|: Am F Am F :|
Am F
Pistol shots ring out in the barroom night
Am F
Enter Patty Valentine from the upper hall.
Am F
She sees the bartender in a pool of blood,
Am F
Cries out, "My God, they killed them all!"
C F
Here comes the story of the Hurricane,
C F
The man the authorities came to blame
Dm C
For somethin' that he never done.
Dm C Em Am
Put in a prison cell, but one time he could-a been
F C G
The champion of the world.
Am F Am F
Three bodies lyin' there does Patty see
2 Isis
Bb Ab Eb Bb
I married Isis on the fifth day of May,
But I could not hold on to her very long.
G/D D' G D
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G/D D' G D
I like to spend some time in Mozambique
G/D D' G D
The sunny sky is aqua blue
G/D D' G D
And all the couples dancing cheek to cheek.
C G D
It's very nice to stay a week or two,
C G D
And maybe fall in love just me and you.
Or maybe say hello with just a glance.
Bm F#m
Lying next to her by the ocean
Em D
Reaching out and touching her hand,
Bm F#m
Whispering your secret emotion
G A
Magic in a magical land.
And when it's time for leaving Mozambique
Am
Your breath is sweet
G
Your eyes are like two jewels in the sky.
F
Your back is straight, your hair is smooth
E
On the pillow where you lie.
Am
But I don't sense affection
G
No gratitude or love
F
Your loyalty is not to me
E
But to the stars above.
F E
One more cup of coffee for the road,
F E
One more cup of coffee 'fore I go
Am
To the valley below.
G Bm C (/B Am) G
Oh, sister, when I come to lie in your arms
G Em C G
You should not treat me like a stranger.
G Bm C (/B Am) G
Our Father would not like the way that you act
G Em C G
And you must realize the danger.
To love and follow His direction?
F C
We grew up together
G
From the cradle to the grave
F C
We died and were reborn
G D (/c-B-a)
And then mysteriously saved.
Oh, sister, when I come to knock on your door,
G F C G x2
C D C G
Born in Red Hook, Brooklyn, in the year of who knows when
C D C G
Opened up his eyes to the tune of an accordion
C D C G
Always on the outside of whatever side there was
Em G
When they asked him why it had to be that way,
C /B Am
"Well," he answered, "just because."
It always seemed they got caught between the mob and the men in blue.
G C Am
Joey, Joey,
G Em C
King of the streets, child of clay.
G C Am
Joey, Joey,
G F C Am
What made them want to come and blow you away?
G F C G x2
There was talk they killed their rivals, but the truth was far from that
No one ever knew for sure where they were really at.
D
D A
Hot chili peppers in the blistering sun
G D
Dust on my face and my cape,
A
Me and Magdalena on the run
G D
I think this time we shall escape.
And I'll play for Magdalena as we ride.
A
No llores, mi querida
Dios nos vigila
G D
Soon the horse will take us to Durango.
A
Agarrame, mi vida
Soon the desert will be gone
G D
Soon you will be dancing the fandango.
Past the Aztec ruins and the ghosts of our people
Em
Up on the white veranda
C G
She wears a necktie and a Panama hat.
Em
Her passport shows a face
C
From another time and place
G
She looks nothin' like that.
Bm C D C
And all the remnants of her recent past
C/B G
Are scattered in the wild wind.
Bm
She walks across the marble floor
C D C C/b
Where a voice from the gambling room
G
is callin' her to come on in.
Bm Am
She smiles, walks the other way
C /B Am G D(/f#) C
As the last ship sails and the moon fades away
C /B Am G
From Black Diamond Bay.
Em Am
I laid on a dune, I looked at the sky,
D Em
When the children were babies and played on the beach.
Em Am
You came up behind me, I saw you go by,
D Em
You were always so close and still within reach.
G Bm Am
Sara, Sara,
D C Em
Whatever made you want to change your mind?
G Bm Am
Sara, Sara,
D C Em
So easy to look at, so hard to define.
