The Sandpipers - Guantanamera Chords & Tabs

 

Guantanamera Chords & Tabs

The Sandpipers Chords & Tabs

Version: 2 Type: Chords

Guantanamera Chords

   
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Guantanamera chords
The Sandpipers version 1966 (1929 Jose Fernandez Diaz)

D G A G  2x *

G            A        D       A
Guantanamera, Guajira Guantanamera
D       G  A          D       G  A
Guantanamera, Guajira Guantanamera

A         D      G     A
Yo soy un hombre sincero
         D      G   A
De donde crecen las palmas.
A         D      G     A
Yo soy un hombre sincero
         D  G       A
De donde crecen las palmas.
           D        G   A
Y antes de morir me quiero
          D          G A
echar mis versos del alma.

G            A        D       A
Guantanamera, Guajira Guantanamera
D       G  A          D       G  A
Guantanamera, Guajira Guantanamera
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A     D             G      A
Mi verso es de un verde claro
        D        G    A
Y de un carmín encendido.
A     D             G      A
Mi verso es de un verde claro
        D  G     A
Y de un carmín encendido.
               D        G  A
Mi verso es un ciervo herido
          D             G  A
Que busca en el monte amparo.

D G A G  (in the background)

The words mean "I am a truthful man from the land of the palm trees.

And before dying, I want to share these poems of my soul

My poems are soft green. My poems are also flaming crimson.

My poems are like a wounded fawn seeking refuge in the forest.


The last verse says:'Con los pobres de la tierra'. With the poor people of this earth I 
want to share my
fate. The streams of the mountains please me more than the sea."


(background)
Por los pobres de la tierra
Quiero yo mi suerte echar
Por los pobres de la tierra
Quiero yo mi suerte echar
Y el arroyo de la sierra
Me complace más que el mar

G            A        D       A
Guantanamera, Guajira Guantanamera
D       G  A          D       G  A
Guantanamera, Guajira Guantanamera

G            A        D       A
Guantanamera, Guajira Guantanamera
D       G  A          D       G  A
Guantanamera, Guajira Guantanamera . . .

* Alternate:

Capo II

D = C
G = F
A = G


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