No Gringo chords by Vienna Teng

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
     Bb             C         F
The hills we would sled race down
      Bb       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
 Bb           C            F
Sunburnt and bent in the fields
      Bb           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