Joe Bonamassa - The Last Matador Of Bayonne

[Intro]
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A# D Gm

[Verse 1]
D Gm
I hold out hope
D
But it stalls
A# C
Soon, the last curtain falls
A# D7 Gm D
A hundred years of past has spoken

[Verse 2]
Gm
All the great warriors
D F Em
Are sown into history’s flag
A#m D
Like a book of the seven seals
Gm D
Of the hero’s past

[Verse 3]
Gm D
Through fires, revolutions
F C
Dust storms and conclusions
Gm D7
Will the show go on tonight’
Gm D
For one more time

[Chorus]
Gm
I fight on
D
Fight on
F Em
I’m the last matador of Bayonne
A# D7
For tomorrow this place falls
Gm D
Into silence

[Guitar Solo]
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D Gm D Gm D
F C#m A# D Gm
D7 Gm D F C#m
A# D Gm D Gm
D F A# D Gm D

[Verse 4]
Gm
There’s a path
D
Traveled by many
F C
Say one more prayer for my family
A# D7
Like a ship without a sail
Gm D
Cast adrift

[Chorus]
Gm
I fight on
D
Fight on
F Em
I’m the last matador of Bayonne
Gm D7
A hundred years of past
Gm D
Now are gone

[Outro]
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Gm D Gm