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Caroline Herring - Abuelita
CAPO: 5th Fret
INTRO:   C    Cadd9    C  Cadd9  
CI should have Emknown Fwhy I Cloved
Driving Cadd9through the Emcactus fields
Or wearing Fwhite leather Ggloves
AdEmiE7ring the Amvirgin
As she Fstands upon the Gmoon
CWaltzing beCadd9hind a Emsecond line
Or harmoFnizing the gospGel tunes
CHORUS:
CAbueEmlita, Funderneath the Ctrees
Of CosCadd9ta    EmRica and her Fdark shored Cseas
They won't tell me aEm7bout you
They don't Fwant me to Gsee
CAbueEmlita, you're Fjust Glike Cme
I do Emnot Fhave your Cmind
NCadd9or your Embody
Nor your Fcircumstance in Gtime
But EI feel E7something Amrising
Up Fthrough me like a Gsong
It's CfraCadd9gile and Emlovely
It's Fpowerful and Gstrong
CHORUS:
CAbueEmlita, Funderneath the Ctrees
Of CosCadd9ta    EmRica and her Fdark shored Cseas
They won't tell me aEm7bout you
They don't Fwant me to Gsee
CAbueEmlita, you're Fjust Glike Cme
BRIDGE:
GOh, grandmother did you Fhave to Csay
GSometimes life, well, it just Fturns out that Cway
EmWaiting for a Amboy
EmWaiting for a Amtrain
DWaiting on something to make you Ffeel aGgain
INTERLUDE:   C    Em    F    C    Em    F  C  
All of the Emgirls Flined up the Cstairs
Dressed like Cadd9queens and Emprincesses
With Fjewels in their Ghair
EWrapped E7up in the Amold furs
You Fgave to us that Gnight
CWe were the Cadd9midnight Emfireworks
We Fblazed in a New YeGar sky
CHORUS:
CAbueEmlita, Funderneath the Ctrees
Of CosCadd9ta    EmRica and her Fdark shored Cseas
They won't tell me aEm7bout you
They don't Fwant me to Gsee
CAbueEmlita, you're Fjust Glike Amme__F_
I'm Gjust E7like CmeEm  F  C  

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Abuelita

by Caroline Herring

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

Em7

Caroline Herring - Abuelita

CAPO: 5th Fret

C Cadd9 C Cadd9

INTRO:

C Em F C

I should have known why I loved

Cadd9 Em

Driving through the cactus fields

F G

Or wearing white leather gloves

E E7 Am

Admiring the virgin

F G

As she stands upon the moon

C Cadd9 Em

Waltzing behind a second line

F G

Or harmonizing the gospel tunes

CHORUS:

C Em F C

Abuelita, underneath the trees

Cadd9 Em F C

Of Costa Rica and her dark shored seas

Em7

They won't tell me about you

F G

They don't want me to see

C Em F G C

Abuelita, you're just like me

Em F C

I do not have your mind

Cadd9 Em

Nor your body

F G

Nor your circumstance in time

E E7 Am

But I feel something rising

F G

Up through me like a song

C Cadd9 Em

It's fragile and lovely

F G

It's powerful and strong

CHORUS:

C Em F C

Abuelita, underneath the trees

Cadd9 Em F C

Of Costa Rica and her dark shored seas

Em7

They won't tell me about you

F G

They don't want me to see

C Em F G C

Abuelita, you're just like me

BRIDGE:

G F C

Oh, grandmother did you have to say

G F C

Sometimes life, well, it just turns out that way

Em Am

Waiting for a boy

Em Am

Waiting for a train

D F G

Waiting on something to make you feel again

C Em F C Em F C

INTERLUDE:

Em F C

All of the girls lined up the stairs

Cadd9 Em

Dressed like queens and princesses

F G

With jewels in their hair

E E7 Am

Wrapped up in the old furs

F G

You gave to us that night

C Cadd9 Em

We were the midnight fireworks

F G

We blazed in a New Year sky

CHORUS:

C Em F C

Abuelita, underneath the trees

Cadd9 Em F C

Of Costa Rica and her dark shored seas

Em7

They won't tell me about you

F G

They don't want me to see

C Em F G Am F

Abuelita, you're just like me___

G E7 C Em F C

I'm just like me

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