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The Immigrant

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The Immigrant
Written by Merle Haggard & Dave Kirby
Recorded by Merle Haggard
(No Capo)
[Intro] X4
G
[Verse]
   G
A- merican ranching consists of a mansion
                            Bm                        Am D
Where illegal immigrants do much of the labor by hand
They sneak 'em through customs till time comes to bust 'em
                                                            G
Then haul 'em back over the border to their own native land
       G
With a ragged sombrero and not much dinero
                                                         C
They'll be back again when the ole Rio Grande's way down low
                 G
Border patroller don't stop the stroller
           D                                         G
'Cause the Mexican immigrant is helping America grow
[Chorus]
G
Viva La Mexico, go where they let you go
                        D
Do what you can for the land
Take home dinero and buy new sombrero
                             G
And come back again when you can
[Solo]
G G G D Am D D G G
G
What makes a gringo your smart aleck lingo
                                 Bm                       Am D
When he stole this land from the Indian man way back when
Don't he remember the big money lender
                                                     G
That put him a lien parked where his pencil had been
    G
The almighty peso that gives him the say so
                                                    C
To dry up the river whenever there's crops to bring in
                        G
This a good neighbor to take all his labor
     D                                                  G
Then chase him back over the border till he's needed a- gain

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Free chords for The Immigrant by Merle Haggard. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

The Immigrant
Written by Merle Haggard & Dave Kirby
Recorded by Merle Haggard
(No Capo)
[Intro] X4
G
They sneak 'em through customs till time comes to bust 'em
[Chorus]
Take home dinero and buy new sombrero
[Solo]
G G G D Am D D G G
Don't he remember the big money lender

The Immigrant Chords by Merle Haggard

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