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Deportee

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Tuning: Standard (CAPO 5th Fret)
[Intro]
C  G    D  G
[Verse 1]
GThe crops are all in and the Cpeaches are Grotting
The oranges are packed in the Dcreoste Gdumps
They're Cflying them back to the GMexican border
To save all their money and D7wade back Gagain
[Verse 2]
GMy father's own father he Cwaded that Driver
Others before him have Ddone just the Gsame
They Cdied in the hills and they Gdied in the valleys
Some went to heaven with D7out any Gnames
[Chorus]
CGoodbye to my Juan, good Gbye Rosalita
Adios Dmi amigos, D7Jesus y GMaria
You Cwon't have a name when you Gride the big airplane
All they will call you will D7be DeporteGe
C  G    D  G
[Verse 3]
GSome of us are illegal and Cothers not Gwanted
Our work contracts out and we Dhave to move Gon
CSix hundred miles to the GMexican border
They chase us like outlaws like D7rustlers, like Gthieves
[Chorus]
CGoodbye to my Juan, good Gbye Rosalita
Adios Dmi amigos, D7Jesus y GMaria
You Cwon't have a name when you Gride the big airplane
All they will call you will D7be DeporteGe
CGoodbye to my Juan, good Gbye Rosalita
Adios Dmi amigos, D7Jesus y GMaria
You Cwon't have a name when you Gride the big airplane
All they will call you will D7be DeporteGe
[Verse 4]
GThe sky plane caught fire over CLos Gatos Gcanyon
A fireball of thunder that Dshook all the Ghills
Who are Call these dear friends Gscattered like dry leaves
The radio said they were jD7ust DeporteeGs
[Chorus]
CGoodbye to my Juan, good Gbye Rosalita
Adios Dmi amigos, D7Jesus y GMaria
You Cwon't have a name when you Gride the big airplane
All they will call you will D7be DeporteGe
CGoodbye to my Juan, good Gbye Rosalita
Adios Dmi amigos, D7Jesus y GMaria
You Cwon't have a name when you Gride the big airplane
All they will call you will D7be DeporteGe

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Deportee

by The Highwaymen

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Tuning: Standard (CAPO 5th Fret)

[Intro]

C G D G

[Verse 1]

G C G

The crops are all in and the peaches are rotting

D G

The oranges are packed in the creoste dumps

C G

They're flying them back to the Mexican border

D7 G

To save all their money and wade back again

[Verse 2]

G C D

My father's own father he waded that river

D G

Others before him have done just the same

C G

They died in the hills and they died in the valleys

D7 G

Some went to heaven with out any names

[Chorus]

C G

Goodbye to my Juan, good bye Rosalita

D D7 G

Adios mi amigos, Jesus y Maria

C G

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

D7 G

All they will call you will be Deportee

C G D G

[Verse 3]

G C G

Some of us are illegal and others not wanted

D G

Our work contracts out and we have to move on

C G

Six hundred miles to the Mexican border

D7 G

They chase us like outlaws like rustlers, like thieves

[Chorus]

C G

Goodbye to my Juan, good bye Rosalita

D D7 G

Adios mi amigos, Jesus y Maria

C G

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

D7 G

All they will call you will be Deportee

C G

Goodbye to my Juan, good bye Rosalita

D D7 G

Adios mi amigos, Jesus y Maria

C G

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

D7 G

All they will call you will be Deportee

[Verse 4]

G C G

The sky plane caught fire over Los Gatos canyon

D G

A fireball of thunder that shook all the hills

C G

Who are all these dear friends scattered like dry leaves

D7 G

The radio said they were just Deportees

[Chorus]

C G

Goodbye to my Juan, good bye Rosalita

D D7 G

Adios mi amigos, Jesus y Maria

C G

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

D7 G

All they will call you will be Deportee

C G

Goodbye to my Juan, good bye Rosalita

D D7 G

Adios mi amigos, Jesus y Maria

C G

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

D7 G

All they will call you will be Deportee

About Deportee Chords by The Highwaymen

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What key is "Deportee" in?

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