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Verse 1
A D A In the High Sierras, camped were the soldiers
DAnd a young soldada who valiantly fought
A DSide by side with Francisco Villa
AAdelita
Verse 2
A D A Far from my home now, a Texacan soldier
DIt's not for fortune or risk to the battlefield I fight
A DI fell in love with Adelita with my very soul
AWe'll stand in arms this night
Verse 3
A D AShe said, "Johnny, if I should die in battle
DAnd my body be left in the Sierranea
A DMy love, my love, in God's name
AFight on, and remember me
That my blood will not have been spilled in vain"
Verse 4
A D AOn horseback, a carbine full and at her side
DOver her blouse, cartridges filled her bandoleras
A DSide by side, into battle we rode, Villistas
AMy Adelita
Verse 5
A D AWe met the enemy in the Zamoran mountains
DFrom their bullets, many of our soldiers died
A DAnd wounded, I lay fallen with my comrades
AAs Adelita stood above us
Firing her rifle 'til the gunpowder turned her hand black
Verse 6
A D AAnd the sky was blue, 'neath the cannon the earth trembled
DWatched as a bullet pierced my love's side
A DShe fell amidst the brothers and sisters
ASmoke and empty sky in her eyes
Verse 7
A D AAdelita, my love, Adelita, my wife
DAdelita, my comrade, my life
A DThey'll remember your name when freedom fills the Sierranea
AI'll remember the warmth of your skin against mine
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Verse 8
A D ATonight, I lay in the mountains with the campesinos
DMy mind at peace from the vows I've made
A D AI know I'll never see Texas again .
Verse 9
A D AYour portrait I carry deep in my breast pocket
DMy rifle firing into the campaña, I ride with you 'round my heart
A DProtected from this death by beauty
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