, two and two is four
C
I'm walking back and forth
F
On your cracked tiled kitchen floor
C G
With the orange juice and the sun that shines
Am F
It really breaks my heart leaving you behind
C G C
It really breaks my heart leaving you behind
Em F C
And all my ships have sailed away
Em F
The price of this politic,
G
That there's plenty of time to pray
G/Am
And plenty of time to waste away.
C Dm
Well to all my friends, that I've loved the most
C F
You know I'm heading out to that other coast
C G
I'm going to wash my soul, and I'm gonna get it clean
F G C F
Heading down the border road, called the El Camino,
C G C
Heading down the border road, called the El Camino.
How to play El Camino
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.