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Tab (and more specific chords) on the bottom for:
- Intro
- Verse 1 (guitar arrangement)
- Verse 2
(chord lines in parentheses "()" are simplified versions of the below)
ORDER: I V1 V2 C1 V3 C2 Cd O
[INTRO]
A | E D E E7 |
A D/A |
[VERSE 1]
A D/A A D/A A
Chiquitita, tell me what's wrong
( A A A E B | E )
A A Bm A/C# D | A/C# Bm A E/G# F#m E B6 B | E
You're en - chained by your own sorrow
( E D/F# E E7 A D/A A )
E D/F# E E7/G# A D/A A
In your eyes there is no hope for tomorrow
A D/A | A
How I hate to see you like this
C#m C#madd9 | C#m C#madd9
There is no way you can deny it
E D E E7 E7sus4 A D/A A
I can see that you're oh, so sad, so quiet
[VERSE 2]
D/A A D/A
Chiquitita, tell me the truth
12 3 4 5 6 123 45 6
A A E Esus4 E
I'm a shoulder you can cry on
E D E ( E7 ) A D/A
Your best friend, I'm the one you must rely on
A A D/A
You were always sure of yourself
A C#m C#madd9 C#m C#madd9
Now I see you've broken a feather
E D E E7 A D/A A
I hope we can patch it up together
[CHORUS 1]
A D
Chiquitita, you and I know
12 3 4 5 1 2 3 4
D A
How the heartaches come and they go and the scars they're leaving
A E D E
You'll be dancing once again and the pain will end
E7 A
You will have no time for grieving
A D
Chiquitita, you and I cry
12 3 4 5 1 2 3 4
D E A
But the sun is still in the sky and shining above you
A E D E
Let me hear you sing once more like you did before
E7 A
Sing a new song, Chiquitita
A E D E
Try once more like you did before
E7 A D/A A
Sing a new song, Chiquitita
[VERSE 3]
D/A A D/A A
So the walls came tumbling down
( A | A E B | E Esus4 )
A | A Bm/A A E B | E Esus4
And your love's a blown out candle
E D E E7 A D/A A
All is gone and it seems too hard to handle
D/A A D/A A
Chiquitita, tell me the truth
A C#m C#madd9 | C#m C#madd9
There is no way you can deny it
E D E E7 A D/A A
I see that you're oh, so sad, so quiet
[CHORUS 2]
A D
Chiquitita, you and I know
12 3 4 5 1 2 3 4
D A
How the heartaches come and they go and the scars they're leaving
A E7 D E
You'll be dancing once again and the pain will end
E7 A
You will have no time for grieving
A A/C# D
Chiquitita, you and I cry
12 3 4 5 1 2 3 4
D E A
But the sun is still in the sky and shining above you
A E D E
Let me hear you sing once more like you did before
E7 A A A Bm | A/C# D E F#m7
Sing a new song, Chiquitita
A E D E
Try once more like you did before
E7 A A A Bm | A/C# D E F#m7
Sing a new song, Chiquitita
[CODA] (slower)
A E D E
Try once more like you did before
E7 A
Sing a new song, Chiquitita
[OUTRO]
D-5 D5 | D-5 D5 D6 D5 | Amaj7 A | A6 A |
D-5 D5 | D-5 D5 D6 D5 | Amaj7 A | A6 A |
D-5 D5 | D-5 D5 D6 D5 | Amaj7 A | A6 A |
(fade)
D-5 D5 | D-5 D5 D6 D5 | Amaj7 A | A6 A |
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//TAB//
Parentheses with "bass:" or "b:" show bass notes
Parentheses on top show shorthand lyrics
Parentheses with chords show that at least 1 note in the chord is not in the guitar part.
[INTRO]
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-2-3-5-7-9-10-10/12~-----10h12p10--9------7-9-10-----7--^5----|
G|-2-4-6-7-9-11-11/13~-----11--------9------7-9-11-----7--|4----|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|6----|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A E D E
(piano)
e|----------------|
B|-0-2-3-----3----|
G|-1-2-4-----4----|
D|----------------|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|
+ a 3 + 4 +
E7
(going into the verse)
shorthand lyric: ch k ti ta t m what's
e|-------0-------0-----------------|---------------------------------|
B|-----------------------3-------3-|-------2-------2-------3-------3-|
G|-----2-------2-------------------|-----2-------2-------------------|
D|---2-------2-------2-4-----2-4---|---2-------2-------2-4-----2-4---|
A|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
A5 Dadd9/A A Dadd9/A
[VERSE 1]
E|---------------------------------|-------------------5---------5---|
B|-------2-------2-------3-------3-|-------2-----2-3-5---5---5h7-----|
G|-----2-------2-------------------|-----2-------2-4-----------------|
D|---2-------2-------2-4-----2-4---|---2-------2-----------7-------7-|
A|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-0-------0---0-2-4-------5-------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
A5 Dadd9/A A A Bm A/C# D
e|---5---5---5-------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-5---3---2-----5---------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-------------4---2h4p2---1---1-------|-------1-------1-------1-------1-|
D|-----------------------------1---4p2-|-2---2-------2-------2-------2---|
A|-4---2---0-----------------------2---|---2-------2-------2-------2-----|
E|-------------4---2-------0-----------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
1 + e a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
A/C# Bm7 A E/G# F#m E B6 B E
e|---------------------------------|-------------------------2---0---|
B|---------------------3-----------|-------------0-2-3---3-----------|
G|-------1-------1-2-----------2---|-1-----------------4-------------|
D|-----2-------2-----0---0---0---0-|---2-------------6---------------|
A|---2-------2---------------------|-----2---------------------------|
E|-0-------0-------2-------2-------|-0-----0-------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E D/F# E E7/G#
(how ih8 2 c u lk)
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-------2-------2-------3-------3-|-------2-------2-------3-------3-|
G|-----2---2---2-------------------|-----2-------2-------------------|
D|-----------2-------2-4-----2-4---|---2-------2-------2-4-----2-4---|
A|-0---------------0-------0-------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
A Dadd9/A A Dadd9/A
e|--------9--------9-------10------10-|--------9--------9--------9--------9-|
B|-----10-------10-------7-------7----|-----10-------10-------10-------10---|
G|---9--------9--------9-------9------|---9--------9--------9--------9------|
D|----------7--------7-------7--------|----------7--------7--------7--------|
A|-0----------------------------------|-0-----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------0----|-------------------------------------|
A Dadd9/A A bass:( B C )
e|--------9--------9--------11--------11-|--------12--------12--------11--------11-|
B|------9--------9--------9---------9----|------9---------9---------9---------9----|
G|----9--------9--------9---------9------|----9---------9---------9---------9------|
D|-11-------11-------11--------11--------|-11--------11--------11--------11--------|
A|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
C#m C#madd9 C#m C#madd9
e|-------------------------10-9-10---7---|--------------------4-------4-------0-|
B|-------9-9h10p9p7-9-10-----------------|-10p9p7---9-----0-5-------5-------3---|
G|-----9-----------------7---------7---7-|------------------------4-------2-----|
D|---9----------------0------------------|--------------6-----------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|------------7-------------------------|
E|-0-------------------------------------|-0--------7-----------0-------0-------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E D E E7sus4
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-------2-------2-------3-------3-|-------2-------2-------3-------3-|
G|-----2-------2-------------------|-----2-------2-------------------|
D|---2-------2-------2-4-----2-4---|---2-------2-------2-4-----2-4---|
A|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
A Dadd9/A A Dadd9/A
[VERSE 2]
(chq ti ta tlmeth)
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-2-------2-----2-3-------3-----3-|-2-------2-----2-3-------3-----3-|
G|---2---2---2-----------2-----2---|---2---2---2-----------2-----2---|
D|-----2-------2-----2-4-----4-----|-----2-------2-----2-4-----4-----|
A|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
A Dadd9/A A Dadd9/A
e|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-2-------2-----2-3-------3-----3-|-2-------2-----------2-------2---2---------------|
G|---2---2---2-----------2-----2---|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-----4---2---1---|
D|-----2-------2-----2-4-----4-----|-----2-------2---2-------2-----------------------|
A|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------0---------------|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------4---2---0---|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 5 e + a 6 e + a
A Dadd9/A A A E7/G# F#m E
e|-------0---------------0---------------0---------|
B|-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
G|---1-------1---1---2-------2---2---1-------1---1-|
D|-2---------------2---------------2---------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 5 e + a 6 e + a
E Esus4 E
e|-------0---------------2---------|-------4---------------4---------|
B|-----0-------0-------3-------3---|-----5---5-----------5---5-------|
G|---1-------1---1---2-------2---2-|---4-------4---4---4-------4---4-|
D|-2---------------0---------------|-2-----------2---2-----------2---|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E D E ( E7 )
u wral wayss o ur
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-2-------2-----2-3-------3-----3-|-2-------2-----2-3-------3-----3-|
G|---2---2---2-----------2-----2---|---2---2---2-----------2-----2---|
D|-----2-------2-----2-4-----4-----|-----2-------2-----2-4-----4-----|
A|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
A Dadd9/A A Dadd9/A
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-2-------2-----2-3-------3-----3-|-2-------2-------2-------2-------|
G|---2---2---2-----------2-----2---|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-|
D|-----2-------2-----2-4-----4-----|-----2-------2-------2-------2---|
A|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
A Dadd9/A b: ( E ) A Dadd9/A ( B )
e|-----------------4---------------|-------------4-------------------|
B|-------5-----5-----5-4-5-4-------|-------5-----------5-------------|
G|-----6---------------------6-----|-----6-------------------6-------|
D|---6-------6-----------------6---|---6-------------------6---6-----|
A|-4-------4-----------------------|-4---------------------------4---|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
e|-------0---------------2---------|-------4---------------4---------|
B|-----0-------0-------3-------3---|-----5---5-----------5---5---3---|
G|---1-------1---1---2-------2---2-|---4-------4---4---4-------4---4-|
D|-2---------------0---------------|-2-----------2---2---------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E D E E7
e|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|-------2-------2-------3-------3-|-^2-------------------------------|
G|-----2---2---2-------------------|-|2-------------------------------|
D|-----------2-------2-4-----2-4---|-|2-------------------------------|
A|-0---------------0-------0-------|-|0-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
A Dadd9/A A
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| / slide up
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ^
| | strum up
| |
*******************Chiquitita chords and lyrics
Free chords for Chiquitita by ABBA. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.
Tab (and more specific chords) on the bottom for:
- Intro
- Verse 1 (guitar arrangement)
- Verse 2
(chord lines in parentheses "()" are simplified versions of the below)
ORDER: I V1 V2 C1 V3 C2 Cd O
[INTRO]
A | E D E E7 |
A D/A |
[VERSE 1]
( A A A E B | E )
( E D/F# E E7 A D/A A )
[VERSE 2]
12 3 4 5 6 123 45 6
[CHORUS 1]
12 3 4 5 1 2 3 4
12 3 4 5 1 2 3 4
[VERSE 3]
( A | A E B | E Esus4 )
[CHORUS 2]
12 3 4 5 1 2 3 4
12 3 4 5 1 2 3 4
[CODA] (slower)
[OUTRO]
D-5 D5 | D-5 D5 D6 D5 | Amaj7 A | A6 A |
D-5 D5 | D-5 D5 D6 D5 | Amaj7 A | A6 A |
D-5 D5 | D-5 D5 D6 D5 | Amaj7 A | A6 A |
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//TAB//
Parentheses with "bass:" or "b:" show bass notes
Parentheses on top show shorthand lyrics
Parentheses with chords show that at least 1 note in the chord is not in the guitar part.
A E D E
E7
A5 Dadd9/A A Dadd9/A
[VERSE 1]
A5 Dadd9/A A A Bm A/C# D
A/C# Bm7 A E/G# F#m E B6 B E
E D/F# E E7/G#
A Dadd9/A A Dadd9/A
A Dadd9/A A bass:( B C )
C#m C#madd9 C#m C#madd9
E D E E7sus4
A Dadd9/A A Dadd9/A
A Dadd9/A A Dadd9/A
A Dadd9/A A A E7/G# F#m E
E Esus4 E
E D E ( E7 )Chiquitita Chords by ABBA
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