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Based on the version on Arlo Guthrie's self titled album but simplified 
to make it suitable for novices like me.
[Chords]
A7 D G
[Verse 1]
DThe crops are all in, the Gpeaches are Drotting
DThe oranges are piled in their A7creosote Ddumps
They're Gflying you back to the MDexico border
DTo pay all your money, to A7wade back Dagain
DMy Father's own father, he Gwaded that Driver
DThey took all the money he A7made in his Dlife
GMy brothers and sisters come Dworking the fruit trees
DThey rode the truck till they A7took down and Ddied
[Chorus]
GGoodbye to my Juan, Dgood-bye Rosalita
A7Adios mi amigos, JDesus and Maria
GYou won't have a name when you Dride the big airplane
DAll they will call you will A7be deporDtees
[Verse 2]
DSome of us are illegal, and Gsome are not Dwanted
DOur work contracts out and A7we have to move Don
GSix hundred miles to the MDexico border
DThey chase us like outlaws, A7like rustlers, Dlike thieves
DWe died in your hills, we Gdied in your Ddeserts
DWe died in your valleys, and A7died on your Dplains
GWe died 'neath your trees, and we Ddied in your bushes
DBoth sides of the river, we A7died just Dthe same
[Chorus]
GGoodbye to my Juan, Dgood-bye Rosalita
A7Adios mi amigos, JDesus and Maria
GYou won't have a name when you Dride the big airplane
DAll they will call you will A7be deporDtees
[Verse 3]
DThe sky plane caught fire over GLos Gatos Dcanyon
DA fireball of lightning, it sA7hook all our hills
GWho are these friends, Dall scattered likDe dry leaves?
DThe radio says they are A7just Ddeportees
DIs this the best way we can Ggrow our big Dorchards?
DIs this the best way we can A7grow our good Dfruit?
GTo fall like like dry leaves, Dto rot on my topsoil
DAnd to be called no name, A7except Ddeportee.
[Chorus]
GGoodbye to my Juan, Dgood-bye Rosalita
A7Adios mi amigos, JDesus and Maria
GYou won't have a name when you Dride the big airplane
DAll they will call you will A7be deporDtees

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Deportee

by Arlo Guthrie

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Based on the version on Arlo Guthrie's self titled album but simplified

to make it suitable for novices like me.

[Chords]

A7 D G

[Verse 1]

D G D

The crops are all in, the peaches are rotting

D A7 D

The oranges are piled in their creosote dumps

G D

They're flying you back to the Mexico border

D A7 D

To pay all your money, to wade back again

D G D

My Father's own father, he waded that river

D A7 D

They took all the money he made in his life

G D

My brothers and sisters come working the fruit trees

D A7 D

They rode the truck till they took down and died

[Chorus]

G D

Goodbye to my Juan, good-bye Rosalita

A7 D

Adios mi amigos, Jesus and Maria

G D

You won't have a name when you ride the big airplane

D A7 D

All they will call you will be deportees

[Verse 2]

D G D

Some of us are illegal, and some are not wanted

D A7 D

Our work contracts out and we have to move on

G D

Six hundred miles to the Mexico border

D A7 D

They chase us like outlaws, like rustlers, like thieves

D G D

We died in your hills, we died in your deserts

D A7 D

We died in your valleys, and died on your plains

G D

We died 'neath your trees, and we died in your bushes

D A7 D

Both sides of the river, we died just the same

[Chorus]

G D

Goodbye to my Juan, good-bye Rosalita

A7 D

Adios mi amigos, Jesus and Maria

G D

You won't have a name when you ride the big airplane

D A7 D

All they will call you will be deportees

[Verse 3]

D G D

The sky plane caught fire over Los Gatos canyon

D A7

A fireball of lightning, it shook all our hills

G D D

Who are these friends, all scattered like dry leaves?

D A7 D

The radio says they are just deportees

D G D

Is this the best way we can grow our big orchards?

D A7 D

Is this the best way we can grow our good fruit?

G D

To fall like like dry leaves, to rot on my topsoil

D A7 D

And to be called no name, except deportee.

[Chorus]

G D

Goodbye to my Juan, good-bye Rosalita

A7 D

Adios mi amigos, Jesus and Maria

G D

You won't have a name when you ride the big airplane

D A7 D

All they will call you will be deportees

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