Jai Alai chords by Tom Russell

Chords with lyrics

Intro:
A augmentedA   DmDm

Verse:
                      C majorC
He was a Basque from San Sebastian, he came here in '51
     Bb majorBb              A7A7
Made his bones along the border in the Jai Alai frontons
    DmDm                C majorC
With a basket on his hand, he threw his heart against the wall
      Bb majorBb             A7A7
He was the master of the dance in the fastest game of all

Chorus:
    Bb majorBb                 FF
He had blood inside his eye, he threw his heart, he let it fly
      A7A7                DmDm
He was the master of the dance, the king of Jai Alai
       Bb majorBb              FF
What does it mean to you and I? Swing your heart and let it fly
     A7A7           DmDm
Love is a deadly dance just like Jai Alai

Verse:
                     C majorC
He met a woman deeper than the songs in a Cante Hondo bar
     Bb majorBb                A7A7
They made love outside the racetrack in his long black touring car
  DmDm               C majorC
But love took all his passion, the fire it twists and burns
      Bb majorBb                   A7A7
Throw your heart against the wall and it may not return

Chorus:
    Bb majorBb                 FF
He had blood inside his eye, he threw his heart, he let it fly
      A7A7                DmDm
He was the master of the dance, the king of Jai Alai
       Bb majorBb              FF
What does it mean to you and I? Throw your heart and let it fly
     A7A7           DmDm
Love is a deadly dance just like Jai Alai

Instrumental:
A augmentedA   DmDm C majorC Bb majorBb A7A7 DmDm C majorC Bb majorBb A7A7

Verse:
      DmDm               C majorC
He wrote a postcard from Bilbao, said the games were mostly gone
    Bb majorBb                A7A7
Just a memory to the old men who live in bars and gypsy songs
  DmDm                C majorC
But oh, the crack of thunder when the pelota hit the wall
     Bb majorBb                 A7A7
Love and Jai Alai were the fastest games of all

Bridge:
    Bb majorBb              FF
And his passion never died, but these nights he sleeps alone
      A7A7               DmDm
Seeing her face reflected on the walls of border town frontons
     Bb majorBb               FF
Yeah, the games have mostly died, but old men too proud to cry
    A7A7          DmDm
Live on memories of love and Jai Alai

Chorus:
    Bb majorBb                 FF
He had blood inside his eye, he swung his heart, he let it fly
      A7A7                DmDm
He was the master of the dance, the king of Jai Alai
       Bb majorBb              FF
What does it mean to you and I? Swing your heart, you let it fly
     A7A7           DmDm
Love is a deadly dance just like Jai Alai

Outro:
A augmentedA
DmDm C majorC Bb majorBb A7A7 x4
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