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I Am An Immigrant

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[Chords]
Not a lot of the high E string sounds. Here's how he plays the chords with the hammer-ons:
   C330010 / 332010
   F133010 / 133210
   G320030
  G6320050
[Intro]
|  C|  C|  G   G6   G|  F|  C|  C|
[Verse 1]
CI am an immigrant from Mexico
Got a Cwife and kids back in El Charro
I Fharvest the grapes from the San Joaquin
CSleep on the ground and bathe in the stream
I Gwalk in the shadows wherever I go
FI am an immigrant from MexiCco
[Verse 2]
CStarved in the desert, 'cross the Rio Grande
Just the Cclothes on my back and a wedding band
I's Fcaught in Chula Vista and beaten like a dog
And I Cprayed to Lord Jesus for the strength to go on
Now I Gwalk in the shadows wherever I go
FI am an immigrant from MexiCco
[Instrumental]
|  C|  G   G6   G|  F|  C|  x2
|  C|
[Verse 3]
Well, I Cstay up late almost every night
Writing Cletters back home by candlelight
Tell FRosie I’m alive and doing OK
Hear they Cmight pass a law to keep us here some day
I beGlieve in this land of gold and hope
FI am an immigrant from MexiCco
I beGlieve in this land of gold and hope
FI am an immigrant from MexiCco
[Outro]
|  C|  G   G6   G|  F|  C|  x4

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I Am An Immigrant

by Thom Chacon

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Chords]

Not a lot of the high E string sounds. Here's how he plays the chords with the hammer-ons:

330010 / 332010

133010 / 133210

320030

320050

[Intro]

C C G G6 G F C C

| | | | | | |

[Verse 1]

I am an immigrant from Mexico

Got a wife and kids back in El Charro

I harvest the grapes from the San Joaquin

Sleep on the ground and bathe in the stream

I walk in the shadows wherever I go

F C

I am an immigrant from Mexico

[Verse 2]

Starved in the desert, 'cross the Rio Grande

Just the clothes on my back and a wedding band

I's caught in Chula Vista and beaten like a dog

And I prayed to Lord Jesus for the strength to go on

Now I walk in the shadows wherever I go

F C

I am an immigrant from Mexico

[Instrumental]

C G G6 G F C

| | | | | x2

| |

[Verse 3]

Well, I stay up late almost every night

Writing letters back home by candlelight

Tell Rosie I’m alive and doing OK

Hear they might pass a law to keep us here some day

I believe in this land of gold and hope

F C

I am an immigrant from Mexico

I believe in this land of gold and hope

F C

I am an immigrant from Mexico

[Outro]

C G G6 G F C

| | | | | x4

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