Compadres of the Old Sierra Madre
Woody Paul, 1981· Songs Well-Known in America · p.60
Em C7
There is a place I know way down in Mexico
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high in the old Sierra Madre
Em C7
Where many an outlaw band from across the Rio Grande
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Have found a haven, a holdout, a hideaway
Chorus:
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But danger rides with those who stray upon their secret hideaway
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Where death is sure to welcome anyone within the law
Em C7
But if a man must run from any lawman's gun
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He'll find compadres in the old Sierra Madre
Em C7
Deep in the dark of night, beside the campfire's light,
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They weave the tales of the lives, of the bandits.
Em C7
Of jewels rare and old, of coaches filled with gold,
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Holdups pulled off just like they planned it. (Chorus)
(Instrumental – verse chord pattern)
Em C7
Deep in the dark of night, beside the campfire's light,
Am B7 Em C7/B7
They weave the tales of the lives, of the bandits.
Em C7
Of jewels rare and old, of coaches filled with gold,
Am B7 Em
Holdups pulled off just like they planned it. (Chorus)
(Instrumental)
(Repeat first verse, chorus and end very slowly on the last line of chorus)