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The Immigrant
Written by Merle Haggard & Dave Kirby
Recorded by Merle Haggard
(No Capo)
[Intro] X4
G
[Verse]
A- Gmerican ranching consists of a mansion
Where illegal immigrants do Bmmuch of the labor by handAm  D  
They sneak 'em through customs till time comes to bust 'em
Then haul 'em back over the border to their own native landG  
With a Gragged sombrero and not much dinero
They'll be back again when the ole Rio Grande's way down Clow
Border patroller Gdon't stop the stroller
'Cause the DMexican immigrant is helping America growG  
[Chorus]
GViva La Mexico, go where they let you go
Do what you can for the Dland
Take home dinero and buy new sombrero
And come back again when you Gcan
[Solo]
G G G D Am D D G G
GWhat makes a gringo your smart aleck lingo
When he stole this land from the BmIndian man way back whenAm  D  
Don't he remember the big money lender
That put him a lien parked where his pencil had beenG  
The Galmighty peso that gives him the say so
To dry up the river whenever there's crops to bring Cin
This a good neighbor to Gtake all his labor
Then Dchase him back over the border till he's needed a- Ggain

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The Immigrant

Written by Merle Haggard & Dave Kirby

Recorded by Merle Haggard

(No Capo)

[Intro] X4

[Verse]

A- merican ranching consists of a mansion

Bm Am D

Where illegal immigrants do much of the labor by hand

They sneak 'em through customs till time comes to bust 'em

Then haul 'em back over the border to their own native land

With a ragged sombrero and not much dinero

They'll be back again when the ole Rio Grande's way down low

Border patroller don't stop the stroller

D G

'Cause the Mexican immigrant is helping America grow

[Chorus]

Viva La Mexico, go where they let you go

Do what you can for the land

Take home dinero and buy new sombrero

And come back again when you can

[Solo]

G G G D Am D D G G

What makes a gringo your smart aleck lingo

Bm Am D

When he stole this land from the Indian man way back when

Don't he remember the big money lender

That put him a lien parked where his pencil had been

The almighty peso that gives him the say so

To dry up the river whenever there's crops to bring in

This a good neighbor to take all his labor

D G

Then chase him back over the border till he's needed a- gain

About The Immigrant Chords by Merle Haggard

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