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La Bamba

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La Bamba chords
[Intro]
e|-------|-C-------F-------G--|---------F--------|-C--------F--------|-G----------------|
B|-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-------|-------0-----2-0-|-----------------|-------0-----2---|-0---------------|
D|-------|-----2---3-3-----|-------0-3-3-2-0-|-----2---3-3---0-|-----------------|
A|---0-2-|-3---------------|-----2-----------|-3---------------|-----------------|
E|-3-----|-----------------|---3-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
[Verse]
Para bailar la CBambaF  G  
Para baiFlar la CBamba se FneceGsita una Fpoca de CgraciaF  G  
una Fpoca de Cgracia pa' Fmi pa' Gti y arrFiba y arrCibaF  G  
ah y arFriba y arrCiba por Fti seGre, por Fti seCré, por Fti serGé
[Verse]
Yo no soy mariCneroF  G  
yo no Fsoy mariCnero soy FcapiGtan soy FcapiCtan soy FcapiGtanF  
[Chorus]
CBamFba, GBambaF  
CBamFba, GBambaF  
CBamFba, GBambaF  
BamCbaF  G  
[Verse]
Para bailar la CBambaF  G  
Para baiFlar la CBamba se FneceGsita una Fpoca de CgraciaF  G  
F   C   F   G   F(C)
una poca de gracia pa' mi pa' ti y arriba y arriba
[Solo]
C   F   G   Fx8
C
[Verse]
Para bailar la CBambaF  G  
Para baiFlar la CBamba se FneceGsita una Fpoca de CgraciaF  G  
una Fpoca de Cgracia pa' Fmi pa' Gti y arrFiba y arrCibaF  G  
ah y arFriba y arrCiba por Fti seGre, por Fti seCré, por Fti serGéF  
[Chorus]
CBamFba, GBambaF  
CBamFba, GBambaF  
CBamFba, GBambaF  
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About La Bamba Chords by Ritchie Valens

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