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La Petenera

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[  Em    B7    Em²    D7    C  B7  
 Em  B7  Em²  D7  C  B7
  D7²(G)4 (D7)4  G²    D7    C  B7]²
EmLa sireB7na se embarEmcó en un D7buque Cde maB7dera
Emla sireB7na se embarEmcó en un D7buque Cde maB7dera
coD7mo el viento le falGtó ¡Ay la la D7la!
como el viento le falGtó no puD7do lleCgar a B7tierra
Ema medio B7mar se queEmdó cantanD7do la CPetenB7era
  D7²(G)4  (D7)4  G²    D    C  B7  
Em  B7  Em²  D7  C  B7
Em  B7  Em²  D7  C  B7
  D7²(G)4  (D7)4  G²    D    C  B7  
EmNaveganB7do sin timEmón en el D7mar emCbraveB7cido
EmnaveganB7do sin timEmón en el D7mar emCbraveB7cido
D7¡Ay! me encontré un camaGrón ¡Ay la la D7la!
¡Ay! me encontré un camarGón sumaD7mente aCdoloB7rido
Emle dice a B7tu coraEmzón se queD7da o se Cva conB7migo
D7² (G)4 (D7)4 G² D C B7
Em  B7  Em²  D7  C  B7
EmD7² B7(G)4 Em²(D7)D74 G² CD B7C B7
EmCuando el maB7rinero Emmira la boD7rrasca Cpor el B7cielo
Emcuando el maB7rinero Emmira la boD7rrasca Cpor el B7cielo
alD7za la cara y susGpira ¡Ay la la D7la!
alza la cara y susGpira y le D7dice al CcompaB7ñero
Emsi Dios me B7salva la Emvida no vuelvo D7a ser CmariB7nero
  D7²(G)4  (D7)4     G   Gm   Dm7  C-B7  

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La Petenera

by Canciones Populares

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Em²

D7²

Dm7

Em B7 Em² D7 C B7

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Em B7 Em² D7 C B7

D7² G D7 D7 C B7

()4 ()4 G² ]²

Em B7 Em D7 C B7

La sirena se embarcó en un buque de madera

Em B7 Em D7 C B7

la sirena se embarcó en un buque de madera

D7 G D7

como el viento le faltó ¡Ay la la la!

G D7 C B7

como el viento le faltó no pudo llegar a tierra

Em B7 Em D7 C B7

a medio mar se quedó cantando la Petenera

D7² G D7 D C B7

()4 ()4 G²

Em B7 Em² D7 C B7

D7² G D7 D C B7

()4 ()4 G²

Em B7 Em D7 C B7

Navegando sin timón en el mar embravecido

Em B7 Em D7 C B7

navegando sin timón en el mar embravecido

D7 G D7

¡Ay! me encontré un camarón ¡Ay la la la!

G D7 C B7

¡Ay! me encontré un camarón sumamente adolorido

Em B7 Em D7 C B7

le dice a tu corazón se queda o se va conmigo

D7² (G)4 (D7)4 G² D C B7

Em B7 Em² D7 C B7

D7² (G)4 (D7)4 G² D C B7

Em B7 Em D7 C B7

Cuando el marinero mira la borrasca por el cielo

Em B7 Em D7 C B7

cuando el marinero mira la borrasca por el cielo

D7 G D7

alza la cara y suspira ¡Ay la la la!

G D7 C B7

alza la cara y suspira y le dice al compañero

Em B7 Em D7 C B7

si Dios me salva la vida no vuelvo a ser marinero

D7² G D7 G Gm Dm7 C B7

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