A                                      E
Adios amigo, adios my friend
                                                       E7               A
The road we have travelled has come to an end
                                A7                      D                 A
When two love the same love, one love has to lose
             E                    A                    B7                E7
And it's you who she longs for, it's you she will choose

 
      A                                                       E
Adios compadre, what must be must be
                                                E7              A
Remember to name one muchacho for me
                    A7                     D              A
I ride to the Rio, where my life I must spend
      E     A             E        A
Adios amigo, adios my friend

 
A                                                     E
Adios compadre, let us shed no tears
                                                E7                    A
May all your mañanas bring joy through the years
                              A7                    D              A
Away from these memories, my life I must spend
      E     A             E         A
Adios amigo, adios my friend