{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1879096,"song":"The Gringos Tale","artist":"Steve Earle","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11421900-the-gringos-tale-chords-by-steve-earle/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1879096?type=chord","rating":0,"votes":0,"content":"[Intro]\r\n       [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBeggin' your pardon there stranger[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou look like you're new to this town[/tab]\r\n[tab]                               [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWe're a long way away from the beach here[/tab]\r\n[tab]                           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou won't see many gringos around[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch] \r\nWell I come from West Colorado[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd I've wandered this world far and wide[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                 [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch] \r\nI've lived for some years in the shadows[/tab]\r\n[tab]                               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd my eyes are unused to this light[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch] \r\nIf you buy me a strong drink of whiskey[/tab]\r\n[tab]                               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI will tell you the tale of my life[/tab]\r\n[tab]                              [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch] \r\nIt's long and it's sad but it fits me[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd it may bring a tear to your eye[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                             [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAll the men of my family were solidiers[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe hard fightin' straight talkin' kind[/tab]\r\n[tab]                           [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhen my turn came all that was over[/tab]\r\n[tab]                           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut I'd already made up my mind[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI was there when we blew though Grenada[/tab]\r\n[tab]                               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd I still have to ask myself why[/tab]\r\n[tab]                            [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThen we took down that fool Noriega[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThat's where I caught the good colonel's eye[/tab]\r\n[tab]                               [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch] \r\nWell he asked me if I loved my country[/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd before I had time to reply[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                 [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch] \r\nHe regaled me with tales of past glories[/tab]\r\n[tab]                            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI believed every one of his lies[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]F[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSo I left my old life behind me[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTurned my back on my family and friends[/tab]\r\n[tab]                               [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd I did everything that they asked me[/tab]\r\n[tab]                              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd I lost some sleep now and again[/tab]\r\n[tab]                             [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd I lived like a thief and assassin[/tab]\r\n[tab]                             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI smuggled their poisons sometimes[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                    [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nUntil I asked the wrong question in passin'[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                               [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch] \r\nAnd the colonel himself dropped the dime[/tab]\r\n[tab]                          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSo if you're ever in west Colorado[/tab]\r\n[tab]                          [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch] \r\nTell the folks in Durango goodbye[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThere's a price on my head and I can't go[/tab]\r\n[tab]                               [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch] \r\nSo I'll just wait around here 'til I die[/tab]","plain_text":"[Intro]\n       G         F  C     G\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]","chords":["G","F","C"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}