The Mexican Robin Hood may or may not have been real, and I may or may not be related to the California Gold Rush legend. Let's leave that to historians. Anyway, my late cousin Joey Murrieta supplied the chords during a late-night jam session when I barely knew how to play guitar. I wish we had recorded it together.
About the chords: The verses are in E, the chorus is in A7. I can't yet find, or Photoshop, all of the chords. So, for the verses, hold the E chord shape throughout. E6add9add#11omit3 = E chord shape with your first finger on the third fret and your other fingers on the fourth fret. Em7 = E chord shape with your first finger on the fourth fret and other fingers on the fifth fret. For the chorus, hold the A7 shape throughout, moving to the fourth and fifth frets for the chords A7#11add6omit3 and A7omit3, respectively. I'm working on the bridge chords.
Caped crusaderMexican knightOutlaw in justiceSeen as much wrong as rightLost highwaymanCut off from homeCome back to stealwhat was always your ownRide, Joaquin, jump the divideHundred years from heavenYour people hungry surviveBullets, redemption, truth by your sideRide, Joaquin, ride, Joaquin, rideSinner-saint in the field of the lordRiches were never power or goldJust a dream to ride free in the land you were bornReaching for fate beyond the dirt on your handsHunted by barons who robbed from mountain to sandCursed by missionaries of galleons and gunsWhite men scorn your skin and answer, "Padron."Mi abuelito llore con DiosRide, Joaquin, cry with GodMi abuelito llore con DiosRide, Joaquin, cry with GodMi abuelito llore con DiosRide, Joaquin, cry with GodCaped crusaderMexican knightOutlaw in justiceSeen as much wrong as rightLost highwaymanCut off from homeCome back to stealIt was always your own
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