Am G
А girl cries in the early morning
Em Am
Woke by the sound of a gun
Am G
She knows somewhere somebody’s dying
Em F
Beneath the rising sun
C G
Outside the window of her cabana
Am Em
the shadows are full of her fears
C G
She knows her lover is out there somewhere
Am Em
He's been on the run for a year
CHORUS:
F G Am
Oh, the soul - of El Salvador
F G Am
Oh, the soul - of El Salvador
Am G
Bells ring out on the chapel steeple
Em Am
А priest prepares to say mass
Am G
The sad congregation come tired and hungry
Em F
To pray that the troubles will pass
C G
Meanwhile the sun rises over the dusty streets
Am Em
Where his body is found
C G
Flies and mosquitoes are drinking from pools of blood
Am Em
Where the crowd gathers round.
CHORUS:
F G Am
Oh, the soul - of El Salvador
F G Am
Oh, the soul - of El Salvador
Am G
Out on the ranch the rich man’s preparing
Em Am
To go for his morning ride
Am G
They’ve saddled his horse out in the corral
Em F
He walks out full of pride
C G
He looks like a cowboy from one of those movies
Am Em
А president made in the past
C G
Peasants in rags, they stand back for they know
Am Em
That Enrico gallops fast
CHORUS:
F G Am
Over the soul - of El Salvador
F G Am
Oh, the soul - of El Salvador
Am G
She runs to the street where the young man is lying
Em Am
As Enrico reigns in his horse
Am G
Looks in his eyes for a sign of compassion
Em F
The rich man shows no remorse
C G
She pulls the pistol from out of her lover’s hands
Am Em
Points it at Enrico’s head
C G
Soldiers with rifles fire down at her point blank
Am Em
She falls to her lover‘s side – dead
CHORUS:
F G Am
Dead as the soul - of El Salvador
F G Am
Oh, the soul - of El Salvador
Am G
Bells ring out on the chapel steeple
Em Am
Peasants file in dressed in black
Am G
To pray for the souls of the two young lovers
Em F
Though they know it will not bring them back
C G
To pray for the souls of their beloved El Salvador
Am Em
А country of trouble and fear
C G
А country that’s run by the gun and corruption
Am Em
Today as it has been for years
CHORUS:
F G Am
Oh, the soul - of El Salvador
F G Am
Pity, the soul - of El Salvador