La Bamba Chords by Ritchie Valens
Tempo:
150.2 bpm
Chords used:
F
C
G
Bb
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
I'm falling off.
But [G] your next [Bb] record's coming out.
Well, I don't know about the next record, but I might think about an album.
Oh, an album.
[Bbm] And
[B] we want to certainly thank you for coming back to [Bb] the apartment and entertaining all the kids here.
Oh, it was a lot of fun.
Good.
And since the kids did like La Bamba so well, would you like to do another chorus of that?
[N] Sure.
[Bb] [C]
[B] [C]
[F] [G] [F] [Am] [C]
[F] [G] To dance [C] La Bamba, [F] [G] [C]
[F] you [G] need a little [C]
grace,
[F] [G] a little [C]
[F] grace with [G] empathy, [C] up and up,
[F] [G] up [C] and up, [F] because [G] you are a boy, you [C] are a [F] boy.
[G] I'm not [C] a sailor, [F] [G] I'm not [C] a sailor,
[F] I'm not a sailor, I'm [G] not a [C] sailor,
[F] [G] La [C]
[F] Bamba, [G] [Bm] [C] La Bamba, [F] [G] La [C]
[F] Bamba,
[G] [C]
[F] [C] to dance La [F] Bamba, [G] to dance [C] La [F] [G] Bamba,
[Bm] a [C] little [F] grace, [G] a [C] little [F] grace with [G] empathy, up [C] and up,
up and up,
[G] [F] [C]
[G] [C] up and up,
[F] [G] to [F] [C]
[F] [G] dance La Bamba, [C]
[F] [G] [C]
[F] to [G] dance La Bamba,
[C]
[F] [G] [C]
[F] [G]
[C] [F] a little grace, [G]
[C] [F] [G]
a little [C] grace [F] [G] with empathy, [C] up and [F] up,
[G]
up [C] and up,
[F] a little [G]
grace, [C] a little grace [F] [G] with [C] empathy,
La [F] [G] Bamba, [C] La [F] Bamba, La Bamba,
[G] [F] [C] [F] [G]
[F] [N]
But [G] your next [Bb] record's coming out.
Well, I don't know about the next record, but I might think about an album.
Oh, an album.
[Bbm] And
[B] we want to certainly thank you for coming back to [Bb] the apartment and entertaining all the kids here.
Oh, it was a lot of fun.
Good.
And since the kids did like La Bamba so well, would you like to do another chorus of that?
[N] Sure.
[Bb] [C]
[B] [C]
[F] [G] [F] [Am] [C]
[F] [G] To dance [C] La Bamba, [F] [G] [C]
[F] you [G] need a little [C]
grace,
[F] [G] a little [C]
[F] grace with [G] empathy, [C] up and up,
[F] [G] up [C] and up, [F] because [G] you are a boy, you [C] are a [F] boy.
[G] I'm not [C] a sailor, [F] [G] I'm not [C] a sailor,
[F] I'm not a sailor, I'm [G] not a [C] sailor,
[F] [G] La [C]
[F] Bamba, [G] [Bm] [C] La Bamba, [F] [G] La [C]
[F] Bamba,
[G] [C]
[F] [C] to dance La [F] Bamba, [G] to dance [C] La [F] [G] Bamba,
[Bm] a [C] little [F] grace, [G] a [C] little [F] grace with [G] empathy, up [C] and up,
up and up,
[G] [F] [C]
[G] [C] up and up,
[F] [G] to [F] [C]
[F] [G] dance La Bamba, [C]
[F] [G] [C]
[F] to [G] dance La Bamba,
[C]
[F] [G] [C]
[F] [G]
[C] [F] a little grace, [G]
[C] [F] [G]
a little [C] grace [F] [G] with empathy, [C] up and [F] up,
[G]
up [C] and up,
[F] a little [G]
grace, [C] a little grace [F] [G] with [C] empathy,
La [F] [G] Bamba, [C] La [F] Bamba, La Bamba,
[G] [F] [C] [F] [G]
[F] [N]
Key:
F
C
G
Bb
B
F
C
G
_ _ _ I'm falling off.
But [G] _ _ your next [Bb] record's coming out.
Well, I don't know about the next record, but I might think about an album.
Oh, an album. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bbm] And _ _
_ [B] we want to certainly thank you for coming back to [Bb] the apartment and entertaining all the kids here.
Oh, it was a lot of fun.
Good.
And since the kids did like La Bamba so well, would you like to do another chorus of that?
[N] Sure. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [F] _ [G] _ _ _ [F] _ [Am] _ [C] _
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ To dance [C] La Bamba, [F] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _
[F] you _ [G] need a little [C]
grace,
[F] _ _ [G] _ a little [C] _
[F] grace with _ [G] empathy, [C] up and up,
[F] _ _ [G] _ up [C] and up, [F] because [G] you are a boy, you [C] are a [F] boy.
_ [G] _ _ I'm not [C] a sailor, [F] _ _ [G] _ I'm not [C] a sailor,
[F] I'm not a sailor, I'm _ [G] _ _ not a [C] sailor,
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ La [C] _
_ [F] Bamba, [G] _ _ _ [Bm] [C] La Bamba, [F] _ _ [G] _ _ La [C] _
_ [F] Bamba,
[G] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ to dance La [F] Bamba, _ [G] _ to dance [C] La _ [F] _ _ [G] Bamba,
[Bm] a [C] little [F] grace, _ [G] _ a [C] little [F] grace with [G] empathy, up [C] and up,
up and up,
_ [G] _ [F] _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] up and up,
[F] _ _ [G] to [F] _ [C] _ _
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ dance La Bamba, _ [C] _
_ [F] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [F] to [G] dance La Bamba,
[C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ [F] a little grace, [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _
a little _ [C] grace [F] _ [G] with empathy, _ [C] up and [F] up,
_ [G] _
up [C] and up,
[F] a little [G]
grace, _ [C] a little grace [F] _ [G] with _ _ [C] empathy,
La [F] _ [G] Bamba, _ _ [C] La _ [F] Bamba, La Bamba,
[G] _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _
_ [F] _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
But [G] _ _ your next [Bb] record's coming out.
Well, I don't know about the next record, but I might think about an album.
Oh, an album. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bbm] And _ _
_ [B] we want to certainly thank you for coming back to [Bb] the apartment and entertaining all the kids here.
Oh, it was a lot of fun.
Good.
And since the kids did like La Bamba so well, would you like to do another chorus of that?
[N] Sure. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [F] _ [G] _ _ _ [F] _ [Am] _ [C] _
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ To dance [C] La Bamba, [F] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _
[F] you _ [G] need a little [C]
grace,
[F] _ _ [G] _ a little [C] _
[F] grace with _ [G] empathy, [C] up and up,
[F] _ _ [G] _ up [C] and up, [F] because [G] you are a boy, you [C] are a [F] boy.
_ [G] _ _ I'm not [C] a sailor, [F] _ _ [G] _ I'm not [C] a sailor,
[F] I'm not a sailor, I'm _ [G] _ _ not a [C] sailor,
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ La [C] _
_ [F] Bamba, [G] _ _ _ [Bm] [C] La Bamba, [F] _ _ [G] _ _ La [C] _
_ [F] Bamba,
[G] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ to dance La [F] Bamba, _ [G] _ to dance [C] La _ [F] _ _ [G] Bamba,
[Bm] a [C] little [F] grace, _ [G] _ a [C] little [F] grace with [G] empathy, up [C] and up,
up and up,
_ [G] _ [F] _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] up and up,
[F] _ _ [G] to [F] _ [C] _ _
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ dance La Bamba, _ [C] _
_ [F] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [F] to [G] dance La Bamba,
[C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ [F] a little grace, [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _
a little _ [C] grace [F] _ [G] with empathy, _ [C] up and [F] up,
_ [G] _
up [C] and up,
[F] a little [G]
grace, _ [C] a little grace [F] _ [G] with _ _ [C] empathy,
La [F] _ [G] Bamba, _ _ [C] La _ [F] Bamba, La Bamba,
[G] _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _
_ [F] _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _