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-    listen to the recording to better understand where the chord changes take place.+======The Legend of Chavo Guerrero====== 
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 +<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
          
-    G and A during verses sound better as barre chords.+     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   Em  + 
-    Dad fought many bloody battles and raised four sons +Before a black and white TV in the middle of the night 
-   Bm                   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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