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Tuning: E A D G B E
[Intro] 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]
You Gsee them in old Havana Playing cards, smoking ciD7gars D7And they're polishing chromium fenders On their big old Yankee cars G
[Verse 2]
GManuel sits in La Casa de Rosa Drinking rum and watching the Cgirls He whistles at the beautiful MaGria And she D7smiles and tosses her Gcurls D7 G D
[Verse 3]
Now the Gbartender strums his guitar And the rhythm plays out in the D7street D7Maria moves with a passion As her body sways in the Gheat
[Verse 4]
GAnd the old guys, smiling with pleasure For a moment they're young and they're Cstrong And the young girls are giving them Gflowers As they D7sing their victory Gsong
[Chorus]
COnce we were bold compañeros Running guns from the Florida GKeys On the D7beach at Santiago de Cuba We were fighting with Fidel and GChé
[Instrumental] D G [Verse 5]
GHe talks of the great revolution In words of sadness and D7pride D7And the medals he wears are the scars that he bears And he drinks for the friends who Gdied
[Verse 6]
GWe were farmers, we were poets and we were hungry All we wanted was our own piece of Cland We were fighting for our wives and Gchildren And D7freedom for every Gman
[Chorus]
COnce we were bold compañeros Running guns from the Florida GKeys On the D7beach at Santiago de Cuba We were fighting with Fidel and GChé
[Instrumental] D G [Verse 7]
GNow the Yankees come for the fishing And their pockets are loaded with D7green D7Ten dollars will buy you a woman Or a tank of gasoGline
[Verse 8]
And the Gyoung kids are leaving the island And the old guys have nothing to Csay Manuel is living on Gdreams of the past And toD7night he'll drink it aGway
[Chorus]
COnce we were bold compañeros Running guns from the Florida GKeys On the D7beach at Santiago de Cuba We were fighting with Fidel and GChé On the Dbeach at Santiago de Cuba We were fighting with Fidel and GChé