Chords for Spanish Is the Lovin' Tongue

Tempo:
163.45 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

Eb

F

Cm

Gm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Spanish Is the Lovin' Tongue chords
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[Bb]
[D] [Dm] Spanish is [Eb] the [Gm] loving [Cm] tongue, [Eb] [Bb]
soft [Gm] as springtime, [Cm]
[Eb] [F] light as spring.
[Bb]
There was a [Dm]
girl [Cm] I learned it [Bb] [Cm] from, [F] [Eb] [Bb]
[Gm] living down [F]
Sonora.
[Bb]
[F] [Eb] [Bb]
[G] Now I [Gm] don't [F]
look [Eb] much [Gm] like [Bb] a lover, [Gm]
yet I say [Cm]
[Eb] her love words [F] over, [Bb]
[Dm] late at night when [Eb] I'm all [Ab] [Bb] [Cm] alone.
[F] [Eb] [Bb]
Mi [Gm]
amor, [F] mi
[Ab] [Bb] corazón.
[F] [Eb] [Bb]
[F] [Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
There were [Dm]
nights [Cm] when I would [Bb] write, [Cm]
[F] [Eb] [Bb]
she [Gm] would listen [Cm]
[Eb] for my [F] spurts.
[Bb]
[Dm] Fling that big door [Cm] open [Gm] [Cm]
wide, [Bb]
and [Gm] raise those laughing [Bb] [F]
eyes of [Bb] hers.
[Eb] [Bb]
[Gm] And how those [F]
owls [Eb] would get to [Bb] flying, [F] [Gm]
pretty soon [Cm] I'd hear [F] her crying.
[Bb] Please [Dm] don't leave me [Eb] all
[Bb] alone.
[Cm]
[F] [Eb] [Bb]
[Gm] Mi amor, [Bb] [F] mi
[Bb] corazón.
[F] [Cm] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[F] [Bb]
I had to [Dm] say a [Eb] swift goodbye, [Bb] [Cm]
[Bb] [Gm] in that black
[F] unlucky [Bb] night.
[Eb]
[Bb]
[Gm] And traveling
[F] north, [Eb] her words [Bb] kept ringing,
[Gm] in every hoofbeat I
[Cm] could hear [F] her sing.
[Bb] Please don't [Dm] leave me
[Eb] all [Cm] alone.
[Bb] Mi [Gm] amor, mi [F] corazón.
[Bb] [Eb]
[Bb]
[Eb]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] Well, [Dm] I ain't never seen her since [Eb] that night.
[Bb]
[Cm] [Bb]
[Gm] I can't cross [Cm] the line.
[F] [Bb]
She [Dm] was Mexican, [Eb] and I was [Bb] white.
[Cm] [Eb]
[Bb] [Gm] Life is not, [Dm]
[Bb] it's better so.
[Gm] And yet [F] I've always,
[Eb] sort of [Bb] missed her, [Dm]
[Gm] since that very first [Cm] night.
[F]
[Bb] I left [Dm] her heart,
[Eb] but I lost my [Bb]
[Cm] own.
[F] [Cm]
[Bb]
[Gm] Adios,
[F]
recorda.
[Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[N]
Key:  
Bb
12341111
Eb
12341116
F
134211111
Cm
13421113
Gm
123111113
Bb
12341111
Eb
12341116
F
134211111
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To learn Michael Martin Murphey - Spanish Is The Lovin Tongue chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: Bb, Eb, Bb, F, Gm, F and Eb. A strategic approach would be to train at 81 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 163. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: Bb Major.

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[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
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[D] _ [Dm] Spanish is [Eb] the [Gm] loving _ _ [Cm] tongue, _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ soft [Gm] as _ springtime, _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ [Eb] [F] light as spring.
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ There was a [Dm] _
girl _ [Cm] I learned it _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] from, [F] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] living _ down _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ Sonora.
[Bb] _ _
_ _ [F] _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] Now I _ [Gm] _ don't [F] _
look _ _ [Eb] much _ [Gm] _ _ like [Bb] a lover, _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ yet I _ say _ _ [Cm] _ _
[Eb] her love words [F] over, _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] late at night _ when [Eb] I'm all [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ [Cm] alone. _
[F] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ Mi [Gm] _
amor, _ _ [F] mi _
_ _ _ [Ab] [Bb] corazón. _
_ _ [F] _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [F] _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ There were [Dm]
nights _ _ [Cm] when I would _ [Bb] write, [Cm] _ _
[F] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ she [Gm] would listen _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
[Eb] for my _ _ [F] spurts.
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] Fling that big door [Cm] open _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Cm] _
wide, _ _ _ [Bb] _
and _ _ [Gm] raise those laughing _ [Bb] _ [F] _ _
eyes of [Bb] hers.
_ _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] And _ _ how those [F] _ _
owls _ [Eb] would get to [Bb] _ _ flying, _ _ [F] _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ pretty _ soon _ _ [Cm] I'd _ _ hear [F] her crying.
_ _ [Bb] Please _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] don't leave _ me [Eb] all _
[Bb] _ _ alone.
[Cm] _ _
[F] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Gm] Mi amor, _ [Bb] _ _ [F] mi _
_ _ _ [Bb] corazón. _
_ _ [F] _ [Cm] _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ I had to [Dm] say _ _ a [Eb] swift _ goodbye, [Bb] _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Gm] in that black _ _ _
[F] _ _ unlucky _ [Bb] night.
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] And traveling _ _ _
[F] north, _ _ _ [Eb] her _ _ words [Bb] kept ringing, _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ in every hoofbeat _ I _
[Cm] _ _ _ could hear [F] her sing. _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ Please don't [Dm] leave _ me _
[Eb] _ all _ _ [Cm] alone. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ Mi [Gm] _ amor, _ _ mi [F] _ _ _ corazón.
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ Well, [Dm] _ I ain't never seen her since [Eb] that night.
_ _ [Bb] _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] I can't _ _ cross [Cm] the line. _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ She [Dm] was Mexican, _ _ [Eb] and I was _ _ [Bb] white.
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Gm] Life is not, _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [Bb] it's better so. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
[Gm] And yet _ _ _ [F] I've _ _ always, _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ sort of [Bb] missed her, [Dm] _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ since that very _ first [Cm] night. _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ I left [Dm] her heart, _ _ _
[Eb] but I lost my [Bb] _
[Cm] own.
_ [F] _ [Cm] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ Adios, _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
recorda. _ _ _ _
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[Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
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