Chord No Gringo by Vienna Teng

* * capo 3 * * Am - C Am father says head down C we don’t want them finding you Am mother says practice now C all the words you know Dm Am oh , arizona’s burning C G F they say the fence turned round Am now the razor wire keeps us out Am - C Am mother says with luck C we’ll sleep under a roof tonight Am father says in the truck C we’ll be crushed in tight Dm Am oh , chicago don’t forget me C G F as the miles between us grow G Am keep the maple tree carved with the name of my love A# C F the hills we would sled race down A# C F G lake michigan stay endless and painted in sky goodbye Am mother says years ago C the whole world was ours to rule Am father says let it go C those days are gone for good Dm Am all the signs read no gringo C G F but somehow we’ll find our way G Am maybe waiting at dawn by the factory doors A# C F sunburnt and bent in the fields A# C hey , don’t turn us in F G we’ll be silent as the grave E as time Am Dm Am F C G Am Dm Am F C G Am no gringo Dm Am no gringo aqui F C G words as levies against the flood Am hoy , cerrado Dm Am there’s too many to feed F C G room for only our own kind , our own blood Am Dm Am no gringo , no gringo aqui F C G you have stayed in this land for too long Am tan amargo Dm Am but there’s no time to grieve F C G you just pack up your things and move on and move on Am and move on