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Baobabs

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Although it looks like there's a lot of chords this song is quite easy as it's mainly a progression downward
from Db to Eb, then Ab and then it begins again. The verses follow a different structure but it's more
straightforward. Kinda.
[Intro]
 Dbadd9   Ab6/C   Bbm7   Db/Ab/  Gbadd9   Db/F  Ebm7  
 Dbadd9   Ab6/C   Bbm7   Db/Ab/  Gbadd9   Db/F  Ebm7  
[Chorus]
DbYou Ab/Chave tBbm7amed  Db/Abme
Gbadd9Now    Db/Fyou must Ebm7take Abme
DbHow Ab/Cam I suppBbm7osed Db/Abto be
I Gbadd9don't Db/Fhave my tEbm7horns Abnow
I fDbeel Ab/Cthem Bbm7sprouDb/Abting
They'll Gbadd9grow right thDb/Fough if I dEbm7on't wAbatch it
They'll gDbrow right thAb/Crough even if Bbm7I   Db/Abwatch it
And a Gbadd9sunset cDb/Fouldn't Ebm7save me Abnow
[Verse]
These baGb6obabs and baAbobabs and bBbm7aobabs some more
But you cDban't oAb6/Cutwait fDbate
[Chorus]
And Dbyou Ab/Chave Bbm7tamed Db/Abme
GbNow you must take me
GbTaa-tt-ttaa-ttt-taa-tt-taake
[Verse]
And I woGb6uldn't raise my chAbild inside this Bbm7city anDbyway
They gGb6row up too saAbvvy and they Bbm7grow up too fDbast
And they Gb6know about bAbuying shit and they Bbm7know about Dbsex
And they kGb6now about invesAbtment banking and also aBbm7bout brokerage fDbirms
And they kGb6now about the nuAbmbers and they Bbm7know about the woDbrds
And they kGb6now about the bAbottom line and aBbm7lso about stDbones
And they kGb6now about carAbeers and aBbm7bout the real dDbeals
And they all gGb6row up and becAbome people's peBbm7ople with people sDbkills
[Chorus]
But Dbyou Ab/Chave tBbm7amed  Db/Abme
Gbadd9Now    Db/Fyou must Ebm7take Abme
DbHow Ab/Cam I suppBbm7osed Db/Abto be
I Gbadd9don't Db/Fhave my tEbm7horns Abnow
DbYou Ab/Chave tBbm7amed  Db/Abme
Gbadd9Now    Db/Fyou must Ebm7take Abme
DbHow Ab/Cam I suppBbm7osed Db/Abto be
I Gbadd9don't Db/Fhave my tEbm7horns
[Instrumental]
 Dbadd9   Ab6/C   Bbm7   Db/Ab/  Gbadd9   Db/F  Ebm7  
 Dbadd9   Ab6/C   Bbm7   Db/Ab/  Gbadd9   Db/F  Ebm7  

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Baobabs

by Regina Spektor

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dbadd9

Ab6/C

Bbm7

Db/Ab

Gbadd9

Db/F

Ebm7

Ab/C

Gb6

Although it looks like there's a lot of chords this song is quite easy as it's mainly a progression downward

from Db to Eb, then Ab and then it begins again. The verses follow a different structure but it's more

straightforward. Kinda.

[Intro]

Dbadd9 Ab6/C Bbm7 Db/Ab Gbadd9 Db/F Ebm7

[Chorus]

Db Ab/C Bbm7 Db/Ab

You have tamed me

Gbadd9 Db/F Ebm7 Ab

Now you must take me

Db Ab/C Bbm7 Db/Ab

How am I supposed to be

Gbadd9 Db/F Ebm7 Ab

I don't have my thorns now

Db Ab/C Bbm7 Db/Ab

I feel them sprouting

Gbadd9 Db/F Ebm7 Ab

They'll grow right though if I don't watch it

Db Ab/C Bbm7 Db/Ab

They'll grow right through even if I watch it

Gbadd9 Db/F Ebm7 Ab

And a sunset couldn't save me now

[Verse]

Gb6 Ab Bbm7

These baobabs and baobabs and baobabs some more

Db Ab6/C Db

But you can't outwait fate

[Chorus]

Db Ab/C Bbm7 Db/Ab

And you have tamed me

Now you must take me

Taa-tt-ttaa-ttt-taa-tt-taake

[Verse]

Gb6 Ab Bbm7 Db

And I wouldn't raise my child inside this city anyway

Gb6 Ab Bbm7 Db

They grow up too savvy and they grow up too fast

Gb6 Ab Bbm7 Db

And they know about buying shit and they know about sex

Gb6 Ab Bbm7 Db

And they know about investment banking and also about brokerage firms

Gb6 Ab Bbm7 Db

And they know about the numbers and they know about the words

Gb6 Ab Bbm7 Db

And they know about the bottom line and also about stones

Gb6 Ab Bbm7 Db

And they know about careers and about the real deals

Gb6 Ab Bbm7 Db

And they all grow up and become people's people with people skills

[Chorus]

Db Ab/C Bbm7 Db/Ab

But you have tamed me

Gbadd9 Db/F Ebm7 Ab

Now you must take me

Db Ab/C Bbm7 Db/Ab

How am I supposed to be

Gbadd9 Db/F Ebm7 Ab

I don't have my thorns now

Db Ab/C Bbm7 Db/Ab

You have tamed me

Gbadd9 Db/F Ebm7 Ab

Now you must take me

Db Ab/C Bbm7 Db/Ab

How am I supposed to be

Gbadd9 Db/F Ebm7

I don't have my thorns

[Instrumental]

Dbadd9 Ab6/C Bbm7 Db/Ab Gbadd9 Db/F Ebm7

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