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From: Dean Munyon [dmunyon@intprop.com] Sent: Friday, January 09, 1998 12:57 PM -- [ From: Dean Munyon * EMC.Ver #2.5.02 ] -- Gallo Del Cielo, by Tom Russell Written in a garage in Mountain View, CA in 1979 Transcribed by Dean Munyon This version from the "Poor Man's Dream" album. Tom Russell has several different versions of this song on his various albums. This is one is characterized by a very strong alternating bass line. Each [chord] or "/" indicates one measure. (The "/" means repeat the last- notated chord). Key of F: play in D and capo at third fret Intro: [G]///[A]///[Em][A][G][A][D]///
DCarlos Zara/goza left his /home in Casas /Grandes when the Emmoon was full/// No Amoney in his /pocket, just a /locket of his /sister framed in Dgold/// He /rode into El /Sueco, stole a /rooster called /Gallo Del CiEmelo/// Then he Aswam the Rio /Grande with that Gfighter nestled Adeep beneath his Darm.///
El DGallo Del Ci/elo was a /rooster born in /heaven so the Emlegends say/// His Awings they had been /broken, he had /one eye rollin' /crazy in his Dhead/// And he'd /fought a hundred fights, /and the /legends say that /one night near El EmSueco/// They'd Afought Gallo /seven times, and Gseven times he'd Aleft brave roosters Ddead./
GHola, my The/resa, I am /thinking of you /now in San AnAtonio/// I have Em27 Adollars and the Emgood luck of your /picture framed in Agold/ GTonight I'll put it /all on the /fighting spurs of /Gallo Del CiAelo/// And then EmI'll return to Abuy the land GVilla stole from Afather long Dago.///
OutDside of San Di/ego, in the /onion fields of /Paco MonteEmverde/// The APride of San Di/ego lay /sleeping on a /fancy bed of [D]silk/// And they /laughed when Zara/goza pulled the /one-eyed del Ci/elo from Embeneath his coat/// But they Acried when Zara/goza walked aGway with a Athousand dollar Dbill./
GHola, my The/resa, I am /thinking of you /now in Santa ABarbara/// I have Emfifteen hundred Adollars and the Emgood luck of your /picture framed in Agold/ GTonight I'll /put it all on the /fighting spurs of /Gallo Del CiAelo/// And then EmI'll return to Abuy the land GVilla stole from Afather long Dago.///
Now the Dmoon has gone to /hiding and the /lantern light spills /shadows on a Emfighting sand/// Where a Awicked black named /Zorro faces /Gallo del Ci/elo in the Dnight/// But /Carlos Zara/goza fears the /tiny crack that /runs across his Emrooster's beak/// And he Afears he has /lost the fifty Gthousand dollars Ariding on the Dfight./
GHola, my The/resa, I am /thinking of you /now in Santa AClara/// Yes, the Emmoney's on the Atable, I am Emholding to your /good luck framed in Agold/ And Geverything we've /dreamed of is /riding on the /spurs of Del CiAelo/// I pray that EmI'll return to Abuy the land GVilla stole from Afather long Dago.///
Then the Dsignal it was /given, and the /cocks rose to/gether far Emabove the sand/// El AGallo del Ci/elo sunk a /gaff into /Zorro's shiny [D]breast/// They were /separated /quickly but they /rose and fought each /other thirty Emseven times/// And the Alegends say that /everyone Gagreed that del CiAelo fought the Dbest.///
Then the Dscreams of Zara/goza filled the /night outside the /town of Santa EmClara/// As the Abeak of del Ci/elo lay /broken like a /shell within his Dhand/// And they /say that Zara/goza screamed a /curse upon the /bones of Pancho EmVilla/// When AZorro rose up /one last time and Gdrove del CiAelo through the Dsand./
GHola, my The/resa, I am /thinking of you /now in San FranAcisco/// I have no Emmoney in my Apocket, I no Emlonger have your /good luck framed in Agold/ I Gburied it last /evening with the /bones of my /beloved Del CiAelo/// And I'll Emnot return to Abuy the land GVilla stole from Afather long Dago./
Do the Grivers still run /muddy out/side of my /beloved Casas AGrandes'///
oes the Emscar upon my Abrother's face turn Emred when he hears /mention of my Aname'/ Do the Gpeople of El /Sueco /curse the theft of /Gallo del CiAelo'/// Well, Emtell my family Anot to worry, GI will not Areturn to cause them Dshame./
Outro: [G]///[A]///[Em][A][G][A][D]/// Enjoy! -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- * Dean Munyon Conley, Rose & Tayon, P.C. * * Technical Advisor Frost Bank Plaza * * Direct Line: (512) 703-1401 816 Congress Avenue, Suite 320 * * Fax: (512) 703-1250 Austin, Texas 78701-2443 * * E-mail: dmunyon@intprop.com Phone: (512) 476-1400 * -----------------------------------------------------------------