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