Capo: 3 Tuning: E A D G B E

DEPORTEE (PLANE WRECK AT LOS GATOS) As recorded by Joan Baez (From the 1971 Album BLESSED ARE...) Capo 3rd fret. If you don't want to use a capo transpose +3 steps. [Intro] G C G [Verse 1]

^GThe crops are all in and the ^Cpeaches are ^Grotting The oranges are piled in the ^Ccreosote ^Gdumps They're ^Cflying you back to the ^GMexican ^Emborder To ^Gpay all your money and ^Cwade back a^Ggain

[Verse 2]

^GMy father's own father, he ^Cwaded that ^Griver They took all the money he ^Cmade in his ^Glife My ^Cbrothers and sisters came ^Gworking the ^Emfruit trees They ^Grode on their truck till they ^Clay down ^Gand die

[Chorus]

Good^Cbye to my Juan, ^Ggoodbye Rosalita A^D7dios mis amigos, ^GJesus y Mar^G7ia You ^Cwon't have a name when you ^Gride the big ^Emairplane All ^Gall they will call you will ^Cbe de^Gportees

[Verse 3]

^GSome of us are illegal, and ^Cothers not ^Gwanted Our work contract's out and we ^Cgot to move ^Gon It's ^Csix hundred miles to that ^GMexican ^Emborder They ^Gchase us like outlaws, like ^Crustlers, ^Glike thieves

[Verse 4]

^GWe died on your hills and we ^Cdied on ^Gyour deserts We died in your valleys we ^Cdied on your ^Gplains We've ^Cdied 'neath your trees and we've ^Gdied in your ^Embushes ^GBoth sides of that river we've ^Cdied just ^Gthe same

[Chorus]

Good^Cbye to my Juan, ^Ggoodbye Rosalita A^D7dios mis amigos, ^GJesus y Mar^G7ia You ^Cwon't have a name when you ^Gride the big ^Emairplane All ^Gall they will call you will ^Cbe de^Gportees

[Guitar Solo] G C G [Verse 5]

^GThe skyplane caught fire over ^CLos Gatos ^GCanyon A fireball of lightning, and it ^Cshook all ^Gour hills Who ^Care these chicanos that scattered like ^Emdry leaves The ^Gradio tells they're ^Cjust depor^Gtees

[Verse 6]

^GIs this the best way we can ^Cgrow our good ^Gorchards Is this the best way we can ^Cgrow our ^Ggood fruit To ^Cfall like dry leaves and ^Grot on the ^Emtop soil And ^Gbe called by no name ex^Ccept "de^Gportee"

[Chorus]

Good^Cbye to my Juan, ^Ggoodbye Rosalita A^D7dios mis amigos, ^GJesus y Mar^G7ia You ^Cwon't have a name when you ^Gride the big ^Emairplane All ^Gall they will call you will ^Cbe de^Gportees

[Outro] G C G

Joan Baez - Deportee plane wreck at los gatos