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Bamboleo

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[Intro]
Em
[Verse 1]
EmEste amor llega B7asi esta maEmnera
No tiene la B7culpa
B7Caballo le ven sabana
B7Porque muy depreciado,
Por eso no te perEmdon de llorar
[Verse 2]
EmEste amor llega B7asi esta maEmnera
No tiene la B7culpa
B7Amor de compra y venta
B7Amor del mes pasado
B7Bembele, bembele, bembele
B7Bem, bembele, bembele
[Chorus]
N.C. Em  Am6  
Bamboleo, bambolea
Porque mi B7add11vida, yo la prefiero vivir aEmsi
BamboEmleo, bamboAm6lea
Porque mi B7vida, yo la prefiero vivir aEmsi
[Bridge]
No tiene pardon de Am7dios
Tu eres mi D7vida, la fortuna del desGmaj7tin
Pero el desC/Gtino te ha desampAmarado
Lo mismo yo que aB7yer
Lo mismo soy Emyo
No te encuentro a lAm7abandon
Es impoD7sible no te encuentro de veGmaj7rdad
Por eso un C/Gdia no cuentro si de Amnada
Lo mismo you que B7ayer
Yo pienso en Emti
[Chorus]
N.C. Em  Am6  
Bamboleo, bambolea
Porque mi B7vida, yo la prefiero vivir aEmsi
BamboEmleo, bamboAm6lea
Porque mi B7vida, yo la prefiero vivir aEmsi
[Solo]
[Chorus]
N.C. Em  Am6  
Bamboleo, bambolea
B7 Em
N.C. Em  Am6  
Bamboleo, bambolea
Porque mi B7vida, yo la prefiero vivir aEmsi
[Percussion Break]
[Chorus]
BamboEmleo, bamboAm6lea
Porque mi B7vida, yo la prefiero vivir aEmsi
BamboEmleo, bamboAm6lea
Porque mi B7vida, yo la prefiero vivir aEmsi
BamboEmleo, bamboAm6lea
Porque mi B7vida, yo la prefiero vivir aEmsi
BamboEmleo, bamboAm6lea
B7N.C. Em   Am   Em   Am  Em  
Porque mi vida, yo la prefiero vivir asi
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The story behind the song

"Bamboleo" by the Gipsy Kings is built around a feeling of carefree living, captured in its iconic refrain: "Swaying, swaying, because I prefer to live my life this way." The song's title itself, "bamboleo," means "wobble," "sway," or "dangle" in Spanish, perfectly embodying this relaxed outlook. This celebrated 1987 track from their eponymous album is a blend of older songs, with its verses loosely adapted from a Venezuelan folk song and its chorus based on a Brazilian tune from 1931. It plays like an invitation to embrace life with a joyful, unburdened spirit.

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