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  listen to the recording to better understand where the chord changes take place.
  
  G and A during verses sound better as barre chords.
  
          D          (D) A                      Bm
  Born down in El Paso    where the tumbleweeds blow
 G                               (G)   F#m G
  To the middleweight champ of all Mexico
    Em                              Em       F#m   Em 
  Dad fought many bloody battles and raised four sons
 Bm                   Bm      A
  Chavo was the oldest one
      D                            A      Bm
  Old man Gory could pop like a live grenade
  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
      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
  G                          F#m         Em
  Rose pretty quickly to the top of his game
  Em                                          F#m  Bm
  Defender of the downtrodden, king of the hill
  Bm                               A   D
  Tag-team champion with Al Madril
  D                                   A            Bm     
  Before a black and white TV in the middle of the night
  G                           F#m               Em7 
  I'm lying on the floor, I'm bathed in blue light
  Em7                                             F#m
  With the telecast in Spanish, I can understand some
             Bm                                A
  And I need justice in my life, here it comes
  
       D
  Look high
      Em7        G
  It's my last hope
  D        Em7
  Chavo Guerrero
  G                  Asus4  A
  Coming off the top rope
  
  F           Em
  Red Shoes Dugan
              Am
  Holding his arm high all out of breath
  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
  He was my hero back when I was a kid
  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
  Look high
      Em7        G
  It's my last hope
  D        Em7
  Chavo Guerrero
  G                  Asus4  A
  Coming off the top rope
  
  (outro is the same pattern as the verses)
  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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