Eldorado

Neil Young

Tom: C

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In the crystal ball the gypsy sees the villa                              
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The riders on the hill the fire in the fields                             
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She sees the mission bell swinging in the silence                         
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Now the shooting starts                                                   
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The bullets pierce the hearts                                             
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The senoritas crying at the well                                          
                                                                          
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Up in the Gold Hotel the money hits the table                             
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The heavies all are there that's why the deal's goin' down                
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Beautiful women all dressed in diamonds and sable                         
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Down upon the street                                                      
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Beside a garbage heap                                                     
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A Mariachi band begins to play.                                           
                                                                          
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Somewhere a blues guitar plays echoes in the alleyway                     
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The Tijuana dawn claims another day                                       
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The golden sun rises on the runway                                        
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The pilot understands                                                     
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The money changes hands                                                   
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Inside the jet the briefcase snaps. Goodbye.                      
                                                                  
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In Eldorado town there lives a great bullfighter                  
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His eyes are screaming blue his hair is red as blood              
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And when the gate goes up the crowd gets so excited               
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And he comes dancin' out                                          
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Dressed in gold lami                                              
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He kills the bull and lives another day.                          
                                                                  
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