Biography:
Alejandro Escovedo (born January 10, 1951, in San Antonio, Texas) is a Mexican-American singer-songwriter.
Escovedo's family tree includes former Santana percussionist Pete Escovedo and Pete's daughter, Sheila E (also Prince's former drummer and later a pop star). He began his music career with the Nuns, a mid-'70s punk band based in San Francisco. He co-founded the pioneering cowpunk band Rank and File in 1979, which moved to Austin, Texas, in 1981 after a stint in New York City.
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SWALLOWS OF SAN JUAN – Alejandro Escovedo
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Tabbed by: eboswald
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Tuning: Standard Capo on 2
Gonna {G} crawl upon the shore {C} {D}
Roll in the {G} mud and the clay (C) (D)
Like the {G} swallows of San Juan
I’m gonna get {C} back {D} some day {G} {C} {D}
A thousand steps to the water
A thousand steps you must take
There’s a thousand worlds on the head of a pin
A thousand rules to break
Chorus
{Em }Next time you see me
I’m gonna {Bm} smile for the camera
Like some {C} wild man from Pom{G}peii
{Em} Take my word, go {Bm} down to the sea
It’s {C} breaking bigger than anything any of us have ever seen
Repeat 1st verse
Instrumental verse
Had a blond TV special*
And an English half stack**
I lost the both in a deal
But some day, some day I’ll get them back
Repeat chorus
Repeat Verse 1 (fade out on repeating last line)
* a Gibson circa 1955 - 1961
** a Marshall half stack or a Vox?
SWALLOWS OF SAN JUAN – Alejandro Escovedo
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Tabbed by: eboswald
Email:
Tuning: Standard Capo on 2
Gonna {G} crawl upon the shore {C} {D}
Roll in the {G} mud and the clay (C) (D)
Like the {G} swallows of San Juan
I’m gonna get {C} back {D} some day {G} {C} {D}
A thousand steps to the water
A thousand steps you must take
There’s a thousand worlds on the head of a pin
A thousand rules to break
Chorus
{Em }Next time you see me
I’m gonna {Bm} smile for the camera
Like some {C} wild man from Pom{G}peii
{Em} Take my word, go {Bm} down to the sea
It’s {C} breaking bigger than anything any of us have ever seen
Repeat 1st verse
Instrumental verse
Had a blond TV special*
And an English half stack**
I lost the both in a deal
But some day, some day I’ll get them back
Repeat chorus
Repeat Verse 1 (fade out on repeating last line)
* a Gibson circa 1955 - 1961
** a Marshall half stack or a Vox?
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