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CAlberto hits his brother on the back of the Ghead
looks to the north as he starts tCo get up
his brother's still sleepy, grumbles "it's not lighGt yet,"
"if you want a new life, what's a few minutes waCit?"
darkness on the Froad and over the Cland
into the laGws and out of the haCnds
from those with so Fmuch
and no show of Cheart
you'd think it'd be Gcrazy
to ask for a smCall partG  C  G  C  
spotted an eagle in the middle of a Glake
resting on cactus and feasting on Csnakes
but the waters recede as the dump closes Gin
revealing a whole lake of sleeping chilCdren
poison in the sFtream that flows to the sCea
out on the Gwaves that crash within rCeach
of those with so Fmuch
and so little to Cfear
you'd think it'd be Gcrazy
to be so far away yet Cso near
Dmsome say a neFw day will sChine here 
Dmover these catFastrophes and horErors of mFisfortune
all across the Cwire
CAlberto y Hermano on the coyote's trGail
and dodging the border paCtrol
out in the wastelands wandering for Gdays
the future looks bleak with no sign of Cchange
darkness in the eFye 
and down in the Csoul
all across the Gwire 
to those in contrCol
holding so mFuch
with no show of Cheart
you think it'd be cGrazy
to watch it all falCl apart
Fwatch it all Gfall Capart 

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Across The Wire

by Calexico

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STANDARD TUNING

C G

Alberto hits his brother on the back of the head

looks to the north as he starts to get up

his brother's still sleepy, grumbles "it's not light yet,"

"if you want a new life, what's a few minutes wait?"

F C

darkness on the road and over the land

G C

into the laws and out of the hands

from those with so much

and no show of heart

you'd think it'd be crazy

C G C G C

to ask for a small part

spotted an eagle in the middle of a lake

resting on cactus and feasting on snakes

but the waters recede as the dump closes in

revealing a whole lake of sleeping children

F C

poison in the stream that flows to the sea

G C

out on the waves that crash within reach

of those with so much

and so little to fear

you'd think it'd be crazy

to be so far away yet so near

Dm F C

some say a new day will shine here

Dm F E F

over these catastrophes and horrors of misfortune

all across the wire

C G

Alberto y Hermano on the coyote's trail

and dodging the border patrol

out in the wastelands wandering for days

the future looks bleak with no sign of change

darkness in the eye

and down in the soul

all across the wire

to those in control

holding so much

with no show of heart

you think it'd be crazy

to watch it all fall apart

F G C

watch it all fall apart

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