• Song:

    Arrested In El Paso Blues

  • Artist:

    Tumbledown

  • Album:

    Empty Bottle

Artist: Tumbledown
Song: Arrested In El Paso Blues
Album: Empty Bottle
Tuning: Standard
Capo: 2nd fret

EL PASO!!!

A G D 4x

A (x02220@1)                           G (320003@1)        DIt (xx0232@1)was early in the morning 'bout nine to nine
A (x02220@1)                                        G (320003@1)     DWe (xx0232@1)were driving through the night near the Mexican line
GThey (320003@1)said we caught you red
DWe (xx0232@1)can shoot you dead
A (x02220@1)                                             DSo (xx0232@1)tell us what you got or get a bullet in your head

CHORUS:
        G (320003@1)                 DGot (xx0232@1)the arrested in El Paso blues
A (x02220@1)                         DThrow (xx0232@1)out the drugs and the booze
        G (320003@1)                 DGot (xx0232@1)the arrested in El Paso blues
      A (x02220@1)                                    DWe've (xx0232@1)only got our rights and our freedom to lose

Solo: A G D 2x

A (x02220@1)                      G (320003@1)      DThey (xx0232@1)confiscated our green and they took our dough
     A (x02220@1)            G (320003@1)DThey (xx0232@1)arrested us in El Paso
            G (320003@1)                DNow (xx0232@1)they're pattin us down and kickin our shoes
A (x02220@1)                                              DReadin (xx0232@1)us our rights got the arrested in El Paso blues

CHORUS

A (x02220@1)                         G (320003@1)       DThey (xx0232@1)got my worldly possessions thrown about the floor
    A (x02220@1)                                G (320003@1)     DAnd (xx0232@1)I don't think we're gonna make the show no more
   Bm (x24432@1)                D (xx0232@1)         Em (022000@1)        G (320003@1)           
So don't you mess with Texas from experience I know
    Bm (x24432@1)                   G (320003@1)  A (x02220@1)       DAnd (xx0232@1)steer far clear of the U.S. border patrol

Solo: D G D A Bm G D A

CHORUS 2x

Tag: G A D
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