Chords for Hank Locklin - Filipino Baby
Tempo:
82.65 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
D
B
Eb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Eb] [E] [A]
When the warship left Manila, [D] sailing proudly o'er the sea,
[A] Many sailors' [B] hearts were filled with [E] sad regret.
[A] Looking backward to this island, [D] where they spent such happy hours,
[E] Making love to every pretty [A] gal they met.
One up-stepped the sailor [G] with his [D] bright eyes all aglow,
[A] Saying, take a [B] look at my [E] gal's photograph.
Then [A] the sailor gathered round him [D] just to look upon her face,
[E] And he said, I love my Filipino [A] baby.
She's my Filipino baby, she's [D] my treasure and my pet.
[A] Her teeth are bright and curly, [E] [B] and her hair is black [E] as jet.
[A] Her lips are sweet as honey, and [D] her heart is true, I know.
[E] And I love my little Filipino [A] baby.
[E] [A]
In a little rustic cottage in [D] the far-off Philippines,
[A] Dwells a pretty [B] little maiden [E] all alone.
And [A] she's thinking of her true love, though [D] he's far across the sea,
And [E] her heart beats true for him and him [A] alone.
Then one day he whispered, darling, [Db] I've [D] come back from Caroline.
[A] I've come back to claim [Eb] the [B] only girl [E] I love.
And [A] that night there was a waiting while [D] the ship's crew gathered round,
[E] And he went his little Filipino [A] baby.
She's my Filipino baby, [D] she's my treasure and my pet.
[A] Her teeth are bright and curly, [Eb] and her hair is [E] black as jet.
[A] Her lips are sweet as honey, and [D] her heart is true, I know.
[E] And I love my little Filipino [A] baby.
When the warship left Manila, [D] sailing proudly o'er the sea,
[A] Many sailors' [B] hearts were filled with [E] sad regret.
[A] Looking backward to this island, [D] where they spent such happy hours,
[E] Making love to every pretty [A] gal they met.
One up-stepped the sailor [G] with his [D] bright eyes all aglow,
[A] Saying, take a [B] look at my [E] gal's photograph.
Then [A] the sailor gathered round him [D] just to look upon her face,
[E] And he said, I love my Filipino [A] baby.
She's my Filipino baby, she's [D] my treasure and my pet.
[A] Her teeth are bright and curly, [E] [B] and her hair is black [E] as jet.
[A] Her lips are sweet as honey, and [D] her heart is true, I know.
[E] And I love my little Filipino [A] baby.
[E] [A]
In a little rustic cottage in [D] the far-off Philippines,
[A] Dwells a pretty [B] little maiden [E] all alone.
And [A] she's thinking of her true love, though [D] he's far across the sea,
And [E] her heart beats true for him and him [A] alone.
Then one day he whispered, darling, [Db] I've [D] come back from Caroline.
[A] I've come back to claim [Eb] the [B] only girl [E] I love.
And [A] that night there was a waiting while [D] the ship's crew gathered round,
[E] And he went his little Filipino [A] baby.
She's my Filipino baby, [D] she's my treasure and my pet.
[A] Her teeth are bright and curly, [Eb] and her hair is [E] black as jet.
[A] Her lips are sweet as honey, and [D] her heart is true, I know.
[E] And I love my little Filipino [A] baby.
Key:
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[Eb] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
When the warship left Manila, [D] sailing proudly o'er the sea,
[A] Many sailors' [B] hearts were filled with [E] sad regret. _
[A] Looking backward to this island, [D] where they spent such happy hours,
[E] Making love to every pretty [A] gal they met.
One up-stepped the sailor [G] with his [D] bright eyes all aglow,
[A] Saying, take a [B] look at my [E] gal's photograph. _
Then [A] the sailor gathered round him [D] just to look upon her face,
[E] And he said, I love my Filipino [A] baby. _ _
She's my Filipino baby, she's [D] my treasure and my pet.
[A] Her teeth are bright and curly, [E] [B] and her hair is black [E] as jet.
[A] Her lips are sweet as honey, and [D] her heart is true, I know.
[E] And I love my little Filipino [A] baby. _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
In a little rustic cottage in [D] the far-off Philippines,
[A] Dwells a pretty [B] little maiden [E] all alone.
And [A] she's thinking of her true love, though [D] he's far across the sea,
And [E] her heart beats true for him and him [A] alone. _
Then one day he whispered, darling, [Db] I've [D] come back from Caroline.
[A] I've come back to claim [Eb] the [B] only girl [E] I love.
And [A] that night there was a waiting while [D] the ship's crew gathered round,
[E] And he went his little Filipino [A] baby. _ _
She's my Filipino baby, [D] she's my treasure and my pet.
[A] Her teeth are bright and curly, [Eb] and her hair is [E] black as jet.
[A] Her lips are sweet as honey, and [D] her heart is true, I know.
[E] And I love my little Filipino [A] baby. _ _
When the warship left Manila, [D] sailing proudly o'er the sea,
[A] Many sailors' [B] hearts were filled with [E] sad regret. _
[A] Looking backward to this island, [D] where they spent such happy hours,
[E] Making love to every pretty [A] gal they met.
One up-stepped the sailor [G] with his [D] bright eyes all aglow,
[A] Saying, take a [B] look at my [E] gal's photograph. _
Then [A] the sailor gathered round him [D] just to look upon her face,
[E] And he said, I love my Filipino [A] baby. _ _
She's my Filipino baby, she's [D] my treasure and my pet.
[A] Her teeth are bright and curly, [E] [B] and her hair is black [E] as jet.
[A] Her lips are sweet as honey, and [D] her heart is true, I know.
[E] And I love my little Filipino [A] baby. _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
In a little rustic cottage in [D] the far-off Philippines,
[A] Dwells a pretty [B] little maiden [E] all alone.
And [A] she's thinking of her true love, though [D] he's far across the sea,
And [E] her heart beats true for him and him [A] alone. _
Then one day he whispered, darling, [Db] I've [D] come back from Caroline.
[A] I've come back to claim [Eb] the [B] only girl [E] I love.
And [A] that night there was a waiting while [D] the ship's crew gathered round,
[E] And he went his little Filipino [A] baby. _ _
She's my Filipino baby, [D] she's my treasure and my pet.
[A] Her teeth are bright and curly, [Eb] and her hair is [E] black as jet.
[A] Her lips are sweet as honey, and [D] her heart is true, I know.
[E] And I love my little Filipino [A] baby. _ _