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Ballade Française

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[Intro]
 Dm   Dm(add9)(4x)
[Verse 1]
Dm(add9)Tombe la plDmuie sG4ur les carrGmeaux
CTendre et fC7ragile F4comme lFa peau F/E!
DmDe tramontane Gm7en alizé,
G#dim7Vogue mon âA4me vandAalisée !
[Verse 2]
Dm(add9)Plonge l'azDmur soG4us les carrGmeaux !
CChante sC7irène F4comme en éFcho !F/E  
DmDe tramontane Gm7en alizé !
G#dim7Rendre les armeA4s, dévaliAsé Dm!Dm  
[Chorus]
Et, de partGm9out, dans la nuit de FCrance,C7(b9)  C9  
C/EY'en a beaucFmaj7oup des amoFmaj7ureux Fmaj9qui daF#(dim)nsent, qui dD(aug)ansent
D7Moi, j'écGm9oute la pluie ressassBbm(maj7)er toute ma vie,
Jour et nFuitBbm6  F  F  F/E  
[Verse 3]
TDm(add9)ombe les feDmuilleG4s sous le pGmréau !
CDans ma mémC7oire, iF4l faisaFit beauF/E  
DmDe tramontane Gm7en alizé,
G#dim7Vogue mon âmA4e vandaAlisée !
[Verse 4]
Dm(add9)Sèche la plDmuie sG4ous le vent Gmchaud,
CSous les C7caresF4ses du sirFocco !F/E  
DmDe tramontane Gm7en alizé,
G#dim7Rendre les armeA4s,  dévalAisé Dm!Dm7  Dm(add9)  Dm  
[Chorus]
Et, de partGm9out, dans la nuit de FCrance,C7(b9)  C9  
C/EY'en a beaucFmaj7oup des amoFmaj7ureux Fmaj9qui daF#(dim)nsent, qui dD(aug)ansent
D7Moi, j'écGm9oute la pluie ressassBbm(maj7)er toute ma vie,
Jour et nFuit   Fmaj7Loin du ciel de PaFmaj7risFmaj7  Fmaj7  

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Ballade Française

by Benjamin Biolay

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dm(add9)

F/E

Gm7

G#dim7

Gm9

C7(b9)

C/E

Fmaj7

Fmaj9

F#(dim)

D(aug)

Bbm(maj7)

Bbm6

[Intro]

Dm Dm(add9)

(4x)

[Verse 1]

Dm(add9) Dm G4 Gm

Tombe la pluie sur les carreaux

C C7 F4 F F/E

Tendre et fragile comme la peau !

Dm Gm7

De tramontane en alizé,

G#dim7 A4 A

Vogue mon âme vandalisée !

[Verse 2]

Dm(add9) Dm G4 Gm

Plonge l'azur sous les carreaux !

C C7 F4 F F/E

Chante sirène comme en écho !

Dm Gm7

De tramontane en alizé !

G#dim7 A4 A Dm Dm

Rendre les armes, dévalisé !

[Chorus]

Gm9 C C7(b9) C9

Et, de partout, dans la nuit de France,

C/E Fmaj7 Fmaj7 Fmaj9 F#(dim) D(aug)

Y'en a beaucoup des amoureux qui dansent, qui dansent

D7 Gm9 Bbm(maj7)

Moi, j'écoute la pluie ressasser toute ma vie,

F Bbm6 F F F/E

Jour et nuit

[Verse 3]

Dm(add9) Dm G4 Gm

Tombe les feuilles sous le préau !

C C7 F4 F F/E

Dans ma mémoire, il faisait beau

Dm Gm7

De tramontane en alizé,

G#dim7 A4 A

Vogue mon âme vandalisée !

[Verse 4]

Dm(add9) Dm G4 Gm

Sèche la pluie sous le vent chaud,

C C7 F4 F F/E

Sous les caresses du sirocco !

Dm Gm7

De tramontane en alizé,

G#dim7 A4 A Dm Dm7 Dm(add9) Dm

Rendre les armes, dévalisé !

[Chorus]

Gm9 C C7(b9) C9

Et, de partout, dans la nuit de France,

C/E Fmaj7 Fmaj7 Fmaj9 F#(dim) D(aug)

Y'en a beaucoup des amoureux qui dansent, qui dansent

D7 Gm9 Bbm(maj7)

Moi, j'écoute la pluie ressasser toute ma vie,

F Fmaj7 Fmaj7 Fmaj7 Fmaj7

Jour et nuit Loin du ciel de Paris

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