Guantanamera - sings young Pete Seeger Chords
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[Db] Jose Marti [N] was born in [Dbm] 1833.
[Db] When he was 17 years old, he was active in the Cuban liberation movement,
the Spanish governor.
exile, including 12 years in New York City.
He wrote 70 books, poetry, novels, polemics.
of the greatest writers in the Spanish language.
At the age of 42, he went back to Cuba.
This is one of his last poems, because he was killed within the year in an abortive uprising.
[Db] When he was 17 years old, he was active in the Cuban liberation movement,
the Spanish governor.
exile, including 12 years in New York City.
He wrote 70 books, poetry, novels, polemics.
of the greatest writers in the Spanish language.
At the age of 42, he went back to Cuba.
This is one of his last poems, because he was killed within the year in an abortive uprising.
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[Db] _ _ _ _ Jose Marti [N] was born in [Dbm] 1833. _ _ _ _ _ _
[Db] When he was 17 years old, he was active in the Cuban liberation movement,
and he was exiled by the Spanish governor.
_ _ He spent most of his life in exile, including 12 years in New York City. _ _
He wrote 70 books, _ poetry, _ novels, polemics.
_ _ He was one of the greatest writers in the Spanish language. _ _ _
At the age of 42, _ he went back to Cuba.
_ _ This is one of his last poems, because he was killed within the year _ in an abortive uprising.
_ _ _ _ After he died, people put it to a popular tune.
_ _ _ _ [Ebm] _
Guantanamera, _ [Ab] _ _ guajira [Db] _ _
[Ebm] Guantanamera, [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
[Ebm] _ [Ab] Guantanamera, _ _ [Db] guajira _
[Ebm] _ [Ab] Guantanamera
I [Db] am a [Gb] sincere man, _ [Ab] _ _ where [Db] does [Ebm] the palm grow [Ab] from?
_ _ [Db] _ _
[Bbm] _ [Gb] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ [Gb] _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Db] Before I die [Ebm] I [Ab] want _ to write [Db] my verses [Ebm] of the [Ab] soul.
_ _ _ [Ebm] _ _
Guantanamera, [Ab] _ _ _ [Db] guajira _ [Ebm] Guantanamera, [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
[Gb] _ [Ab] Guantanamera, _ _ [Db] guajira _
[Ebm] _ [Ab] Guantanamera
_ My [Db] verse is a clear green leaf, [Gb] _ [Ab] _ _ and [Dbm] a burning [Ebm]
carmine.
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[Ebm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ My [Db] verse is a wounded sky, [Gb] _ _ [Ab] _ that [Db] I seek in the [Ebm] mountain.
_ [Db] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ [Ab] Guantanamera, _ guajira [Db] _ [Ebm] Guantanamera, [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Db] _
_ [Ebm] _ _ [Ab] Guantanamera, _ [Db] guajira _ [Ab] Guantanamera
_ _ _ _ [Db]
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.
_ _ [Eb] [Gb] My poems are [Bbm] like a wounded fawn, _ seeking refuge in the [Ebm] forest.
_ [Ab] _
_ The last verse says, con los pobres de la tierra, with the poor people of this earth, [Db] I want to share my fate.
_ The [Bbm]
streams of the mountain, [Gb] _ pleases [Bbm] me more than [Ab] the sea.
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ [Ebm] _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
[Ebm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
Guantanamera, _ [Ab] _ _ guajira [Gb] _ _
Guantanamera, [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
[Gb] _ [Ab] Guantanamera, _ _ [Db] guajira _
[Gb] _ [Ab] Guantanamera Once more!
[Gb] _ _
Guantanamera, [Ab] _ _ _ [Db] guajira _ [Ebm] Guantanamera, [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
[Gb] _ _ [Ab] Guantanamera, _ [Db] guajira _
[Ebm] Guantanamera
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Db] When he was 17 years old, he was active in the Cuban liberation movement,
and he was exiled by the Spanish governor.
_ _ He spent most of his life in exile, including 12 years in New York City. _ _
He wrote 70 books, _ poetry, _ novels, polemics.
_ _ He was one of the greatest writers in the Spanish language. _ _ _
At the age of 42, _ he went back to Cuba.
_ _ This is one of his last poems, because he was killed within the year _ in an abortive uprising.
_ _ _ _ After he died, people put it to a popular tune.
_ _ _ _ [Ebm] _
Guantanamera, _ [Ab] _ _ guajira [Db] _ _
[Ebm] Guantanamera, [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
[Ebm] _ [Ab] Guantanamera, _ _ [Db] guajira _
[Ebm] _ [Ab] Guantanamera
I [Db] am a [Gb] sincere man, _ [Ab] _ _ where [Db] does [Ebm] the palm grow [Ab] from?
_ _ [Db] _ _
[Bbm] _ [Gb] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ [Gb] _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Db] Before I die [Ebm] I [Ab] want _ to write [Db] my verses [Ebm] of the [Ab] soul.
_ _ _ [Ebm] _ _
Guantanamera, [Ab] _ _ _ [Db] guajira _ [Ebm] Guantanamera, [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
[Gb] _ [Ab] Guantanamera, _ _ [Db] guajira _
[Ebm] _ [Ab] Guantanamera
_ My [Db] verse is a clear green leaf, [Gb] _ [Ab] _ _ and [Dbm] a burning [Ebm]
carmine.
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
[Ebm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ My [Db] verse is a wounded sky, [Gb] _ _ [Ab] _ that [Db] I seek in the [Ebm] mountain.
_ [Db] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ [Ab] Guantanamera, _ guajira [Db] _ [Ebm] Guantanamera, [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Db] _
_ [Ebm] _ _ [Ab] Guantanamera, _ [Db] guajira _ [Ab] Guantanamera
_ _ _ _ [Db]
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.
_ _ [Eb] [Gb] My poems are [Bbm] like a wounded fawn, _ seeking refuge in the [Ebm] forest.
_ [Ab] _
_ The last verse says, con los pobres de la tierra, with the poor people of this earth, [Db] I want to share my fate.
_ The [Bbm]
streams of the mountain, [Gb] _ pleases [Bbm] me more than [Ab] the sea.
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ [Ebm] _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
[Ebm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
Guantanamera, _ [Ab] _ _ guajira [Gb] _ _
Guantanamera, [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
[Gb] _ [Ab] Guantanamera, _ _ [Db] guajira _
[Gb] _ [Ab] Guantanamera Once more!
[Gb] _ _
Guantanamera, [Ab] _ _ _ [Db] guajira _ [Ebm] Guantanamera, [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
[Gb] _ _ [Ab] Guantanamera, _ [Db] guajira _
[Ebm] Guantanamera
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
