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Sweet Lola

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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[Intro]
E|-Am-----------------C-----------F---G---C------C---|
B|--------1-----------------------------------|
G|-----02---2------0--------------------------|
D|--02--------0h2--------0h2-0----------------|
A|--------------------3-------------3---------|
E|-------------------------------3------------|
[Intro Chords]
Am    C     F G C    C
[Verse]
I was wAmalking in a midnight marCket
Through the sAmhanties outside JuCarez
She had a fAmlower in her hair and the bCand filled the air
As we daFnced on the dGay of the deAmadAm  
She said bAmoy don't you know I am LCola
And I beAmlong to the local carCtel
A Amtear filled her Geye as she kisCsed me goodFbye
And two fedFerales they toGssed me in jaCil
[Chorus]
ToEmnight I'm in a MexFican priGson
My cEmell mate is maFking a knGife
Oh but aCll I can think of is hFer crying eyes
And hAmow to make swGeet Lola miCne
FOh hAmow to make swGeet Lola miCneC  
[Verse]
I had cAmome there a backpack traCveler
With two cAmrazy Canadian friCends
BAmilly and Jack, yeah Cwe go way back
But they lauFghed and they wGaved as my paAmddy wagon lAmeft
I thought well dAmamn ya boys, I'll dream of LCola
And her bAmig auburn innocent eCyes
They can bAmreak all my fiGngers till nCone of them liFngers
But I'll sFtill make sGweet Lola mCine
[Chorus]
ToEmnight I'm in a MexFican priGson
My cEmell mate is maFking a knGife
Oh but aCll I can think of is hFer crying eyes
And hAmow to make swGeet Lola miCne
FOh hAmow to make swGeet Lola miCneC  
[Bridge]
F   C
F   C
F   C  Am G C
[Verse]
My cAmell mate he drew a fiCnger across his throat
I thought deFar God this is the eCnd
Aw but BiFlly and JaGck they'd bought a buCrly little aFss
And that doFnkey broke the baGrs from that ceCment
And with that Fdonkey the Gthree of us we Cfled
[Chorus]
ToEmnight I'm breFaking out of a prGison
Yeah we're maEmking a rFun for our liGves
Oh but aCll I can think of is hFer crying eyes
And hAmow to make swGeet Lola miCne
FOh toAmnight I make swGeet Lola mCine
If we gAmet out of JuGarez alCive

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Sweet Lola

by Dean Brody

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Am C F G C C

E|--------------------------------------------|

B|--------1-----------------------------------|

G|-----02---2------0--------------------------|

D|--02--------0h2--------0h2-0----------------|

A|--------------------3-------------3---------|

E|-------------------------------3------------|

[Intro Chords]

Am C F G C C

[Verse]

Am C

I was walking in a midnight market

Am C

Through the shanties outside Juarez

Am C

She had a flower in her hair and the band filled the air

F G Am Am

As we danced on the day of the dead

Am C

She said boy don't you know I am Lola

Am C

And I belong to the local cartel

Am G C F

A tear filled her eye as she kissed me goodbye

F G C

And two federales they tossed me in jail

[Chorus]

Em F G

Tonight I'm in a Mexican prison

Em F G

My cell mate is making a knife

C F

Oh but all I can think of is her crying eyes

Am G C

And how to make sweet Lola mine

F Am G C C

Oh how to make sweet Lola mine

[Verse]

Am C

I had come there a backpack traveler

Am C

With two crazy Canadian friends

Am C

Billy and Jack, yeah we go way back

F G Am Am

But they laughed and they waved as my paddy wagon left

Am C

I thought well damn ya boys, I'll dream of Lola

Am C

And her big auburn innocent eyes

Am G C F

They can break all my fingers till none of them lingers

F G C

But I'll still make sweet Lola mine

[Chorus]

Em F G

Tonight I'm in a Mexican prison

Em F G

My cell mate is making a knife

C F

Oh but all I can think of is her crying eyes

Am G C

And how to make sweet Lola mine

F Am G C C

Oh how to make sweet Lola mine

[Bridge]

F C

F C Am G C

[Verse]

Am C

My cell mate he drew a finger across his throat

F C

I thought dear God this is the end

F G C F

Aw but Billy and Jack they'd bought a burly little ass

F G C

And that donkey broke the bars from that cement

F G C

And with that donkey the three of us we fled

[Chorus]

Em F G

Tonight I'm breaking out of a prison

Em F G

Yeah we're making a run for our lives

C F

Oh but all I can think of is her crying eyes

Am G C

And how to make sweet Lola mine

F Am G C

Oh tonight I make sweet Lola mine

Am G C

If we get out of Juarez alive

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