Stu Phillips – The Great El Tigre chords

[Intro]
E       E       A       A

[Verse 1]
      A                   A              A        ACan that be The Great El Tigre sitting there,
       A                         A                      E          Ebthat gray haired old man on the bench in the village square?
       D                 D                  A     ACould he be that famous bandit of days gone by,
    E                   E                 D   E        A     A (let ring)can he be the fierce El Tigre or did the real El Tigre die?

[Chorus]
           E        E       A     AHe'll be remembered forever more
                      E        E                     A     Aby the rich that he stole from and the poor he stole for.

[Verse 2]
   A               A         A     AHe once met a señorita on a raid,
      A                  A                     E        Ebsweet little Juanita who smiled up at him unafraid.
    D                           D                         A     AAnd eyes hard as steel softened up at the sight that they saw
    E                     Eand love found a heart no bullet
         D        E     A        A (let ring)had been able to find before.

[Chorus]
                   E    E                   A     AThough he was a bandido with a price on his head,
           E   E                         A      A (let ring)"te amo querida", "take me with you" she said.

[Interlude]
E       E       A       A

[Verse 3]
    A                    A             A    ACan that be The Great El Tigre sitting there,
     A                     A                      E         Ebthat old man asleep on the bench in the village square?
D                   D                  A      AAnd as he dreams, a sweet old señora appears
    E                  Eand then as she gently wakes him
      D       E       A      A (let ring)she whispers into his ear:

[End-Chorus]
        E  E                  A      AQuerida mia, the time, it has flown,
              E   E (let ring)        A (let ring)
vamanos mi bandido, it's time we went home.