The Mountain Goats - The Legend of Chavo Guerrero

tabbed by John Dodson (GallifreyanRavenclaw@Gmail.com)

listen to the recording to better understand where the chord changes take place.
G and A during verses sound better as barre chords.

     D                         A           Bm
Born down in El Paso where the tumbleweeds blow
       G                             F#m
To the middleweight champ of all Mexico
           Em                                      F#m
Dad fought many bloody battles and raised four sons
Bm                       A
Chavo was the oldest one

     D                         A           Bm
Old man Gory could pop like a live grenade
       G                             F#m
Raised his boys in the way of the trade
           Em                                      F#m
Hector and Mando, young Eddie G
Bm                       A
Chavo meant the most to me

     D
Look high
     Em7        G
It's my last hope
D        Em7
Chavo Guerrero
G                  Asus4  A
Coming off the top rope

     D                         A           Bm
He came from Texas seeking fortune and fame
       G                             F#m
Rose pretty quickly to the top of his game
           Em                                      F#m
Defender of the downtrodden, king of the hill
Bm                       A
Tag-team champion with Al Madril

     D                         A           Bm
Before a black and white TV in the middle of the night
       G                             F#m
I'm lying on the floor, I'm bathed in blue light
Em7                                             F#m
The telecast's in Spanish, I can understand some
And I need justice in my life, here it comes

     D
Look high
     Em7        G
It's my last hope
D        Em7
Chavo Guerrero
G                  Asus4  A
Coming off the top rope

F           Em
Red Shoes Dugan
            Am
Holding his arm high all out of breath
F                      E
I hated all of Chavo's enemies
Am
I would pray nightly for their death
F                Em
Descending like fire
       Am
On the people who deserved it most
F                 E
Almost completely unknown
           A
Outside of Texas and the West Coast

     D                         A           Bm
He was my hero back when I was a kid
       G                             F#m
You let me down but Chavo never once did
           Em                                      F#m
You called him names to try to get beneath my skin
Bm                       A
Now your ashes are scattered on the wind

     D                         A           Bm
I heard his son got famous, he went nationwide
       G                             F#m
Coast-to-coast with his dad by his side
           Em                                      F#m
I don't know if that's true but I've been told
Bm                       A
It's real sweet to grow old

     D
Look high
     Em7        G
It's my last hope
D        Em7
Chavo Guerrero
G                  Asus4  A
Coming off the top rope

(outro is the same pattern as the verses)
D  A  Bm  G  F#m  Em  F#m  Bm  A

the lead riff at the end is played high on the G and B strings:
e:-------------------------------------------------
B:---15--15--14--------------15--15--14------------
G:---------------14--16------------------14--12----
D:-------------------------------------------------
A:-------------------------------------------------
E:-------------------------------------------------

(Piano: D D C# A B D D C# A G)