Gallo Del Cielo, by Tom Russell This version is from the "Poor Man's Dream" album. Tom Russell has several different versions of this song on his various albums. This is one is characterized by a very strong alternating bass line. Each [chord] or "/" indicates one measure. (The "/" means repeat the last- notated chord). Key of F: play in D and capo at third fret Intro: [G]///[A]///[Em][A][G][A][D]/// [D]Carlos Zara/goza left his /home in Casas /Grandes when the [Em]moon was full/// No [A]money in his /pocket, just a /locket of his /sister framed in [D]gold/// He /rode into El /Sueco, stole a /rooster called /Gallo Del Ci[Em]elo/// Then he [A]swam the Rio /Grande with that [G]fighter nestled [A]deep beneath his [D]arm./// El [D]Gallo Del Ci/elo was a /rooster born in /heaven so the [Em]legends say/// His [A]wings they had been /broken, he had /one eye rollin' /crazy in his [D]head/// And he'd /fought a hundred fights, /and the /legends say that /one night near El [Em]Sueco/// They'd [A]fought Gallo /seven times, and [G]seven times he'd [A]left brave roosters [D]dead./ [G]Hola, my The/resa, I am /thinking of you /now in San An[A]tonio/// I have [Em]27 [A]dollars and the [Em]good luck of your /picture framed in [A]gold/ [G]Tonight I'll put it /all on the /fighting spurs of /Gallo Del Ci[A]elo/// And then [Em]I'll return to [A]buy the land [G]Villa stole from [A]father long [D]ago./// Out[D]side of San Di/ego, in the /onion fields of /Paco Monte[Em]verde/// The [A]Pride of San Di/ego lay /sleeping on a /fancy bed of [D]silk/// And they /laughed when Zara/goza pulled the /one-eyed del Ci/elo from [Em]beneath his coat/// But they [A]cried when Zara/goza walked a[G]way with a [A]thousand dollar [D]bill./ [G]Hola, my The/resa, I am /thinking of you /now in Santa [A]Barbara/// I have [Em]fifteen hundred [A]dollars and the [Em]good luck of your /picture framed in [A]gold/ [G]Tonight I'll /put it all on the /fighting spurs of /Gallo Del Ci[A]elo/// And then [Em]I'll return to [A]buy the land [G]Villa stole from [A]father long [D]ago./// Now the [D]moon has gone to /hiding and the /lantern light spills /shadows on a [Em]fighting sand/// Where a [A]wicked black named /Zorro faces /Gallo del Ci/elo in the [D]night/// But /Carlos Zara/goza fears the /tiny crack that /runs across his [Em]rooster's beak/// And he [A]fears he has /lost the fifty [G]thousand dollars [A]riding on the [D]fight./ [G]Hola, my The/resa, I am /thinking of you /now in Santa [A]Clara/// Yes, the [Em]money's on the [A]table, I am [Em]holding to your /good luck framed in [A]gold/ And [G]everything we've /dreamed of is /riding on the /spurs of Del Ci[A]elo/// I pray that [Em]I'll return to [A]buy the land [G]Villa stole from [A]father long [D]ago./// Then the [D]signal it was /given, and the /cocks rose to/gether far [Em]above the sand/// El [A]Gallo del Ci/elo sunk a /gaff into /Zorro's shiny [D]breast/// They were /separated /quickly but they /rose and fought each /other thirty [Em]seven times/// And the [A]legends say that /everyone [G]agreed that del Ci[A]elo fought the [D]best./// Then the [D]screams of Zara/goza filled the /night outside the /town of Santa [Em]Clara/// As the [A]beak of del Ci/elo lay /broken like a /shell within his [D]hand/// And they /say that Zara/goza screamed a /curse upon the /bones of Pancho [Em]Villa/// When [A]Zorro rose up /one last time and [G]drove del Ci[A]elo through the [D]sand./ [G]Hola, my The/resa, I am /thinking of you /now in San Fran[A]cisco/// I have no [Em]money in my [A]pocket, I no [Em]longer have your /good luck framed in [A]gold/ I [G]buried it last /evening with the /bones of my /beloved Del Ci[A]elo/// And I'll [Em]not return to [A]buy the land [G]Villa stole from [A]father long [D]ago./ Do the [G]rivers still run /muddy out/side of my /beloved Casas [A]Grandes?/// oes the [Em]scar upon my [A]brother's face turn [Em]red when he hears /mention of my [A]name?/ Do the [G]people of El /Sueco /curse the theft of /Gallo del Ci[A]elo?/// Well, [Em]tell my family [A]not to worry, [G]I will not [A]return to cause them [D]shame./ Outro: [G]///[A]///[Em][A][G][A][D]///
