(Brian Wilson/Van Dyke Parks)
transcribed by Rui Afonso, from Portugal
VERSE 1:
C#
I've been in this town so long that back in the city
I've been taken for lost and gone and unknown for a
D#7
Long, long time.
G#7
Fell in love years ago with an innocent girl
From the Spanish and Indian home of the
C#
Heroes and Villains.
VERSE 2:
C#
Once at night, Catillian squared the fight,
And she was right in the rain of the bullets that
D#7
Eventually brought her down.
G#7
But she's still dancing in the night, unafraid,
Of what a dude'll do in a town full of
C#
Heroes and Villains.
VERSE 3 (instrumental):
C# D#7 G#7 C#
BRIDGE:
[3/4]
F# F#* C#maj7 D#7** D#m7 G#7
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
[4/4]
C# F#maj7 G#7
/ / / / / / / /
[3/4]
F# F#* C#maj7 D#7** D#m7 G#7
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
(Lyrics)
In the cantina, margaritas keep the spirit high
There I watched her, she spun around and
Wound in the warmth
Her body fanned the flame of the…
Dance Margarita, don't you know that I'm in love with you
Dance (You're under arrest!)
VERSE 4 (altered):
C# D#m7 C#/F F#
My children were raised, you know they suddenly rise.
C#/G# F# C#/F D#m7
They started slow, long ago, head-to-toe, healthy, wealthy,
D#5
and often wise.
G#7
At three-score and five, I'm very much alive.
I've still got the jive to survive with the
C#
Heroes and Villains.
BREAK:
C#
OUTRO (til fade out):
G# - C# - G# - C#…
* [m3>M3] and [b5>5] apogiaturas
**[M3>4>5>4] apogiatura
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