Tom: G
G C G D7 G
G D G D
D7 G D G D C G
G D7 G D G C
C G Am7 G
G D7 D G D7 G D
[Verse 1]
G
You see them in old Havana
D7
Playing cards, smoking cigars
D7
And they're polishing chromium fenders
G
On their big old Yankee cars
[Verse 2]
G
Manuel sits in La Casa de Rosa
C
Drinking rum and watching the girls
G
He whistles at the beautiful Maria
D7 G D7 G D
And she smiles and tosses her curls
[Verse 3]
G
Now the bartender strums his guitar
D7
And the rhythm plays out in the street
D7
Maria moves with a passion
G
As her body sways in the heat
[Verse 4]
G
And the old guys, smiling with pleasure
C
For a moment they're young and they're strong
G
And the young girls are giving them flowers
D7 G
As they sing their victory song
[Chorus]
C
Once we were bold compañeros
G
Running guns from the Florida Keys
D7
On the beach at Santiago de Cuba
G
We were fighting with Fidel and Ché
[Instrumental]
D
G
[Verse 5]
G
He talks of the great revolution
D7
In words of sadness and pride
D7
And the medals he wears are the scars that he bears
G
And he drinks for the friends who died
[Verse 6]
G
We were farmers, we were poets and we were hungry
C
All we wanted was our own piece of land
G
We were fighting for our wives and children
D7 G
And freedom for every man
[Chorus]
C
Once we were bold compañeros
G
Running guns from the Florida Keys
D7
On the beach at Santiago de Cuba
G
We were fighting with Fidel and Ché
[Instrumental]
D
G
[Verse 7]
G
Now the Yankees come for the fishing
D7
And their pockets are loaded with green
D7
Ten dollars will buy you a woman
G
Or a tank of gasoline
[Verse 8]
G
And the young kids are leaving the island
C
And the old guys have nothing to say
G
Manuel is living on dreams of the past
D7 G
And tonight he'll drink it away
[Chorus]
C
Once we were bold compañeros
G
Running guns from the Florida Keys
D7
On the beach at Santiago de Cuba
G
We were fighting with Fidel and Ché
D
On the beach at Santiago de Cuba
G
We were fighting with Fidel and Ché
