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Pobre Juan

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B/F#/G#m/F#/E/F# (2 veces)
BJuan se lanzF#ó marchándose al norG#mte
Eiba en busca de una viF#da digna
Bcruzando MéxF#ico por valles y por G#mmontes
Eiba Juan lleno dF#e fe.
BLa historia F#es que Juan se iba a G#mcasar
Econ María embaraC#mzada
Epero él no F#tenía un centBavo
ni un F#clavo Eque darle.B  
BPero este JuF#an iba muy decididoG#m  
Ey a la frontera él llegó con todo F#el filo.
BSe conectó cF#on el mero mayor de G#mlos coyotes
Ey la historia le F#contó:
BMire usted qF#ue yo quiero cruzarmG#me ya
Ea San Diego o CC#mhicago,
díF#game usted lo Bque hago,
qué pF#recio le paEgo.B  
E/F#/D#m/G#m
EJuan ya nunca reF#gresó,
en la línea se D#mquedó,
pobre JG#muan,
Eo la migra lo F#mató
o el desierto lo D#menterró,
pobre JuG#man.
EOh, oh, oh, F#oh.
BJuan le enseñó al coyoG#mte una foto de María,
Econ la cual se casF#aría.
BLe prometió que él regG#mresaría
Epara formar todo uF#n hogar.
BPero el coyote a Juan G#mlo traicionó,
Edejándolo al olvF#ido,E  
de treF#s balas se tronaron Ba Juan,
Epobre dF#e Juan,E  
no regreBsó.
EJuan ya nunca reF#gresó,
en la línea se D#mquedó,
pobre JG#muan,
Eo la migra lo F#mató
o el desierto lo D#menterró,
pobre JuG#man.
Ey María lo fue a F#buscar
y ella nunca D#mlo encontró,
G#mdesapareció, Eoh.F#..

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Pobre Juan

by Maná

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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G#m

C#m

E/F#

D#m

B/F#/G#m/F#/E/F# (2 veces)

B F# G#m

Juan se lanzó marchándose al norte

E F#

iba en busca de una vida digna

B F# G#m

cruzando México por valles y por montes

E F#

iba Juan lleno de fe.

B F# G#m

La historia es que Juan se iba a casar

E C#m

con María embarazada

E F# B

pero él no tenía un centavo

F# E B

ni un clavo que darle.

B F# G#m

Pero este Juan iba muy decidido

E F#

y a la frontera él llegó con todo el filo.

B F# G#m

Se conectó con el mero mayor de los coyotes

E F#

y la historia le contó:

B F# G#m

Mire usted que yo quiero cruzarme ya

E C#m

a San Diego o Chicago,

F# B

dígame usted lo que hago,

F# E B

qué precio le pago.

E/F#

/D#m/G#m

E F#

Juan ya nunca regresó,

D#m

en la línea se quedó,

G#m

pobre Juan,

E F#

o la migra lo mató

D#m

o el desierto lo enterró,

G#m

pobre Juan.

E F#

Oh, oh, oh, oh.

B G#m

Juan le enseñó al coyote una foto de María,

E F#

con la cual se casaría.

B G#m

Le prometió que él regresaría

E F#

para formar todo un hogar.

B G#m

Pero el coyote a Juan lo traicionó,

E F# E

dejándolo al olvido,

F# B

de tres balas se tronaron a Juan,

E F# E

pobre de Juan,

no regresó.

E F#

Juan ya nunca regresó,

D#m

en la línea se quedó,

G#m

pobre Juan,

E F#

o la migra lo mató

D#m

o el desierto lo enterró,

G#m

pobre Juan.

E F#

y María lo fue a buscar

D#m

y ella nunca lo encontró,

G#m E F#

desapareció, oh...

About Pobre Juan Chords by Maná

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