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Mal Sacate
written by Kris Kristofferson
from the album "Third World Warrior"
tabbed 6/19/05
A little out-dated, but what the hey...
CAPO I
[Intro]
E
[Verse]
Mister MonEeyman I know you've had your way, and I know the way you're wB7innin'
And that bloody hand you're holdin' ain't no bargain at the price you had to Epay
You have stolen all the land that you can steal, and you killed so many heB7roes 
But the dreams they left behind them ain't as easy as a man to blow Eaway
[Chorus]
And they sEay "El mal sacate, ni el fuego lo B7quema"
And los Mexicanos dicen "cosa mala nunca muere" don't ya Eknow
Said the fire don't burn a bad weed boy, and a bad thing never B7dies
Like the bad weeds growin' wild around the broken wounded body of El SEalvador
E  B7
[Verse]
B7They killed so many heroes, like Zapata (presente!) and FEonseca (presente!)
and Sandino (presente!) and Guevarra (presente!) and Allende (presente!)
and AB7quino (presente!) and Steve Biko (presente!) but they can never kill the human spirit
not in NicaEragua
[Chorus]
EAye-aye-aye NicB7aragua
Aye-aye-aye SandinEista 
(fades into next song ("Sandinista"), so you might want to repeat "Nicaragua" instead)

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Mal Sacate

by Kris Kristofferson

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Mal Sacate

written by Kris Kristofferson

from the album "Third World Warrior"

tabbed 6/19/05

A little out-dated, but what the hey...

CAPO I

[Intro]

[Verse]

E B7

Mister Moneyman I know you've had your way, and I know the way you're winnin'

And that bloody hand you're holdin' ain't no bargain at the price you had to pay

You have stolen all the land that you can steal, and you killed so many heroes

But the dreams they left behind them ain't as easy as a man to blow away

[Chorus]

E B7

And they say "El mal sacate, ni el fuego lo quema"

And los Mexicanos dicen "cosa mala nunca muere" don't ya know

Said the fire don't burn a bad weed boy, and a bad thing never dies

Like the bad weeds growin' wild around the broken wounded body of El Salvador

E B7

[Verse]

B7 E

They killed so many heroes, like Zapata (presente!) and Fonseca (presente!)

and Sandino (presente!) and Guevarra (presente!) and Allende (presente!)

and Aquino (presente!) and Steve Biko (presente!) but they can never kill the human spirit

not in Nicaragua

[Chorus]

E B7

Aye-aye-aye Nicaragua

Aye-aye-aye Sandinista

(fades into next song ("Sandinista"), so you might want to repeat "Nicaragua" instead)

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