Biography:
Franky Perez is a Cuban-American rock 'n' roller with a knack for honest and impassioned songwriting, a timeless sound and the kind of live show that buckles your knees. The Las Vegas native carries himself with the quiet pride of a self-made blue-collar worker, but under the bravado is a poignant and heartfelt storyteller. On his second release, My 4th of July, Perez combines good old-fashioned rock n roll with a little Latin soul. Reflecting on his own life
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USA
Franky Perez
Cecilia
from Poor Man's Son (Lava Records)
Carne con Papas/EMI Publishing
Intro (8 counts):
G5
G5
Gypsy woman
Come inside now
D C G5
And take a load off your feet
You've been pounding the pavement
D C G5
Ain't told a fortune in weeks
She spends her money on tequila
D C G5
She says it keeps her warm
They call her many things but her name's Cecilia
D C
Now don't you know, now don't you know
G C D G
Hey hey hey hey Cecilia
C D G
Don't you know the streets will kill ya
C D G
Don't you know your mama misses ya
C D
Don't you know don't you know
G5 (8 counts)
G5
Gypsy woman
Say she don't need ya
D C G5
And asks for a ride to the liquor store
She kills the bottle
Gives praise to Jesus
D C G5
Then passes out on your living room floor
She tells the story of a shotgun wedding
D C G5
And the birth of a stillborn child
She was only 13 and her body wasn't ready
D (once)
Babies watching babies die
G C D G
Hey hey hey hey Cecilia
C D G
Don't you know the streets will kill ya
C D G
Don't you know your mama misses ya
C D
Don't you know don't you know
G C D G
Hey hey hey hey Cecilia
C D G
I have seen the beauty in ya
C D G
Don't you know you're one in a million
C D
Don't you know don't you know
A D E A
Hey hey hey hey Cecilia
D E A
Don't you know the streets will kill ya
D E A
Don't you know your mama misses ya
D E
Don't you know don't you know
A D E A
Hey hey hey hey Cecilia
D E A
I have seen the beauty in ya
D E A
Don't you know you're one in a million
D E
Don't you know don't you know
Continue A, D, E progression through random "Cecilia"'s and end on A.
Chords Used:
EADGBE
G5 - 355xxx
G - 320003
D - xx0232
C - x32010
A - x02220
E - 022100
USA
Franky Perez
Cecilia
from Poor Man's Son (Lava Records)
Carne con Papas/EMI Publishing
Intro (8 counts):
G5
G5
Gypsy woman
Come inside now
D C G5
And take a load off your feet
You've been pounding the pavement
D C G5
Ain't told a fortune in weeks
She spends her money on tequila
D C G5
She says it keeps her warm
They call her many things but her name's Cecilia
D C
Now don't you know, now don't you know
G C D G
Hey hey hey hey Cecilia
C D G
Don't you know the streets will kill ya
C D G
Don't you know your mama misses ya
C D
Don't you know don't you know
G5 (8 counts)
G5
Gypsy woman
Say she don't need ya
D C G5
And asks for a ride to the liquor store
She kills the bottle
Gives praise to Jesus
D C G5
Then passes out on your living room floor
She tells the story of a shotgun wedding
D C G5
And the birth of a stillborn child
She was only 13 and her body wasn't ready
D (once)
Babies watching babies die
G C D G
Hey hey hey hey Cecilia
C D G
Don't you know the streets will kill ya
C D G
Don't you know your mama misses ya
C D
Don't you know don't you know
G C D G
Hey hey hey hey Cecilia
C D G
I have seen the beauty in ya
C D G
Don't you know you're one in a million
C D
Don't you know don't you know
A D E A
Hey hey hey hey Cecilia
D E A
Don't you know the streets will kill ya
D E A
Don't you know your mama misses ya
D E
Don't you know don't you know
A D E A
Hey hey hey hey Cecilia
D E A
I have seen the beauty in ya
D E A
Don't you know you're one in a million
D E
Don't you know don't you know
Continue A, D, E progression through random "Cecilia"'s and end on A.
Chords Used:
EADGBE
G5 - 355xxx
G - 320003
D - xx0232
C - x32010
A - x02220
E - 022100
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