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Mandinka
Sinead O'Connor
[Intro 1]
ReEpeat fBour tiAmes
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  | | | |   | |
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
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[Verse 1]
I'm danEcing the sBeven vAeilsB  
EWant you to Bpick up my AscarfB  
ESee how the Bblack moon AfadesB  
ESoon I can Bgive you my AheartB  
[Pre-Chorus 1]
                   C       DOoo-woo-Eooo
                   C  DYeeeeee-     Eeeee
[Chorus 1]
I don't Gknow no shame
I feel no pain
I Acan't see the Eflame
But I Ado know Man-din-Eka
I Ado know Man-din-Eka
I Ado know Man-din-Eka
I Ado-    oo-oo-oo-Eoo
[Intro 2]
ReEpeat tBwiceA  B  
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  | | | |   | |       |   | |
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
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[Verse 2]
They're Ethrowing it Ball this AwayB  
 EDragging it Bback to the AstartB  
And they say, E"See how the Bglass is
 Araised?"B  
 EI have refBused to Atake partB  
[Pre-Chorus 2]
  CI told them "Ddrink something Enew"
Please Clet me Dpull something Ethrough
[Chorus 2]
I don't Gknow no shame
I feel no pain
I Acan't
I don't Gknow no shame
I feel no pain
I Acan't see the Eflame
But I Ado know Man-din-Eka
I dAo know Man-din-Eka
I Ado know Man-din-Eka
I Ado-    oo-oo-oo-Eoo
[Bridge]
I Ado-    oo-oo-oo-oo-oo  Eoo-oo-oo-oo
I Ado-    oo-oo-oo-oo-oo  Eoo-oo-oo-oo
[Outro]
I say I Ado - oo
Soon I can give you my Eheart
AI swear I do – oo
Soon I can give you my Eheart
I Ado  MandinEka
 ASoon I can give you my Eheart
 ASoon I can give you my Eheart
 ASoon I can give you my Eheart

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Mandinka

by Sinéad O'Connor

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Mandinka

Sinead O'Connor

[Intro 1]

E B A

Repeat four times

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| | | | | |

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

************************************

[Verse 1]

E B A B

I'm dancing the seven veils

E B A B

Want you to pick up my scarf

E B A B

See how the black moon fades

E B A B

Soon I can give you my heart

[Pre-Chorus 1]

C D E

Ooo-woo-ooo

C D E

Yeeeeee- eeee

[Chorus 1]

I don't know no shame

I feel no pain

A E

I can't see the flame

A E

But I do know Man-din-ka

A E

I do know Man-din-ka

A E

I do know Man-din-ka

A E

I do- oo-oo-oo-oo

[Intro 2]

E B A B

Repeat twice

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| | | | | | | | |

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

************************************

[Verse 2]

E B A B

They're throwing it all this way

E B A B

Dragging it back to the start

E B

And they say, "See how the glass is

A B

raised?"

E B A B

I have refused to take part

[Pre-Chorus 2]

C D E

I told them "drink something new"

C D E

Please let me pull something through

[Chorus 2]

I don't know no shame

I feel no pain

I can't

I don't know no shame

I feel no pain

A E

I can't see the flame

A E

But I do know Man-din-ka

A E

I do know Man-din-ka

A E

I do know Man-din-ka

A E

I do- oo-oo-oo-oo

[Bridge]

A E

I do- oo-oo-oo-oo-oo oo-oo-oo-oo

A E

I do- oo-oo-oo-oo-oo oo-oo-oo-oo

[Outro]

I say I do - oo

Soon I can give you my heart

I swear I do – oo

Soon I can give you my heart

A E

I do Mandinka

A E

Soon I can give you my heart

A E

Soon I can give you my heart

A E

Soon I can give you my heart

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