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F#minor

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Gustavo Cerati
Rio Babel
Bocanada (1999)
Capo 1
Chords Used:
      E022100
  Dsus2xx0230
      Dxx0232
      Bx24442
      Cx32010
D*     x54030 (Dadd4add9)
    G#m466444
[Intro]
    E   Dsus2   D   Dsus2x9
[Verse 1]
        B  D*
  Hervidero
Cde palaBbras
         D*       C  
sólo escucha tu alma
el lenguaje univerEsalDsus2  D  Dsus2  
E    Dsus2 D Dsus2
[Verse 2]
       B  D*
  Toneladas
Cpesan nBada
         D*    C  
cuando sólo flotas
sin más que penEsarDsus2  D  Dsus2  
E    Dsus2 D Dsus2
[Chorus]
    G#mPor tu cauEce, Río BaBbel
         D*     C  
aguas claras corren profundas
Río BaEbelDsus2  D  Dsus2  
E    Dsus2 D Dsus2
[Interlude]
G#m   E   B
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
E|-5h7-7-7-7-5--0-5h7-7-7p5-| x4
G#m   E   B
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
E|-5h7-7-7-7-5--0-5h7-7-7p5-| x4
[Chorus 2]
    G#mUno toEma otro bBarco
          D*          C  
aunque no quiero hacerlo
Río BaEbelDsus2  D  Dsus2  
E    Dsus2 D Dsus2
Río BaEbelDsus2  D  Dsus2  
E    Dsus2 D Dsus2
B
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
E|-5h7-7-7-7-5--0-5h7-7-7p5-| x8
    B  D*    Cx4
[Refrain]
FluEir sin un fiDsus2n más DquDsus2e
fluEir sin un fiDsus2n más DquDsus2e
fluEir sin un fiDsus2n más DquDsus2e
fluEir sin un fiDsus2n más DquDsus2e
fluEir...
Dsus2......DmaDsus2s que
fluEir
Dsus2......DmaDsus2s que
fluEir
Dsus2......DmaDsus2s que...
fluEir
Dsus2......DmaDsus2s que...
    E   Dsus2   D   Dsus2x6
(fade out)
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| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
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Río Babel

by Gustavo Cerati

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus2

Dadd4add9

G#m

Gustavo Cerati

Rio Babel

Bocanada (1999)

Capo 1

Chords Used:

022100

Dsus2

xx0230

xx0232

x24442

x32010

D Dadd4add9

* x54030 ()

G#m

466444

[Intro]

E Dsus2 D Dsus2

[Verse 1]

B D

Hervidero

C B

de palabras

D C

sólo escucha tu alma

E Dsus2 D Dsus2

el lenguaje universal

E Dsus2 D Dsus2

[Verse 2]

B D

Toneladas

C B

pesan nada

D C

cuando sólo flotas

E Dsus2 D Dsus2

sin más que pensar

E Dsus2 D Dsus2

[Chorus]

G#m E B

Por tu cauce, Río Babel

D C

aguas claras corren profundas

E Dsus2 D Dsus2

Río Babel

E Dsus2 D Dsus2

[Interlude]

G#m E B

e|--------------------------|

B|--------------------------|

G|--------------------------|

D|--------------------------|

B|--------------------------|

E|-5h7-7-7-7-5--0-5h7-7-7p5-| x4

G#m E B

e|--------------------------|

B|--------------------------|

G|--------------------------|

D|--------------------------|

B|--------------------------|

E|-5h7-7-7-7-5--0-5h7-7-7p5-| x4

[Chorus 2]

G#m E B

Uno toma otro barco

D C

aunque no quiero hacerlo

E Dsus2 D Dsus2

Río Babel

E Dsus2 D Dsus2

Río Babel

E Dsus2 D Dsus2

e|--------------------------|

B|--------------------------|

G|--------------------------|

D|--------------------------|

B|--------------------------|

E|-5h7-7-7-7-5--0-5h7-7-7p5-| x8

B D C

* x4

[Refrain]

E Dsus2 D Dsus2

Fluir sin un fin más que

E Dsus2 D Dsus2

fluir sin un fin más que

E Dsus2 D Dsus2

fluir sin un fin más que

E Dsus2 D Dsus2

fluir sin un fin más que

fluir...

Dsus2 D Dsus2

......mas que

fluir

Dsus2 D Dsus2

......mas que

fluir

Dsus2 D Dsus2

......mas que...

fluir

Dsus2 D Dsus2

......mas que...

E Dsus2 D Dsus2

(fade out)

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| h Hammer-on

| p Pull-off

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