Ballad Of Lupe Montosa Chords by Roger Clyne Ballad of Lupe Montosa Peacemakers from David Cushman, http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dcushman/guitar.html Lyrics from "Semifamous," http://www.semifamous.com Intro: G G C C G G C Well, they shot poor old Lupe Montosa G D They gunned him down about the bootlegger's spring G B7(x24242) They stole his only silver ring C7(x35353) A7(575655) They wrecked all his distilling things G D G And made a widow of his sweet little wife Rosa G C They found an old curandero, to bury the mescalero G D While his family cried for thirteen nights and days... G Bm Em D C When Lupito asked his momma why his papa had to go and die, Em Am Em G She said, "Dios works in the most loco of ways" Interlude: G G C G G C So, the Padre tried to settle down, the angry mob that gathered round G D D7 He said, "Let no more tears flow, let's let no more blood spill. G Bm Em D C People don't you take revenge, in time the lord will surely avenge this crime G D C G For Lupe, and the untimely death of our still." G C Well, they shot poor old Lupe Montosa G D They gunned him down about the bootlegger's spring G B7 They stole his only silver ring C7 A7 They wrecked all his distilling things G D G And made a widow of his sweet little wife Rosa Solo G G C C D D G E D G G G G G C When they found the man who shot down poor old Lupe, G D You know their lives were just barely a-flicker... G B7 See they'd all lost their minds, C7 A7 Each one was permanently blind, G D G With drinking too much of poor Lupe's good liquor G C Yeah, they shot down poor Lupe Montosa G D They gunned him down about the bootlegger's spring G B7 They stole his only silver ring C7 A7 They wrecked all his distilling things G D G And made a widow of his sweet little wife Rosa Outro: G G C C G
