Veracruz
C - Am -
F - C - Am - F - G
Am F C G F
I heard Woodrow Wilson's guns, I
heard Maria crying,
Am F
C G F
late
last night I heard the news that Veracruz was dying,
Am C G F
Veracruz was dying.
+ F - C - F - G
Am F C
1. Someone called Maria's name,
G
F
I swear it was my father's
voice.
Am F C
Saying, "If you stay,
you'll all be slain,
G F
you
must leave now, you have no choice.
Am F C
Take the servants and ride
west,
G
F
keep the child close to your chest !
Am F C
When the American troops withdraw
G F
let Zapata take the
rest."
Am F C G F
I heard Woodrow Wilson's guns, I
heard Maria calling.
Am C G F F G
C
“Veracruz is dying, and Cuernavaca's falling". - - -
F G C
2. Aquel dia yo jure (on that day I swore)
F G C
hacia el puerto volvere, (to the port I will return)
G F
Aunque
el destino cambio mi vida,
(Even though destiny changed
my life)
Dm G
en Veracruz morire (in
Veracruz I shall die). - -
-
F
G - G7
Aquel
dia yo jure (on that day I swore).
Am F
C G F
I heard Woodrow Wilson's guns, I heard them in the harbour,
Am
C G F
saying Veracruz was dying.
+ F ~ ~ ...
(Warren Zevon)