La Despedida The Parting
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
alternate bass strings A and E throughout
{Spoken}: "Jabo enter Melodyland, a club. To sit, and talk, and drink, and dance, and
long for LA..."
{Intro song}
A
A E
In the Juarez mountains they're risin up high
E E
Tryin to touch some of that Texican sky
A E
In the El Paso range it's risin up too
E E
Tryin to hook some of that Texican blue
A
Oh just like me and you
E
It's just passin on through
A E A
One another
{Main song}
[Verse 1]
A
There's an old Spanish lady
A
singin in a microphone
A
and her old voice it is shakin
A
She's singin one hell of a song
D/F# E A
Of the days, when her beauty took some good times
D/F# E A
Before love was just an act she played along
D/F# E A
When Mexico was magic in the moonlight
D/F# E A
And the dirty streets she walked, was paved with gold
[Chorus]
E A
La Despedida
E
It's all gonna leave ya
A
Just singin alone
E A
La la la la la la la despedida
E
It's all gonna leave ya
A
Just singin alone
[Verse 2]
A
Well it's 4 o'clock in the morning
A
And I feel like I'm in prison
A
Cause I'm sittin here in darkness
E
All alone
E
There's a pistol in the drawer
E
The bed, it's still made up
E A
I'm drinkin whisky from a bottle on the floor
A
And there's a lonely neon flashin
A
Crashin through my window
A D/F#
Making darkness all the worse between the glow
E
And there ain't no god at all
E
Just some jukebox down the hall
E
Playin the blues
A
And a tryin to lay me low
[Chorus]
E A
La Despedida
E
It's all gonna leave ya
A
Just singin alone
E A
La la la la la la la despedida
E
It's all gonna leave ya
A
Just singin alone
How to play La Despedida The Parting
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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.