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Babooshka

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Gminor

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1/7

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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From: “Never Forever” (1980)       Tuning: Standard
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capo: 1st fret
play: Dm
key: Ebm
For original chords transpose this tab +1 (and "use flats")
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[Intro] / [Interlude]
 [Gm    [C/E     [D/F#
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3  + 4 +  
e|----------------|----------------|
B|3-------1-------|----------------|
G|3-------0-------|2----------2 5--|
D|5-------2-------|0-------4h5-----|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|3-------0-------|2---------------|
                          (triplet)
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CHORDS
         E-A-D-G-B-e
D/F#     2-x-0-2-3-2
G7sus4/C x-3-0-0-3-1
Bb6      x-1-0-0-3-1
Gm7      3-x-0-3-3-1
Bb6add9  x-1-0-0-1-1  (= [G7sus4/Bb)
   or    x-1-0-2-1-1  (= [Dm7/Bb)
Csus4/E  0-3-2-0-1-1
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[Intro]
|  Gm   C/E|  D/F#|
|  Gm   C/E|  D/F#|
|  Gm   C/E|  D/F#|
             Babooshka
|  Gm   C/E|  D/F#|
             Babooshka
[Verse 1]
 DmShe wanted to test her husband
 G7sus4/CShe knew exBb6actly what to D/F#do
A Bbmaj7pseudonym to Am7fool him
 Gm7She couldn't C/Ehave made a D/F#worse move
[Verse 2]
 DmShe sent him scented letters
 G7sus4/CAnd he reBb6ceived them with a D/F#strange delight
Bbmaj7Just like Am7his wife
 Gm7But how she C/Ewas before the D/F#tears
[Bridge]
 Gm7And how she C/Ewas before the D/F#years flew by
          Gm7               C/E[  G7sus4]
 And how she was when she was beautiful
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
|       G7sus4   G7sus4/A|  G7sus4/Bb|
                            She signed the letter
[Chorus]
DmAll Csus4/Eyours
BaGm7booshka, baD/F#booshka, baGm7booshka ya ya
DmAll Csus4/Eyours
          Gm7        D/F#[  Gm]
Babooshka, babooshka, babooshka ya ya
[Interlude]
|  Gm   C/E|  D/F#|
|  Gm   C/E|  D/F#|
             Babooshka
[Verse 3]
 DmShe wanted to take it further
 G7sus4/CSo she aBb6rranged a place to D/F#go
Bbmaj7To see Am7if he
 Gm7Would fall(-uh) C/Efor her incogD/F#nito
[Verse 4]
 DmAnd when he laid eyes on her
 G7sus4/CHe got the Bb6feeling they had D/F#met before
UnBbmaj7canny   Am7how she
 Gm7Reminds him C/Eof his little D/F#lady
[Bridge]
 Gm7CapaciC/Ety to give him D/F#all he needs
 Gm7Just like his C/Ewife before she D/F#freezed on him
            Gm7               C/E[  G7sus4]
 Just like his wife when she was beautiful
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
|       G7sus4   G7sus4/A|  G7sus4/Bb|
                            He shouted out
[Chorus]
I'm Dmall Csus4/Eyours
BaGm7booshka, baD/F#booshka, baGm7booshka ya ya
DmAll Csus4/Eyours
BaGm7booshka, baD/F#booshka, baGm7booshka ya ya
DmAll Csus4/Eyours
BaGm7booshka, baD/F#booshka, baGm7booshka ya ya
[Chorus] (variation)
|  Dm|
(break)
BaGm7booshka, baD/F#booshka, baGm7booshka ya ya
|  Dm|
(break)
BaGm7booshka, baD/F#booshka, baGm7booshka ya ya
|  Dm|
(break)
BaGm7booshka, baD/F#booshka, baGm7booshka ya ya
|  Dm  Csus4/E|  Gm7   D/F#|  Gm7|
                       Babooshka, ya ya
|  Dm  Csus4/E|  Gm7   D/F#| 
           (Babooshka)
[Coda]
|  Gm   C/E|  D/F#|
             Babooshka
|  Gm   C/E|  D/F#|
             Babooshka
|  Gm   C/E|  D/F#|
             Babooshka
|  Gm   C/E|  D/F#|
             Babooshka
|  Gm   C/E| D/F#  

All chords in this song (13)

The story behind the song

"Babooshka" tells the story of a wife who, wanting to test her husband's loyalty, writes him love letters under the mysterious pen name "Babooshka." She adopts this new identity to see if he's drawn to someone new, unaware it's his own wife. The song, from Kate Bush's 1980 album Never for Ever, captures the tension and irony of her plan. It's a tale of suspicion and a longing for reassurance, wrapped in a dramatic narrative.

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Babooshka

by Kate Bush

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

C/E

D/F#

G7sus4/C

Bb6

Bbmaj7

Am7

Gm7

G7sus4

G7sus4/A

G7sus4/Bb

Csus4/E

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

From: “Never Forever” (1980) Tuning: Standard

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

capo: 1st fret

play: Dm

key: Ebm

For original chords transpose this tab +1 (and "use flats")

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

[Intro] / [Interlude]

[Gm [C/E [D/F#

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

e|----------------|----------------|

B|3-------1-------|----------------|

G|3-------0-------|2----------2 5--|

D|5-------2-------|0-------4h5-----|

A|----------------|----------------|

E|3-------0-------|2---------------|

(triplet)

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CHORDS

E-A-D-G-B-e

D/F# 2-x-0-2-3-2

G7sus4/C x-3-0-0-3-1

Bb6 x-1-0-0-3-1

Gm7 3-x-0-3-3-1

Bb6add9 x-1-0-0-1-1 (= [G7sus4/Bb)

or x-1-0-2-1-1 (= [Dm7/Bb)

Csus4/E 0-3-2-0-1-1

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[Intro]

Gm C/E D/F#

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Gm C/E D/F#

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Gm C/E D/F#

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Babooshka

Gm C/E D/F#

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Babooshka

[Verse 1]

She wanted to test her husband

G7sus4/C Bb6 D/F#

She knew exactly what to do

Bbmaj7 Am7

A pseudonym to fool him

Gm7 C/E D/F#

She couldn't have made a worse move

[Verse 2]

She sent him scented letters

G7sus4/C Bb6 D/F#

And he received them with a strange delight

Bbmaj7 Am7

Just like his wife

Gm7 C/E D/F#

But how she was before the tears

[Bridge]

Gm7 C/E D/F#

And how she was before the years flew by

Gm7 C/E G7sus4

[ ]

And how she was when she was beautiful

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

G7sus4 G7sus4/A G7sus4/Bb

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She signed the letter

[Chorus]

Dm Csus4/E

All yours

Gm7 D/F# Gm7

Babooshka, babooshka, babooshka ya ya

Dm Csus4/E

All yours

Gm7 D/F# Gm

[ ]

Babooshka, babooshka, babooshka ya ya

[Interlude]

Gm C/E D/F#

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Gm C/E D/F#

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Babooshka

[Verse 3]

She wanted to take it further

G7sus4/C Bb6 D/F#

So she arranged a place to go

Bbmaj7 Am7

To see if he

Gm7 C/E D/F#

Would fall(-uh) for her incognito

[Verse 4]

And when he laid eyes on her

G7sus4/C Bb6 D/F#

He got the feeling they had met before

Bbmaj7 Am7

Uncanny how she

Gm7 C/E D/F#

Reminds him of his little lady

[Bridge]

Gm7 C/E D/F#

Capacity to give him all he needs

Gm7 C/E D/F#

Just like his wife before she freezed on him

Gm7 C/E G7sus4

[ ]

Just like his wife when she was beautiful

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

G7sus4 G7sus4/A G7sus4/Bb

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He shouted out

[Chorus]

Dm Csus4/E

I'm all yours

Gm7 D/F# Gm7

Babooshka, babooshka, babooshka ya ya

Dm Csus4/E

All yours

Gm7 D/F# Gm7

Babooshka, babooshka, babooshka ya ya

Dm Csus4/E

All yours

Gm7 D/F# Gm7

Babooshka, babooshka, babooshka ya ya

[Chorus] (variation)

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(break)

Gm7 D/F# Gm7

Babooshka, babooshka, babooshka ya ya

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(break)

Gm7 D/F# Gm7

Babooshka, babooshka, babooshka ya ya

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(break)

Gm7 D/F# Gm7

Babooshka, babooshka, babooshka ya ya

Dm Csus4/E Gm7 D/F# Gm7

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Babooshka, ya ya

Dm Csus4/E Gm7 D/F#

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(Babooshka)

[Coda]

Gm C/E D/F#

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Babooshka

Gm C/E D/F#

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Babooshka

Gm C/E D/F#

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Babooshka

Gm C/E D/F#

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Babooshka

Gm C/E D/F#

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