El Paso - Marty Robins - 60 bpm

C
Out in the 

West Texas 
Dm
town of El 

Paso 
G
I fell in 

love with a 
G7
Mexican 
C
girl.

C
Night-time would 

find me in 
Dm
Rosa's can

tina. 
G
Music would 

play and Fe
G7
lina would 
C
whirl.

C
Blacker than 

night were the 
Dm
eyes of Fe

lina, 
G
wicked and 

evil while 
G7
casting a 
C
spell.

C
My love was 

deep for this 
Dm
Mexican 

maiden. 
G
I was in 

love but in 
G7
vain, I could 
C
tell.

F
One night a 

wild young 
A#
cowboy came 
F
in, 

Wild as the 

West Texas 
C
wind.

C
Dashing and 

daring, a 

drink he was 

sharing, with 
C
wicked Fe

lina, the 
C7
girl that I 
F
loved. 

So in 
G
an

ger …

C
I challenged his 

right for the 
Dm
love of this 

maiden. 
G
Down went his 

hand for the 
G7
gun that he 
C
wore.

C
My challenge is 

answered in 
Dm
less than a 

heartbeat. A 
G
handsome young 

stranger is 
G7
dead on the 
C
floor.

C
Just for a 

moment I 
Dm
stood there in 

silence, 
G
shocked by the 

foul evil 
G7
deed I had 
C
done.

C
Many thoughts 

raced through my 
Dm
mind as I 

stood there. 
G
I had but 

one chance and 
G7
that was to 
C
run.

F
Out through the 

back door of 
A#
Rosa's I 
F
ran, 

out where the 

horses were 
C
tied.

C
I caught a 

good one. It 

looked like it 

could run. 

Up on its 

back and a
C7
way I did 
F
ride, 

just as 
G
fast 

as …

C
I could from the 

West Texas 
Dm
town of El 

Paso 
G
out to the 

bad-lands of 
G7
New Mexi
C
co.

C
Back in El 

Paso my 
Dm
life would be 

worthless. 
G
Everything's 

gone in life; 
G7
nothing is 
C
left.

C
It's been so 

long since I've 
Dm
seen the young 

maiden. 
G
My love is 

stronger than 
G7
my fear of 
C
death.

F
I saddled 

up and a
A#
way I did 
F
go, 

riding a

lone in the 
C
dark.

C
Maybe to

morrow a 

bullet may 

find me. To

night nothing's 

worse than this 
C7
pain in my 
F
heart. 

And at 
G
last 

here..

C
I am on the 

hill over
Dm
looking El 

Paso. 
G
I can see 

Rosa's can
G7
tina be
C
low.

C
My love is 

strong and it 
Dm
pushes me 

onward. 
G
Down off the 

hill to Fe
G7
lina I 
C
go.

C
Off to my 

right I see 
Dm
five mounted 

cowboys. 
G
Off to my 

left ride a 
G7
dozen or 
C
more.

C
Shouting and 

shooting I 
Dm
can't let them 

catch me. 
G
I have to 

make it to 
G7
Rose's back 
C
door.

F
Something is 

dreadfully 
A#
wrong for I 
F
feel a 

deep burning 

pain in my 
C
side.

C
Though I am 

trying to 

stay in the 

saddle, 

I'm getting 

weary, 
C7
unable to 
F
ride. 

But my 
G
love 

for ..

C
Felina is 

strong and I 
Dm
rise where I've 

fallen, 
G
though I am 

weary I 
G7
can't stop to 
C
rest.

C
I see the 

white puff of 
Dm
smoke from the 

rifle. 
G
I feel the 

bullet go 
G7
deep in my 
C
chest.

C
From out of 

nowhere Fe
Dm
lina has 

found me, 
G
kissing my 

cheek as she 
G7
kneels by my 
C
side.

C
Cradled by 

two loving 
Dm
arms that I'll 

die for, 
G
one little 

kiss and Fe
G7
lina, good-
C
bye.