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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
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They wrecked all his distilling things
G D G And made a widow of his sweet little wife Rosa
G CThey found an old curandero, to bury the mescalero
G DWhile his family cried for thirteen nights and days...
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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 CSo, the Padre tried to settle down, the angry mob that gathered round
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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 GFor Lupe, and the untimely death of our still."
G CWell, 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 A7They wrecked all his distilling things
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And made a widow of his sweet little wife Rosa
Solo
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When they found the man who shot down poor old Lupe,
G D You know their lives were just barely a-flicker...
G B7See they'd all lost their minds,
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Each one was permanently blind,
G D G With drinking too much of poor Lupe's good liquor
G CYeah, they shot down poor Lupe Montosa
G DThey 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 GAnd made a widow of his sweet little wife Rosa
Outro:
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