Mark_Kozelek_&_Jimmy_LaValle_-_Gustavo 
____________________________________From_album_Perils_from_the_Sea 
 
 
 
 
If_you_want_to_sound_as_same_as_the_record,_listen_the_rhytm_and_play_a_riff_with_E_(lowest)_string_and_G_ 
string. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Intro:_Am_A#_F_Gm_Am_A#_F_Gm_Am_A# 
 
 
F___________________________________Gm 
I_wrote_a_check_and_I_bought_an_old_house 
___________________________Am 
I_got_a_TV_and_a_worn-out_couch 
__________________________________A#__ 
Hired_a_guy_named_Gustavo_and_his_friends 
_____________________________F 
To_fix_it_up_from_the_foundation 
_____________________________________Gm 
Oh_god,_those_motherfuckers_drove_me_nuts 
___________________________________________Am 
With_their_electrical_saws_and_mariachi_music 
______________________________A# 
But_they_really_stepped_it_up_man 
_________________________F 
And_put_their_backs_into_it_ 
___________________________Gm 
But_they_lived_pretty_far_away 
____________________________________Am 
They_wanted_to_stay_for_a_couple_of_months 
___________________________________A# 
Til_the_work_got_done_and_I_said_sure 
___________________________________F 
Made_‘em_a_key_and_got_‘em_a_microwave 
 
 
 
 
Bridge:_Gm_Am_A# 
 
 
 
 
F_____________________________Gm_ 
Gustavo_was_an_illegal_immigrant 
________________________________ 
He_took_the_money_that_I_gave_him 
______________________Am_________________________A# 
And_he_went_and_spent_it_on_strippers_and_casinos 
 
 
And_every_once_in_a_while_with_them_I’d_go 
F___________________________________________Gm 
It_gets_boring_out_in_the_mountains,_you_know 
________________________________________Dm 
Chopping_wood,_falling_asleep_to_the_TV_snow 
_____________________C 
Making_ground_beef_tacos 
________________________Am 
On_the_top_of_a_potbellied_stove 
_________________________________C 
Eating_noodles_from_a_Styrofoam_cup 
______________________________________Dm 
Waiting_for_a_ride_that_never_shows_up 
_______________________________________C 
Walking_into_town,_browsing_the_windows 
________________________________Am 
Looking_at_rifles,_looking_at_ammo 
________________________________C 
At_night_when_everything’s_closed 
 
 
In_my_wet_boots,_in_my_winter_clothes 
 
 
 
 
Bridge:_Am_A#_F_Gm_Am_A# 
 
 
 
 
F_______________________________Gm 
One_night_they_were_headed_for_Tahoe 
___________________________________Am 
They_asked_me_along_but_I_said_fuck_no 
______________________________________A# 
Cause_I_was_tired_and_my_money_was_tight 
____________________________________F 
And_they_just_laughed_and_said_alright 
___________________________________Gm 
And_on_the_way_back_they_got_stopped 
________________________________Am 
By_a_redneck_sunnyside_highway_cop 
______________________________________A# 
Gustavo_was_drunk_and_had_an_ounce_of_pot 
_____________________________________F 
And_spent_the_night_on_a_jailhouse_cot_ 
_______________________________Gm 
They_deported_him_back_to_Mexico_ 
_____________________________________Dm 
He_called_me_collect_from_a_Tijuana_pay_phone_ 
________________________________C 
Asking_man,_could_you_wire_me_money?_ 
______________________Am 
2500_for_a_border_coyote 
___________________________________C 
He_needed_work_and_he_missed_his_family_ 
_________________________________Dm 
But_I_hung_up_and_I_said_I’m_sorry 
C__________________________Am 
But_I_hung_up_and_I_felt_uneasy 
C____________________________Dm 
I_hung_up_and_my_heart_was_heavy 
_____________________________C 
I_hung_up_and_my_back_was_aching 
______________________________________Am 
Picking_up_the_work_they’d_left_in_front_of_me 
_________________________________________C 
The_demoled_walls_and_the_pulled_up_floors_ 
___________________________________________Dm 
The_busted_up_cabinets_and_the_broken_drawers 
_________________________________________C 
The_kitchen_sink_was_laying_in_the_backyard 
_________________________________________Am 
And_I_looked_down_and_my_hands_were_trembling 
_C 
And_I_looked_up_and_my_roof_was_leaking 
 
 
F____________________________________Gm 
Now_I_still_sleep_on_my_beat-up_old_couch_ 
_______________________________________D# 
In_the_living_room_of_my_unfinished_house 
________________________A# 
I_got_a_licensed_contractor 
__________________________________________F 
But_he_quit_cause_his_wife_was_dying_of_cancer_ 
___________________________________________________Gm 
But_what_the_hell,_I’m_just_here_trying_to_find_answers 
______________________________________________D# 
To_find_peace_of_mind,_to_get_a_piece_of_the_rock_ 
_____________________________A# 
A_place_to_put_my_mental_clock 
________________________________F 
And_my_old_guitars_and_gently_rock 
___________________________________Gm 
Back_and_forth_in_my_front_porch_chair 
_____________________________D# 
Without_a_worry,_without_a_care 
______________________________________A#__________ 
I’m_doing_alright_but_I’m_still_not_there 
 
 
F________________________________Gm 
My_house_ain’t_done,_but_it’s_alright_ 
_________________________________________D#___________ 
Floors_ain’t_level,_but_I_ain’t_some_suburban 
____________________________A# 
Who_cares_about_bathroom_tiles 
______________________________________________________F 
Straight_lines_and_building_codes_and_Chinese_wind_chimes 
________________________________Gm 
My_house_ain’t_done,_but_it’s_fine 
______________________________D# 
Come_out_here_from_time_to_time 
______________________A# 
In_December_for_the_snow 
________________________________Dm 
And_in_July_to_watch_the_roses_grow 
_________________________________C 
My_gardener_asks_had_I_seen_Gustavo?_ 
________________________________Am 
I_just_laughed_and_I_said_fuck_no 
_________________________C 
Not_since_that_night_he_left 
___________________________________Dm 
His_hair_combed_back,_headed_for_Tahoe_ 
____________________________________________C 
My_girlfriend_asked_had_I_heard_from_that_guy_from_Mexico? 
_____________________Am 
I_said_you_mean_Gustavo? 
_______________________________C 
And_I_just_laughed_and_I_said_no 
___________________________________________Dm 
Not_since_he_called_from_the_Tijuana_pay_phone 
___________C____________________________Am 
Really_I_don’t_give_much_thought_to_Gustavo 
_A#______________________________F 
I_love_to_go_out_to_the_mountains,_though 
Gm___________________________Am 
And_in_the_fall,_feel_the_breeze_blow 
A#___________________________F 
And_in_the_winter,_watch_the_falling_snow 
Gm__________________________Am 
And_in_the_spring,_love_the_rainbows_ 
A#____________________________F 
And_in_the_summer_smell_the_roses 
________________________Gm_Am_C 
White_and_red_and_yellow 
 
 
 
 
By:_TheTristo 
thetristo.tumblr.com 
 
 
     音娱www.520mus.top吉他谱txt 一页党交流Q群97076136
若谱与词没对应上请使用
思源宋体,思源黑体,幼圆,隶书,这四种免费字体