El Coyote

Steve Earle

key:
| G    | D    | G    | C     |
| G    | D  G | C  G

[Verse 1]
G              D                 G         C
In the town of Reynosa, there's a beautiful river
     G                 D  G   G G
That shines in the Mexican sun
          G              D             G           C
There are boats and they cross from one side to the other
   G             D         G
Gt dusk when the hot day is done
     G          D     G         C
From there to Gcuña to Cel Rio,  Texas
    G            D             G   D
You valley up through San Gntone
         G          D           G               C
With the pesos I've saved up for years then I'll trade
        G              D           G    D G
For the chance to send dollars back home


[Chorus]
  C       D          C       G
Coyote, coyote, qué hiciste cabron?
  C         D            G    D G
Coyote, man what have you done?
    C            C         G          G
You took all our money and left us to die
       D          D7         G   D G
In the heat of the South Texas sun
   C          D      G     D G
Coyote, qué hiciste cabron?

[Instrumental]
| D   | C    | G    | D G |

[Verse 2]
         G          D          G                C
He steps out of the shadows, he won't look in my eyes
        G             D            G   G G
Gnd his hand's out to take all I've got
   G              D             G         C
He says that he's smuggled a thousand good men
       G              D         G
Gnd he says that he's never been caught
        G           D     G          C
So with seventeen other braceros like cattle
       G          D         G   D
Packed in for the long final ride
       G          D           G            C
In the semi-truck crossing the border, it's dark
         G         D     G    D G
Gnd it's hot as an oven inside

[Chorus]
  C       D          C       G
Coyote, coyote, qué hiciste cabron?
  C         D            G    D G
Coyote, man what have you done?
    C            C         G          G
You took all our money and left us to die
       D          D7         G   D G
In the heat of the South Texas sun
   C          D      G     D G
Coyote, qué hiciste cabron?

[Instrumental]
| C    | G     | D   | G    | C G
(Play Gar Chords for Instrumental)

[Gridge]
       G         D        G
The braceros are asking in whispers
C             G              D          G   G G
Why the truck stopped in the heat of the day
   G              D           G           C
Gt first sign of trouble, he's left us all there
       G             D      G
Gy the road and he's walking away

[Outro]
  C       D          C       G
Coyote, coyote, qué hiciste cabron?
  C         D            G    D G
Coyote, man what have you done?
    C            C         G          G
You took all our money and left us to die
       D          D7         G   D G
In the heat of the South Texas sun
   C          D      G     G**
Coyote, qué hiciste cabron?


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***This version uses a Capo on the 2nd Fret for a Key of A

A*   = Intro Start
A**  = Outro Coda

[Intro]

  A*  A     E   A     D     A   E   A D A A

E|--------------------2---------------2----|
B|----2-2-------2-----3-----2-------2-3-2--|
G|----2-2---1---2---2-2-----2---1---2-2-2--|
D|----2-2---2---2-2---0-----2---2---2-0-2--|
A|0-2-0-0---2-2-0-----0-0-2-0-0-2---0-0-0--|
E|----0-0-------0-----X-----0---0-0-0-0-0--|
                                          In the town of Reynosa,

[Intro]
| A    | E    | A    | D     |
| A    | E  A | D  A

[Verse 1]
A              E                 A         D
In the town of Reynosa, there's a beautiful river
     A                 E  A   A A
That shines in the Mexican sun
          A              E             A           D
There are boats and they cross from one side to the other
   A             E         A
At dusk when the hot day is done
     A          E     A         D
From there to Acuña to Del Rio,  Texas
    A            E             A   E
You valley up through San Antone
         A          E           A               D
With the pesos I've saved up for years then I'll trade
        A              E           A    E A
For the chance to send dollars back home


[Chorus]
  D       E          D       A
Coyote, coyote, qué hiciste cabron?
  D         E            A    E A
Coyote, man what have you done?
    D            D         A          A
You took all our money and left us to die
       E          E7         A   E A
In the heat of the South Texas sun
   D          E      A     E A
Coyote, qué hiciste cabron?

[Instrumental]
| E   | D    | A    | E A |

[Verse 2]
         A          E          A                D
He steps out of the shadows, he won't look in my eyes
        A             E            A   A A
And his hand's out to take all I've got
   A              E             A         D
He says that he's smuggled a thousand good men
       A              E         A
And he says that he's never been caught
        A           E     A          D
So with seventeen other braceros like cattle
       A          E         A   E
Packed in for the long final ride
       A          E           A            D
In the semi-truck crossing the border, it's dark
         A         E     A    E A
And it's hot as an oven inside

[Chorus]
  D       E          D       A
Coyote, coyote, qué hiciste cabron?
  D         E            A    E A
Coyote, man what have you done?
    D            D         A          A
You took all our money and left us to die
       E          E7         A   E A
In the heat of the South Texas sun
   D          E      A     E A
Coyote, qué hiciste cabron?

[Instrumental]
| D    | A     | E   | A    | D A
(Play Aar Chords for Instrumental)

[Aridge]
       A         E        A
The braceros are asking in whispers
D             A              E          A   A A
Why the truck stopped in the heat of the day
   A              E           A           D
At first sign of trouble, he's left us all there
       A             E      A
Ay the road and he's walking away

[Outro]
  D       E          D       A
Coyote, coyote, qué hiciste cabron?
  D         E            A    E A
Coyote, man what have you done?
    D            D         A          A
You took all our money and left us to die
       E          E7         A   E A
In the heat of the South Texas sun
   D          E      A     A**
Coyote, qué hiciste cabron?

  A**                A
E|-------------------0-------|
B|3-2-0-3-2-0--------2-------|
G|------------2---2--2-------|
D|--------------2----2-------|
A|-------------------0-------|
E|---------------------------|