La Llorona

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Chavela Vargas - La Llorona
Tabbed from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KvtdCOIdWA
@athanlive

[Intro]
                 Cm                                    Bb
e|-------------|----------------3--------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------|----3--4-----------6--4--3-----------|-------3--------6--4--3--------------|
G|-------5--4--|-5--------------------------5--3--2--|-3--5--------------------5--3--------|
D|-5-----------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------6--5--|
A|-------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

   Ab                                   G7
e|------------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------3-----------3----|-3-----------------------|
G|----3--5--------5-----5--4--5-------|----4--------------------|
D|-6----------------------------------|-------5-----------------|
A|------------------------------------|-------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|-------------------------|

repeat and end
       Cm                                        G7       Cm
e|-----3-----3^4-3-----------------------3-------3-------|
B|-----4-------------6---4---3---------4---------3-------|
G|---5---------------------------5---5-----5-----4-------|
D|-------------------------------------------5---3-------|
A|-----------------------------------------------5-------|
E|-----------------------------------------------3-------|

[Verse 1]
Cm       C7       Fm
Todos me dicen el negro, llorona
Cm  Bb Ab      G   (fill 1)
negro pero cariñoso  (x2)
   Cm               Bb
Yo soy como el chile verde, llorona
  Ab            G7   (fill 1)
picante pero sabroso  (x2)

[Verse 2]
Cm  C7       Fm
Ay   de mí, llorona, llorona,
Cm    Bb  Ab        G  (fill 1)
llorona llévame al rio.  (x2)
  Cm            Bb
Tápame con tu rebozo llorona
   Ab               G7
porque me muero de frío.  (x2)

[Break]
same as intro

[Verse 3]
Cm         C7         Fm
No sé que tienen las flores llorona
     Cm  Bb    Ab     G  (fill 3)
las flores del campo santo  (x2)
    Cm                  Bb
Que cuando las mueve el viento llorona
   Ab               G7
parece que están llorando  (x2)

[Break]
Cm

[Verse 4]
Cm  C7       Fm
Ay   de mí llorona, llorona,
Cm    Bb  Ab        G  (fill 3)
llorona llévame al río  (x2)
  Cm            Bb
Tápame con tu rebozo llorona
   Ab               G7
porque me muero de frío.  (x2)

[Break]
same as intro muted

[Verse 5]
   Cm   C7       Fm
La luna es una mujer, llorona
  Cm    Bb   Ab        G   (fill 1 only part B)
y por eso el sol de España  (x2)
Cm                 Bb
Anda que bebe los montes, llorona
   Ab               G7
porque la luna lo engaña  (x2)

[Verse 6]
Cm  C7        Fm
Ay   de mí llorona, llorona,
Cm    Bb  Ab        G    (fill 1)
llorona de un campo lirio  (x2)
   Cm              Bb
El que no sabe de amores llorona
   Ab               G7
no sabe lo que es martirio  (x2)

[Break]
same as intro muted

[Verse 7]
Cm      C7      Fm
Yo te soñaba dormida llorona,
   Cm  Bb   Ab        G  (fill 1)
dormida te estabas quieta  (x2)
     Cm             Bb
Pero en llegando el olvido llorona
   Ab               G7   (fill 1 only part A on the repeat)
soñé que estabas despierta  (x2)

[Verse 8]
Cm   C7              Fm
Si porque te quiero quieres llorona
Cm    Bb   Ab         G  (fill 1)
quieres que te quiera más  (x2)
   Cm               Bb
Si ya te he dado la vida llorona
   Ab               G7
¿Qué más quieres? ¡Quieres más!



  [Fill 1-A]            [Fill 1-B]  [Fill 2]
e|---------------------|--------7--|--11------------10----------8------------7-------------|
B|---------------------|------8----|-----8-(repeat)---6-(repeat)--4-(repeat)---3-(repeat)--|
G|---------------------|--0/7------|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5--6--5--3---------|-----------|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------6--5--3-|-----------|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------|-----------|-------------------------------------------------------|
                                   (play over "Yo soy... / Tapame... / El que... / Pero en...")

  [Fill 3]               [Fill 4]
e|--7--7--6^7--7--7-----|--11------------10----------8------------7-----------|
B|----------------------|---8-(repeat)---6-(repeat)--4-(repeat)---3-(repeat)--|
G|----------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
                        (for other verses repeat the same as fill 2 BUT fast)


Wherever (x2) appears play both lines twice.
Fills above are simplified, sometimes part B may be a little different and so on,
but these are the basic notes. Enjoy!

La Llorona chords and lyrics

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Chavela Vargas - La Llorona
Tabbed from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KvtdCOIdWA
@athanlive
[Verse 1]
  Ab            G7   (fill 1)
picante pero sabroso  (x2)
[Verse 2]
[Break]
same as intro
[Verse 3]
[Break]
Cm
[Verse 4]
[Break]
same as intro muted
[Verse 5]
[Verse 6]
[Break]
same as intro muted
[Verse 7]
   Ab               G7   (fill 1 only part A on the repeat)
soñé que estabas despierta  (x2)
[Verse 8]
Wherever (x2) appears play both lines twice.
Fills above are simplified, sometimes part B may be a little different and so on,
but these are the basic notes. Enjoy!

La Llorona Chords by Chavela Vargas

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