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-    listen to the recording to better understand where the chord changes take place
+======The Legend of Chavo Guerrero======
+<code>
+tabbed by esther dodson
+listen to the recording to better understand where the chord changes take place.
+G and A during verses sound better as barre chords.
+     D                         A           Bm
+Born down in El Paso where the tumbleweeds blow
+       G                             F#m
+To the middleweight champ of all Mexico
+           Em                                      F#m
+Dad fought many bloody battles and raised four sons
+Bm                       A
+Chavo was the oldest one
+Old man Gory could pop like a live grenade
+Raised his boys in the way of the trade
+Hector and Mando, young Eddie G
+Chavo meant the most to me
+     D
+Look high
+     Em7        G
+It's my last hope
+D        Em7
+Chavo Guerrero
+G                  Asus4  A
+Coming off the top rope
-          D                         A          Bm
+He came from Texas seeking fortune and fame
-    Born down in El Paso where the tumbleweeds blow
+Rose pretty quickly to the top of his game
-          G                                 F#m
+Defender of the downtrodden, king of the hill
-    To the middleweight champ of all Mexico
+Tag-team champion with Al Madril
-    Em                                           F#m
-    Dad fought many bloody battles and raised four sons
+Before a black and white TV in the middle of the night
-    Bm                        A
+I'm lying on the floor, I'm bathed in blue light
-    Chavo was the oldest one
+Em7                                             F#m
-    D                            A      Bm
+The telecast's in Spanish, I can understand some
-    Old man Gory could pop like a live grenade
+And I need justice in my life, here it comes
-    G                 F#m                Em
-    Raised his boys in the way of the trade
-    Em                              F#m
-    Hector and Mando, young Eddie G
-    Bm                        A
-    Chavo meant the most to me
-         D
+Look high
-    Look high
+It's my last hope
-        Em7        G
+Chavo Guerrero
-    It's my last hope
+Coming off the top rope
-    D        Em7
-    Chavo Guerrero
-    G                  Asus4  A
-    Coming off the top rope
-    D                            A       Bm
+F           Em
-    He came from Texas seeking fortune and fame
+Red Shoes Dugan
-    G                          F#m         Em
+            Am
-    Rose pretty quickly to the top of his game
+Holding his arm high all out of breath
-    Em                                          F#m  Bm
+F                      E
-    Defender of the downtrodden, king of the hill
+I hated all of Chavo's enemies
-    Bm                               A   D
+Am
-    Tag-team champion with Al Madril
+I would pray nightly for their death
-    D                                   A            Bm
+F                Em
-    Before a black and white TV in the middle of the night
+Descending like fire
-    G                           F#m               Em7
+       Am
-    I'm lying on the floor, I'm bathed in blue light
+On the people who deserved it most
-    Em7                                             F#m
+F                 E
-    With the telecast in Spanish, I can understand some
+Almost completely unknown
-               Bm                                A
+           A
-    And I need justice in my life, here it comes
+Outside of Texas and the West Coast
-         D
+He was my hero back when I was a kid
-    Look high
+You let me down but Chavo never once did
-        Em7        G
+You called him names to try to get beneath my skin
-    It's my last hope
+Now your ashes are scattered on the wind
-    D        Em7
-    Chavo Guerrero
+I heard his son got famous, he went nationwide
-    G                  Asus4  A
+Coast-to-coast with his dad by his side
-    Coming off the top rope
+I don't know if that's true but I've been told
+It's real sweet to grow old
-    F           Em
+Look high
-    Red Shoes Dugan
+It's my last hope
-                Am
+Chavo Guerrero
-    Holding his arm high all out of breath
+Coming off the top rope
-    F                      E
-    I hated all of Chavo's enemies
-    Am
-    I would pray nightly for their death
-    F                Em
-    Descending like fire
-              Am
-    On the people who deserved it most
-    F                 E
-    Always completely unknown
-             A
-    Outside of Texas and the West Coast
-              D                A     Bm
+(outro is the same pattern as the verses)
-    He was my hero back when I was a kid
+D  A  Bm  G  F#m  Em  F#m  Bm  A
-    G                        F#m           Em
-    You let me down but Chavo never once did
-    Em                                               F#m
-    You called him names to try to get beneath my skin
-    Bm                                      Asus4
-    Now your ashes are scattered on the wind
-                D                  A        Bm
-    I heard his son got famous, he went nationwide
-    G                          F#m          Em
-    Coast-to-coast with his dad by his side
-    Em                            F#m
-    I don't know if that's true but I've been told
-    Bm                        Asus4
-    It's real sweet to grow old
-         D
+the lead riff at the end is played high on the G and B strings:
-    Look high
+e:-------------------------------------------------
-        Em7        G
+B:---15--15--14--------------15--15--14------------
-    It's my last hope
+G:---------------14--16------------------14--12----
-    D        Em7
+D:-------------------------------------------------
-    Chavo Guerrero
+A:-------------------------------------------------
-    G                  Asus4  A
+E:-------------------------------------------------
-    Coming off the top rope
+(Piano: D D C# A B D D C# A G)
-    (outro is the same pattern as the verses)
+</code>
-    D  A  Bm  G  F#m  Em  F#m  Bm  A
-    the lead riff at the end is played high on the G and B strings:
-    e:-------------------------------------------------
-    B:---15--15--14--------------15--15--14------------
-    G:---------------14--16------------------14--12----
-    D:-------------------------------------------------
-    A:-------------------------------------------------
-    E:-------------------------------------------------
-    -- tabbed by John Dodson (GallifreyanRavenclaw@Gmail.com)

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