Tom: C
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[Verse 1]
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Beggin' your pardon there stranger
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You look like you're new to this town
F C
We're a long way away from the beach here
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You won't see many gringos around
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Well I come from West Colorado
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And I've wandered this world far and wide
F C
I've lived for some years in the shadows
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And my eyes are unused to this light
F C
If you buy me a strong drink of whiskey
G
I will tell you the tale of my life
F C
It's long and it's sad but it fits me
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And it may bring a tear to your eye
[Verse 2]
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All the men of my family were solidiers
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The hard fightin' straight talkin' kind
F C
When my turn came all that was over
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But I'd already made up my mind
F C
I was there when we blew though Grenada
G
And I still have to ask myself why
F C
Then we took down that fool Noriega
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That's where I caught the good colonel's eye
F C
Well he asked me if I loved my country
G
And before I had time to reply
F C
He regaled me with tales of past glories
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I believed every one of his lies
[Verse 3]
G F C
So I left my old life behind me
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Turned my back on my family and friends
F C
And I did everything that they asked me
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And I lost some sleep now and again
F C
And I lived like a thief and assassin
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I smuggled their poisons sometimes
F C G
Until I asked the wrong question in passin'
[Verse 4]
G F C
And the colonel himself dropped the dime
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So if you're ever in west Colorado
F C
Tell the folks in Durango goodbye
G
There's a price on my head and I can't go
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So I'll just wait around here 'til I die
