Capo 4th Fret 
 
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Wild as a coastal barranca, swift as the wind blowin?ree 
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With two eyes like fire brands that glow in the night 
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Somewhere up there he?waitin?or me 
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And he knows that I?comin?or him, And I just can?rest ?il I find 
     Am                        G 
That raven black stallion that wears no man?brand 
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with a wild restless spirit like mine 
 
Chorus 
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They call him Caballo Diablo, half horse half devil they say 
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Caballo Diablo, the outlaw up a top the Sierra Madre 
 
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Two men before tried to take him, they had their chance one by one 
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But each met his fate when those flashin?lack hooves 
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brought death ?eath the Mexican sun 
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Still I can?leave, I must find him,  You fool of a horse can?you 
see? 
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F                        E 
I may be half man, but the other half?devil, And you? just exactly 
like me 
 
Chorus 
 
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Even the breeze has stopped movin?ll hush now, be still, 
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Don?make a sound stay close to the ground 
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?uz he?waitin?ust over that hill 
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Down wind behind him move quickly, do it fast now, he?startin?o stir 
 
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Grab a handful of mane, then up on to his back, 
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And start rakin?im down with my spurs 
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But try as he will he can?shake me as over the precipice we go 
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To shed the life blood of a horse and a man on the rocky sierra below 
 
Chorus