Chiquitita Chords
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Tab (and more specific chords) on the bottom for:
- Intro
- Verse 1 (guitar arrangement)
- Verse 2
(chord lines in parentheses "()" are simplified versions of the below)
ORDER: I V1 V2 C1 V3 C2 Cd O
[INTRO]
A | E D E E7 |
A D/A |
[VERSE 1]
A D/A A D/A A
Chiquitita, tell me what's wrong
( A A A E B | E )
A A Bm A/C# D | A/C# Bm A E/G# F#m E B6 B | E
You're en - chained by your own sorrow
( E D/F# E E7 A D/A A )
E D/F# E E7/G# A D/A A
In your eyes there is no hope for tomorrow
A D/A | A
How I hate to see you like this
C#m C#madd9 | C#m C#madd9
There is no way you can deny it
E D E E7 E7sus4 A D/A A
I can see that you're oh, so sad, so quiet
[VERSE 2]
D/A A D/A
Chiquitita, tell me the truth
12 3 4 5 6 123 45 6
A A E Esus4 E
I'm a shoulder you can cry on
E D E ( E7 ) A D/A
Your best friend, I'm the one you must rely on
A A D/A
You were always sure of yourself
A C#m C#madd9 C#m C#madd9
Now I see you've broken a feather
E D E E7 A D/A A
I hope we can patch it up together
[CHORUS 1]
A D
Chiquitita, you and I know
12 3 4 5 1 2 3 4
D A
How the heartaches come and they go and the scars they're leaving
A E D E
You'll be dancing once again and the pain will end
E7 A
You will have no time for grieving
A D
Chiquitita, you and I cry
12 3 4 5 1 2 3 4
D E A
But the sun is still in the sky and shining above you
A E D E
Let me hear you sing once more like you did before
E7 A
Sing a new song, Chiquitita
A E D E
Try once more like you did before
E7 A D/A A
Sing a new song, Chiquitita
[VERSE 3]
D/A A D/A A
So the walls came tumbling down
( A | A E B | E Esus4 )
A | A Bm/A A E B | E Esus4
And your love's a blown out candle
E D E E7 A D/A A
All is gone and it seems too hard to handle
D/A A D/A A
Chiquitita, tell me the truth
A C#m C#madd9 | C#m C#madd9
There is no way you can deny it
E D E E7 A D/A A
I see that you're oh, so sad, so quiet
[CHORUS 2]
A D
Chiquitita, you and I know
12 3 4 5 1 2 3 4
D A
How the heartaches come and they go and the scars they're leaving
A E7 D E
You'll be dancing once again and the pain will end
E7 A
You will have no time for grieving
A A/C# D
Chiquitita, you and I cry
12 3 4 5 1 2 3 4
D E A
But the sun is still in the sky and shining above you
A E D E
Let me hear you sing once more like you did before
E7 A A A Bm | A/C# D E F#m7
Sing a new song, Chiquitita
A E D E
Try once more like you did before
E7 A A A Bm | A/C# D E F#m7
Sing a new song, Chiquitita
[CODA] (slower)
A E D E
Try once more like you did before
E7 A
Sing a new song, Chiquitita
[OUTRO]
D-5 D5 | D-5 D5 D6 D5 | Amaj7 A | A6 A |
D-5 D5 | D-5 D5 D6 D5 | Amaj7 A | A6 A |
D-5 D5 | D-5 D5 D6 D5 | Amaj7 A | A6 A |
(fade)
D-5 D5 | D-5 D5 D6 D5 | Amaj7 A | A6 A |
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//TAB//
Parentheses with "bass:" or "b:" show bass notes
Parentheses on top show shorthand lyrics
Parentheses with chords show that at least 1 note in the chord is not in the guitar part.
[INTRO]
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-2-3-5-7-9-10-10/12~-----10h12p10--9------7-9-10-----7--^5----|
G|-2-4-6-7-9-11-11/13~-----11--------9------7-9-11-----7--|4----|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|6----|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A E D E
(piano)
e|----------------|
B|-0-2-3-----3----|
G|-1-2-4-----4----|
D|----------------|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|
+ a 3 + 4 +
E7
(going into the verse)
shorthand lyric: ch k ti ta t m what's
e|-------0-------0-----------------|---------------------------------|
B|-----------------------3-------3-|-------2-------2-------3-------3-|
G|-----2-------2-------------------|-----2-------2-------------------|
D|---2-------2-------2-4-----2-4---|---2-------2-------2-4-----2-4---|
A|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
A5 Dadd9/A A Dadd9/A
[VERSE 1]
E|---------------------------------|-------------------5---------5---|
B|-------2-------2-------3-------3-|-------2-----2-3-5---5---5h7-----|
G|-----2-------2-------------------|-----2-------2-4-----------------|
D|---2-------2-------2-4-----2-4---|---2-------2-----------7-------7-|
A|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-0-------0---0-2-4-------5-------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
A5 Dadd9/A A A Bm A/C# D
e|---5---5---5-------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-5---3---2-----5---------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-------------4---2h4p2---1---1-------|-------1-------1-------1-------1-|
D|-----------------------------1---4p2-|-2---2-------2-------2-------2---|
A|-4---2---0-----------------------2---|---2-------2-------2-------2-----|
E|-------------4---2-------0-----------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
1 + e a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
A/C# Bm7 A E/G# F#m E B6 B E
e|---------------------------------|-------------------------2---0---|
B|---------------------3-----------|-------------0-2-3---3-----------|
G|-------1-------1-2-----------2---|-1-----------------4-------------|
D|-----2-------2-----0---0---0---0-|---2-------------6---------------|
A|---2-------2---------------------|-----2---------------------------|
E|-0-------0-------2-------2-------|-0-----0-------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E D/F# E E7/G#
(how ih8 2 c u lk)
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-------2-------2-------3-------3-|-------2-------2-------3-------3-|
G|-----2---2---2-------------------|-----2-------2-------------------|
D|-----------2-------2-4-----2-4---|---2-------2-------2-4-----2-4---|
A|-0---------------0-------0-------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
A Dadd9/A A Dadd9/A
e|--------9--------9-------10------10-|--------9--------9--------9--------9-|
B|-----10-------10-------7-------7----|-----10-------10-------10-------10---|
G|---9--------9--------9-------9------|---9--------9--------9--------9------|
D|----------7--------7-------7--------|----------7--------7--------7--------|
A|-0----------------------------------|-0-----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------0----|-------------------------------------|
A Dadd9/A A bass:( B C )
e|--------9--------9--------11--------11-|--------12--------12--------11--------11-|
B|------9--------9--------9---------9----|------9---------9---------9---------9----|
G|----9--------9--------9---------9------|----9---------9---------9---------9------|
D|-11-------11-------11--------11--------|-11--------11--------11--------11--------|
A|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
C#m C#madd9 C#m C#madd9
e|-------------------------10-9-10---7---|--------------------4-------4-------0-|
B|-------9-9h10p9p7-9-10-----------------|-10p9p7---9-----0-5-------5-------3---|
G|-----9-----------------7---------7---7-|------------------------4-------2-----|
D|---9----------------0------------------|--------------6-----------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|------------7-------------------------|
E|-0-------------------------------------|-0--------7-----------0-------0-------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E D E E7sus4
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-------2-------2-------3-------3-|-------2-------2-------3-------3-|
G|-----2-------2-------------------|-----2-------2-------------------|
D|---2-------2-------2-4-----2-4---|---2-------2-------2-4-----2-4---|
A|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
A Dadd9/A A Dadd9/A
[VERSE 2]
(chq ti ta tlmeth)
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-2-------2-----2-3-------3-----3-|-2-------2-----2-3-------3-----3-|
G|---2---2---2-----------2-----2---|---2---2---2-----------2-----2---|
D|-----2-------2-----2-4-----4-----|-----2-------2-----2-4-----4-----|
A|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
A Dadd9/A A Dadd9/A
e|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-2-------2-----2-3-------3-----3-|-2-------2-----------2-------2---2---------------|
G|---2---2---2-----------2-----2---|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-----4---2---1---|
D|-----2-------2-----2-4-----4-----|-----2-------2---2-------2-----------------------|
A|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------0---------------|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------4---2---0---|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 5 e + a 6 e + a
A Dadd9/A A A E7/G# F#m E
e|-------0---------------0---------------0---------|
B|-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
G|---1-------1---1---2-------2---2---1-------1---1-|
D|-2---------------2---------------2---------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 5 e + a 6 e + a
E Esus4 E
e|-------0---------------2---------|-------4---------------4---------|
B|-----0-------0-------3-------3---|-----5---5-----------5---5-------|
G|---1-------1---1---2-------2---2-|---4-------4---4---4-------4---4-|
D|-2---------------0---------------|-2-----------2---2-----------2---|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E D E ( E7 )
u wral wayss o ur
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-2-------2-----2-3-------3-----3-|-2-------2-----2-3-------3-----3-|
G|---2---2---2-----------2-----2---|---2---2---2-----------2-----2---|
D|-----2-------2-----2-4-----4-----|-----2-------2-----2-4-----4-----|
A|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
A Dadd9/A A Dadd9/A
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-2-------2-----2-3-------3-----3-|-2-------2-------2-------2-------|
G|---2---2---2-----------2-----2---|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-|
D|-----2-------2-----2-4-----4-----|-----2-------2-------2-------2---|
A|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
A Dadd9/A b: ( E ) A Dadd9/A ( B )
e|-----------------4---------------|-------------4-------------------|
B|-------5-----5-----5-4-5-4-------|-------5-----------5-------------|
G|-----6---------------------6-----|-----6-------------------6-------|
D|---6-------6-----------------6---|---6-------------------6---6-----|
A|-4-------4-----------------------|-4---------------------------4---|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
e|-------0---------------2---------|-------4---------------4---------|
B|-----0-------0-------3-------3---|-----5---5-----------5---5---3---|
G|---1-------1---1---2-------2---2-|---4-------4---4---4-------4---4-|
D|-2---------------0---------------|-2-----------2---2---------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E D E E7
e|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|-------2-------2-------3-------3-|-^2-------------------------------|
G|-----2---2---2-------------------|-|2-------------------------------|
D|-----------2-------2-4-----2-4---|-|2-------------------------------|
A|-0---------------0-------0-------|-|0-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
A Dadd9/A A
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| / slide up
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ^
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My goodness.... Thank you so much, I can't believe someone put a tab like this one, amazing!!!!
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A very thorough version, thanks!
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