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Gringo

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Band: Little Feat
Song: Gringo
Album: Hoy-Hoy!
Intro:    C     F   Dm   Bb   C   Dm  C/E C  
Fmaj7GringoG/F  Fmaj7  G/F  Fmaj7  
Fmaj7Southern California Cbound Cmaj7  
Fmaj7GringoG/F  Fmaj7  G/F  Fmaj7  
Fmaj7Take a stop and look arEbmaj7ound 
      F/   Eb  Bb/  Eb    Bb/D      C/D  Fmaj9  
(come and lay your money down) 
Fmaj7Ain't no banana republic, G/FgringFmaj7o 
There's oil deep beneath the grCmaj7ound 
Fmaj9Two or three weeks in MeGm7xico 
AbAnd you think Bbyou've seen it alFmaj7l 
Fmaj7GringoG/F  Fmaj7  G/F  Fmaj7  
Fmaj7Stars and stripes ouCt in tCmaj7he cold 
Fmaj7GringoG/F  Fmaj7  G/F  Fmaj7  
Fmaj7Here's a hand you can takEbmaj7e hold of 
   F/   Eb  Bb/  Eb    Bb/D      C/D  Fmaj9  
(even though we're bought and sold) 
Fmaj7Drink Coca-Cola says the sG/Fign tFmaj7here 
America has made its Cmaj7mark 
Db(they said blood is thicker than C7sus4water) C7  
Fm9Something tells Gm7me we really Aboughta 
BbCome out Fof the Fmaj7dark 
Instrumental Break:   C/E    F    Gm7    Fmaj7    Bb    Bb/D  C  
CNight long saxophone Fin the baBbrrio C  
Dm(the chicas will Cwarm you) 
FThey can be Gm7persuasive Amgringo 
BbWith stars in their Ceyes 
Gsus4Spend a week in F/GAcapuC/Glco G7sus4  
  F/G       C/G          G7sus4    F/G  C/    G  G7sus4  
          No Esperanto needed there 
     F/G        C/G  AmLovers are like brBboken glass F  
    BbThey're DmeveC/ErywhCere 
Dm(the chicas will Cwarm you) 
FThey can be Gm7persuasive Amgringo 
BbWith stars in their Ceyes 
Fmaj7GringoG/F  Fmaj7  G/F  Fmaj7  
Fmaj7Think of this before Cyou lCmaj7eave 
Fmaj7GringoG/F  Fmaj7  G/F  Fmaj7  
Fmaj7The truth is easy to deceEbmaj7ive 
   F/   Eb  Bb/  Eb    Bb/D      C/D  Fmaj9  
(if truth you're ready to receive) 
Fmaj7Between the open road are G/Fyour Fmaj7memories 
Tender hearted though Cmaj7they may be 
Db(they say blood is thicker than C7sus4water) C7  
Db(they say all suffering comes to an Fm7end) Bb  
Db(the common saying for friend is "amiC7sus4go") 
C7Gringo F6  
Fm9Red Cadillac at Gm7sunset slowing down Ab  
                       Bb   Bb/F          F    C/E    F    Gm7    Fmaj7    Bb  Bb/D
For another look at that border town 
Outro:     C      F   Dm  Bb  

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Gringo

by Little Feat

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Fmaj7

G/F

Cmaj7

Ebmaj7

Bb/D

C/D

Fmaj9

Gm7

C7sus4

Fm9

C/E

Gsus4

F/G

C/G

G7sus4

Band: Little Feat

Song: Gringo

Album: Hoy-Hoy!

C F Dm Bb C Dm C C

Intro: /E

Fmaj7 G/F Fmaj7 G/F Fmaj7

Gringo

Fmaj7 C Cmaj7

Southern California bound

Fmaj7 G/F Fmaj7 G/F Fmaj7

Gringo

Fmaj7 Ebmaj7

Take a stop and look around

F Eb Bb Eb Bb/D C/D Fmaj9

/ /

(come and lay your money down)

Fmaj7 G/F Fmaj7

Ain't no banana republic, gringo

Cmaj7

There's oil deep beneath the ground

Fmaj9 Gm7

Two or three weeks in Mexico

Ab Bb Fmaj7

And you think you've seen it all

Fmaj7 G/F Fmaj7 G/F Fmaj7

Gringo

Fmaj7 C Cmaj7

Stars and stripes out in the cold

Fmaj7 G/F Fmaj7 G/F Fmaj7

Gringo

Fmaj7 Ebmaj7

Here's a hand you can take hold of

F Eb Bb Eb Bb/D C/D Fmaj9

/ /

(even though we're bought and sold)

Fmaj7 G/F Fmaj7

Drink Coca-Cola says the sign there

Cmaj7

America has made its mark

Db C7sus4 C7

(they said blood is thicker than water)

Fm9 Gm7 Ab

Something tells me we really oughta

Bb F Fmaj7

Come out of the dark

C/E F Gm7 Fmaj7 Bb Bb/D C

Instrumental Break:

C F Bb C

Night long saxophone in the barrio

Dm C

(the chicas will warm you)

F Gm7 Am

They can be persuasive gringo

Bb C

With stars in their eyes

Gsus4 F/G C/G G7sus4

Spend a week in Acapulco

F/G C/G G7sus4 F/G C G G7sus4

No Esperanto needed there

F/G C/G Am Bb F

Lovers are like broken glass

Bb Dm C/E C

They're everywhere

Dm C

(the chicas will warm you)

F Gm7 Am

They can be persuasive gringo

Bb C

With stars in their eyes

Fmaj7 G/F Fmaj7 G/F Fmaj7

Gringo

Fmaj7 C Cmaj7

Think of this before you leave

Fmaj7 G/F Fmaj7 G/F Fmaj7

Gringo

Fmaj7 Ebmaj7

The truth is easy to deceive

F Eb Bb Eb Bb/D C/D Fmaj9

/ /

(if truth you're ready to receive)

Fmaj7 G/F Fmaj7

Between the open road are your memories

Cmaj7

Tender hearted though they may be

Db C7sus4 C7

(they say blood is thicker than water)

Db Fm7 Bb

(they say all suffering comes to an end)

Db C7sus4

(the common saying for friend is "amigo")

C7 F6

Gringo

Fm9 Gm7 Ab

Red Cadillac at sunset slowing down

Bb Bb/F F C/E F Gm7 Fmaj7 Bb Bb

For another look at that border town

C F Dm Bb

Outro:

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