Farewell Francisco Madero Chords - Norman Blake

Verse 1

Am F C In the ghettos of Mexico City Fmaj7 C G Beyond the rose-colored palace of Cortez Am F C No one dared to walk in the dark streets Fmaj7 G E Ab Am In the reign of Porfirio Diaz

Verse 2

Am F C By '86 the mines were exhausted Fmaj7 C G no longer their silver did flow Am F C Towns slumbered and slept in the 10th year Fmaj7 G E Ab Am Of what was known as the Porfiriato

Verse 3

Am F C From the north came Francisco Madero Fmaj7 C G To oppose the dictatorship at last Am F C He was jailed but escaped to San Antonio Fmaj7 G E Ab Am But marched back with his men through Eagle Pass

Chorus

Am F C Farewell, Francisco Madero Fmaj7 C G Your like again no longer will be seen Am F C Gunned down by General Huerta Fmaj7 G E Ab Am In nineteen hundred thirteen

Verse 4

Am F C Maderistas not winning elections Fmaj7 C G Against Diaz took up their guns Am F C In the year of our Lord nineteen ten Fmaj7 G E Ab Am Mexico's revolution had begun

Verse 5

Am F C From the north came the bandit Poncho Villa Fmaj7 C G A warrior who knew how to fight Am F C From the south, the fearless Zapata Fmaj7 G E Ab Am To ride for the Army of Right

Verse 6

Am F C And the next year, in nineteen hundred eleven Fmaj7 C G Diez to France fled away Am F C Maderistas they sought a constitution Fmaj7 G E Ab Am For six long years and a day

Chorus

Am F C Farewell, Francisco Madero Fmaj7 C G Your like again no longer will be seen Am F C Gunned down by General Huerta Fmaj7 G E Ab Am In nineteen hundred thirteen C pattern while strumming between line 1 and 2, and line 3 and 4 of verses. C Fmaj7 C G Am Beyond the rose-coloured Palace Of Cortez No one dared

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Line 4 of verse Fmaj7 G E Ab Am Am reign of Porfirio Diaz

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