The Ballad Of Elano Deleon(Chords)

	        
Intro: D D D 

Verse 1:
F#m             E 
Elanito De Leon rides his bike four miles from home 
   D                                A E A 
To work hard in the fields of his endeavor 
C#m                     F#m 
Elanito's momma sighed, Dios mio will provide 
    D                             A E A 
And let our humble home survive forever 

Bridge:
    F#m 
The night is late, where can he be 
     Bm 
It's after dark she can barely see 
    F#m 
The gatepost where he parks his bike 
    Bm                              A E A 
The hours they start seeming like forever 

Instrumental 
F#m  
Bm 
F#m  
Bm A E A 

Bridge:
 
F#m 
Now the weeks have come and gone 
Bm 
No Elano DeLeon 
F#m                   D              A E A 
We can't lose hope we pray for his survival 

Verse 2:
 
F#m 
Still his momma's mind is full 
   E 
Of thinking the unthinkable 
   D 
He is such a good boy 
     A E A 
Dios mio 

Bridge:
F#m 
Elanito DeLeon 
   Bm 
We feel so helpless and alone 
     F#m 
What can we do it hurts so bad 
       Bm                A  E  A 
We are all so very sad without you 

Outro: 
F#m             E 
Elanito De Leon rides his bike four miles from home 
   D                                A E A 
To work hard in the fields of his endeavor
	        

Written by Pinto Bennett