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I
DA don Tiburcio Betanzos
El mandador del LaurA7el
Le picó en el propio brazo
Una enorme cascabeDl
Cuando mates la culebra
D7Le dijo el sonto FermGín? (pausa)
Vos te quedás con el cuDero//
Y me mA7andas el ?cis-chDíl? //
Coro:
MachalA7á, machalDá
MachalA7á, machalá, machalDá.
Cada cuGal de distinta maDnera//
Tocando maA7dera dice machalDá.//
II
DMe contaba Chon Guevara:
Una vez en PochomA7il,
Canturreando una tonada
Una culebra yo vDi
Y una vieja majadera,
D7Por pura supersticióGn? (pausa y cordazos desafinados)
Por golpear en la madDera//
La guitA7arra me quebrDó//
III
DPor la rendija?e la puerta
Que da al frente del solA7ar
Vide entrar una culebra
De esas que nombran corDal.
A doña Trina, mi suegra,
D7La animala la picGó? 
(pausa, el coro exclama: ¡Pobrecita de tu suegra!)
Pobrecita la culebrDa://
Del piqA7uete se muriDó//
Para mis cuates del extinto y benemérito 
grupo Makuilli-5 de México, D.F.

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Machalá

by Carlos Mejía Godoy

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

A don Tiburcio Betanzos

El mandador del Laurel

Le picó en el propio brazo

Una enorme cascabel

Cuando mates la culebra

D7 G

Le dijo el sonto Fermín? (pausa)

Vos te quedás con el cuero//

A7 D

Y me mandas el ?cis-chíl? //

Coro:

A7 D

Machalá, machalá

A7 D

Machalá, machalá, machalá.

G D

Cada cual de distinta manera//

A7 D

Tocando madera dice machalá.//

Me contaba Chon Guevara:

Una vez en Pochomil,

Canturreando una tonada

Una culebra yo vi

Y una vieja majadera,

D7 G

Por pura superstición? (pausa y cordazos desafinados)

Por golpear en la madera//

A7 D

La guitarra me quebró//

III

Por la rendija?e la puerta

Que da al frente del solar

Vide entrar una culebra

De esas que nombran coral.

A doña Trina, mi suegra,

D7 G

La animala la picó?

(pausa, el coro exclama: ¡Pobrecita de tu suegra!)

Pobrecita la culebra://

A7 D

Del piquete se murió//

Para mis cuates del extinto y benemérito

grupo Makuilli-5 de México, D.F.

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