El Lute

Boney M. - El Lute: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "El Lute" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

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Learn El Lute Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Boney M.

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "El Lute" smoothly on your guitar.

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       G#
He was only nineteen and was sentenced to die

for something that somebody else did and blamed on
    C#  A#m
El Lute.
Then they changed it to life and so he could escape
                    D#
from then on they chased him and searched for
him day and night
G#                      D#
all over Spain but the search was in vain
       G#
for El Lute.

Chorus:
       G#7           C#
He had only seen the dark side of life the man they
           G#
called El Lute
                D#                           D#7
and he wanted a home just like you and like me
                   G#               G#7
in a country where all would be free.
                         C#
So he taught himself to read and to write it didn't
         G#
help El Lute
                    D#                  D#7
he was one who had dared to escape overnight
             C#     G#
they had to find El Lute.

          G#m
Soon the fame of his name spread like wild
         D#
fire all over the land
C#m
with a price on his head people still gave
him bread
          D#            G#m
and they gave him a hand
           D#                       G#
for they knew he was right and his fight was
their fight.

No-one gave you a chance
In the Spain of those days
On the walls every place they had put up
The face of El Lute

And he robbed where he could
Just like once Robin Hood
They finally caught him and that seemed the end
But they caught him in vain

Chorus:
He had only seen the dark side of life
The man they called El Lute
And he wanted a home just like you and like me
In a country where all would be free
And then freedom really came to his land
And also to El Lute
Now he walks in the light of a sunny new day
The man they called El Lute

He had only seen the dark side of life
The man they called El Lute
And he wanted a home just like you and like me
In a country where all would be free

And then freedom really came to his land
And also to El Lute
Now he walks in the light of a sunny new day
The man they called El Lute

He had only seen the dark side of life
The man they called El Lute
And he wanted a home just like you and like me
In a country where all would be free



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A#m

C#m

D#7

G#7

G#m

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

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If you are also interested in learning how to play "El Lute" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "El Lute" by Boney M..

Boney M. - El Lute: Guitar Chords

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