Written
by John Stewart.
‘Zapata´s
Own Comrades’ is one of the five bonus tracks that were added to the 2001
Wrasse Records CD re-release
of John´s classic "Fire in the Wind" album, RSO, 1977.
Capo 2nd fret
(C) (Am) (E)
Juanita
walks (C/B)down to the (Am)well, she is (Am/G)angry and (F)dry,
Where the
bandits' own horses are tied in the trees there to (C)hide.(C/B) (Am) (Am/G)
And the
(C)guns are all (C/B)rusted, the (Am)spirit is (Am/G)bright in her (F)eyes,
As Zapata´s
own comrades sing out the legend, the (G)song is that he is a(C)live.
(F)Viva you
(G)Mexico, (C)viva the (Am)hills,
The (F)song
of the people is (G)singing there (C)still.
(F)Viva you
(G)Mexico, (C)viva say (Am)I,
The (G)song
is that he is alive.
(C) (Am) (E)
Ah,
(C)Santa Ma(C/B)ria, do the (Am)old women(Am/G) live just to (F)cry?
´Cause the
men of the mountains go singing the legend, the (G)song is that he is a(C)live.
(C)He is
the (C/B)eagle, the (Am)wind and the (Am/G)stallion, I (F)cry.
He is there
in the mountains, he´ll come when we need him.
The (G)song
is that he is a(C)live.
(F)Viva you
(G)Mexico, (C)viva the (Am)hills,
The (F)song
of the people is (G)singing there (C)still.
(F)Viva you
(G)Mexico, (C)viva say (Am)I,
The (G)song
is that he is alive.
(F)Viva you
(G)Mexico, (C)viva the (Am)hills,
The (F)song
of the people is (G)singing there (C)still.
(F)Viva you
(G)Mexico, (C)viva say (Am)I,
The (G)song
is that he is alive.
(C)(C/B)(Am)Heeee (Am/G)(F)heeee,
(C)(C/B)(Am)Heeee (Am/G)(F)heeee,
(C)(C/B)(Am)Heeee (E)heeee.(Am)
© John
Stewart, All Rights Reserved
2002