Tom Russell – Jai Alai chords

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[Intro]

A     Dm

 

[Verse]

                                            C

He was a Basque from San Sebastian, he came here in '51

         Bb                            A7

Made his bones along the border in the Jai Alai frontons

       Dm                               C

With a basket on his hand, he threw his heart against the wall

           Bb                         A7

He was the master of the dance in the fastest game of all

 

[Chorus]

       Bb                                 F

He had blood inside his eye, he threw his heart, he let it fly

           A7                               Dm

He was the master of the dance, the king of Jai Alai

             Bb                            F

What does it mean to you and I? Swing your heart and let it fly

          A7                     Dm

Love is a deadly dance just like Jai Alai

 

[Verse]

                                          C

He met a woman deeper than the songs in a Cante Hondo bar

          Bb                                A7

They made love outside the racetrack in his long black touring car

    Dm                             C

But love took all his passion, the fire it twists and burns

           Bb                                      A7

Throw your heart against the wall and it may not return

 

[Chorus]

       Bb                                 F

He had blood inside his eye, he threw his heart, he let it fly

           A7                               Dm

He was the master of the dance, the king of Jai Alai

             Bb                            F

What does it mean to you and I? Throw your heart and let it fly

          A7                     Dm

Love is a deadly dance just like Jai Alai

 

[Instrumental]

A     Dm  C  Bb  A7  Dm  C  Bb  A7

 

[Verse]

           Dm                             C

He wrote a postcard from Bilbao, said the games were mostly gone

       Bb                                A7

Just a memory to the old men who live in bars and gypsy songs

    Dm                                C

But oh, the crack of thunder when the pelota hit the wall

         Bb                                 A7

Love and Jai Alai were the fastest games of all

 

[Bridge]

        Bb                            F

And his passion never died, but these nights he sleeps alone

           A7                             Dm

Seeing her face reflected on the walls of border town frontons

          Bb                              F

Yeah, the games have mostly died, but old men too proud to cry

        A7                   Dm

Live on memories of love and Jai Alai

 

[Chorus]

       Bb                                 F

He had blood inside his eye, he swung his heart, he let it fly

           A7                               Dm

He was the master of the dance, the king of Jai Alai

             Bb                            F

What does it mean to you and I? Swing your heart, you let it fly

          A7                     Dm

Love is a deadly dance just like Jai Alai

 

[Outro]

A

Dm  C  Bb  A7  x4

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