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 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:-------------------------------------------------|
