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Tuning: Standard
Capo: 2nd fret
 A   G   D4x
AIt was early in the morning 'bGout nine to Dnine
AWe were driving through the night near the GMexican Dline
GThey said we caught you red
DWe can shoot you dead
ASo tell us what you got or get a bullet in your Dhead
CHORUS:
Got the Garrested in El Paso Dblues
AThrow out the drugs and the Dbooze
Got the Garrested in El Paso Dblues
We've Aonly got our rights and our freedom to Dlose
Solo:  A   G   D2x
They confisAcated our green and they Gtook our Ddough
They Aarrested us in GEl DPaso
Now they're Gpattin us down and Dkickin our shoes
AReadin us our rights got the arrested in El Paso Dblues
CHORUS
They got my Aworldly possessions thrown aGbout the fDloor
And AI don't think we're gonna make the Gshow no Dmore
So Bmdon't you mess with DTexas from eEmxperience I Gknow
And Bmsteer far clear of the GU.S. Aborder patDrol
Solo:  D   G   D   A   Bm   G   D  A  
CHORUS 2x
Tag:  G   A  D  

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Arrested In El Paso Blues

by Tumbledown

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Tuning: Standard

Capo: 2nd fret

A G D

It was early in the morning 'bout nine to nine

A G D

We were driving through the night near the Mexican line

They said we caught you red

We can shoot you dead

A D

So tell us what you got or get a bullet in your head

CHORUS:

G D

Got the arrested in El Paso blues

A D

Throw out the drugs and the booze

G D

Got the arrested in El Paso blues

A D

We've only got our rights and our freedom to lose

A G D

Solo: 2x

A G D

They confiscated our green and they took our dough

A G D

They arrested us in El Paso

G D

Now they're pattin us down and kickin our shoes

A D

Readin us our rights got the arrested in El Paso blues

CHORUS

A G D

They got my worldly possessions thrown about the floor

A G D

And I don't think we're gonna make the show no more

Bm D Em G

So don't you mess with Texas from experience I know

Bm G A D

And steer far clear of the U.S. border patrol

D G D A Bm G D A

Solo:

CHORUS 2x

G A D

Tag:

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