Bruce Springsteen- Adelita Chords, lyrics, mp3 audio

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[Verse]

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In the High Sierras, 
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camped were the soldiers
                   
And a young soldada 
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who valiantly fought
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Side by side with Francisco Villa
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Adelita
 
 
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Far from my home now, 
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a Texacan soldier
                                
It's not for fortune or risk to 
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the battlefield I fight
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I fell in love with Adelita 
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with my very soul
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We'll stand in arms this night
 
 
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She said, "Johnny, 
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if I should die in battle
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And my body be left in the Sierranea
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My love, my love, in God's name
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Fight on, and remember me
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That my blood will not 

have been spilled in vain"
 
 
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On horseback, a carbine full 
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and at her side
                  
Over her blouse, 
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cartridges filled her bandoleras
                            
Side by side, into battle 
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we rode, Villistas
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My Adelita
 
 
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We met the enemy in the 
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Zamoran mountains
                    
From their bullets, 
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many of our soldiers died
                          
And wounded, I lay fallen 
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with my comrades
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As Adelita stood above us
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Firing her rifle 'til the 
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gunpowder turned her hand black
 
 
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And the sky was blue, 
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'neath the cannon the earth trembled
                            
Watched as a bullet pierced 
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my love's side
                    
She fell amidst the 
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brothers and sisters
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Smoke and empty sky in her eyes
 
 
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Adelita, my love, Adelita, my wife
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Adelita, my comrade, my life
                          
They'll remember your name 
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when freedom fills the Sierranea
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I'll remember the warmth of your 
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skin against mine
 
 
[Break]

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[Verse]

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Tonight, I lay in the mountains 

with the campesinos
                               
My mind at peace from the vows 
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I've made
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I know I'll never see Texas again
 
 
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Your portrait I carry deep 
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in my breast pocket
                                 
My rifle firing into the campaña, 
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I ride with you 'round my heart 
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Protected from this death by beauty
 
 
[Outro]

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Track Info

• Song: Adelita
• Artist: Bruce Springsteen
• Written by Bruce Springsteen & Maria Herrea-Sobek
• Produced by Bruce Springsteen & Ron Aniello
• Album: Tracks II: The Lost Albums
• Release Date: 29 May 2025