Chords for Stromae Takes America - "Papaoutai" in New York City

Tempo:
117.25 bpm
Chords used:

Ebm

Bbm

Gb

Ab

B

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Stromae Takes America - "Papaoutai" in New York City chords
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I'm [Bb] a really big fan of a [Em] guy called Stromae.
[C] I just saw his show and it was like the best show that [A] I've ever seen.
I want to collaborate [Dm] with that dude.
That dude is [C] dope.
We've talked [N] about working together.
I like him.
[Am] [B] [Em] [Am]
[B] [Am]
[B] Thank [Am] you
[Dm] [Em] [Am]
[N]
sir.
Hey America, Stromae.
And I made it.
[Bm] [Gb] Let's go to the best place in New York [Gm] to meet all my American [E] fans.
[B]
[N]
[B] So [N] let me introduce you my track, Papauté, piece by piece.
First, the melody.
[Ebm] Okay.
[Ab] [Bbm] [Ebm]
[Ab] [Bbm] [Gb] [Ebm]
[E] [B]
[Ebm] [Ab] [Bbm]
[Ebm] [Ab] [Bbm]
[Ebm] Second part, [B] drums.
[Gb] [Ebm]
[Ab] [Bbm] [Gb] [Ebm]
[Ab] [Bbm] [Ebm] [N] Okay.
And to top it all off, to top it all off, to top it all off.
Oh, the synthesizer.
[Gb] [Ebm] [Ab] [Gb]
Like
[Ebm] [Db] [Bbm]
[N] Track is done.
Actually the last, last, last, last part is the performance.
And I'm [B] freezing.
[Ebm] [Db]
[Gb] [Ab] [Ebm]
[Db] [Ebm] [Db]
[Bbm]
[Ab] [G] [Cm] [Bbm]
[Ebm] [Bbm] [Ebm]
[Gb] [F] [Bbm]
[Gb] [Ab] [Bbm]
[Db] [Gb] [Abm] [Bbm] [Gb]
[Ebm] [Ab] [Bbm] Where are you hiding?
[Gb] It must [Ebm] have been at least a thousand times that [Ab] I [Bbm] counted my fingers.
[Gb]
[Ebm] [Ab] [Bbm]
[Gb] [Ebm] [Ab] [Bbm]
[Gb] [Ebm] [Ab] [Bbm]
[Gb] [Ebm] [Ab] [Bbm]
[Gb] [Ebm] [Db] [Bbm]
[Gb] [Ebm] [Db] [Bbm]
[Gb] [Ebm] [Db] [Bbm]
[Gb] I'm sorry, I'm sorry
[Ebm] [Db] [Bbm]
[Eb] Ok, that's it for New York
And I can't wait to [N] see what the rest of America
Hey, [G] G, how are you?
I can't wait [Eb] to see what the rest of America has to offer
[N] Thank you
Oh, oh, [B] [Ab] well
Hello, Toma first
I'm performing here, Madison Square Garden
Yeah, he can't tell
I'm the guy on the [Abm] poster
You should talk to Donna, [Ebm] man
She's my friend
Oh, she's your [Abm] friend?
Yeah, that's right
Oh, I'm sorry
[N]
Key:  
Ebm
13421116
Bbm
13421111
Gb
134211112
Ab
134211114
B
12341112
Ebm
13421116
Bbm
13421111
Gb
134211112
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Let's start jamming Stromae - Papaoutai chords, Practice these chords sequence - Db, Bbm, Gb, Ebm, Ab, Bbm and Ebm. A strategic approach would be to train at 58 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 117. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: Gb Major.

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I'm [Bb] a really big fan of a [Em] guy called Stromae.
[C] I just saw his show and it was like the best show that [A] I've ever seen.
I want to collaborate [Dm] with that dude.
That dude is [C] dope.
We've talked [N] about working together.
_ I like him. _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [Em] _ [Am] _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [B] _ Thank [Am] _ you _
[Dm] _ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ sir.
Hey America, Stromae.
And I made it.
_ [Bm] _ _ [Gb] Let's go to the best place in New York [Gm] to meet all my American [E] fans.
[B] _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ So _ [N] let me introduce you my track, Papauté, piece by piece.
First, the melody.
[Ebm] Okay. _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Ebm] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Bbm] _ _
[Ebm] Second part, [B] drums. _ _ _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _
[Ab] _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Gb] _ [Ebm] _ _ _
[Ab] _ [Bbm] _ _ [Ebm] [N] Okay.
And to top it all off, to top it all off, to top it all off.
Oh, the synthesizer.
[Gb] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Gb]
Like_
_ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ [Db] _ [Bbm] _
[N] Track is done.
Actually the last, last, last, last part is the performance. _ _ _
_ And I'm [B] freezing. _ _ _ _
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ [Db] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ [G] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Bbm] _
_ [Ebm] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Bbm] _ _ _
[Db] _ [Gb] _ _ _ [Abm] _ [Bbm] _ _ [Gb] _
_ [Ebm] _ _ [Ab] _ [Bbm] Where are you hiding?
[Gb] It must [Ebm] have been at least a thousand times that [Ab] I [Bbm] counted my fingers.
[Gb] _
_ [Ebm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
[Gb] _ [Ebm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
[Gb] _ [Ebm] _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Bbm] _ _ _
[Gb] _ [Ebm] _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Bbm] _ _ _
[Gb] _ [Ebm] _ _ _ [Db] _ [Bbm] _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Db] _ [Bbm] _ _ _
[Gb] _ [Ebm] _ _ _ [Db] _ _ [Bbm] _
[Gb] I'm sorry, I'm sorry
[Ebm] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Bbm] _ _
[Eb] Ok, _ that's it for New York
And I can't wait to [N] see what the rest of America_
Hey, [G] G, how are you?
I can't wait [Eb] to see what the rest of America has to offer
_ [N] Thank you
Oh, oh, [B] _ _ [Ab] well_ _
_ Hello, Toma first
I'm performing here, Madison Square Garden
Yeah, he can't tell
I'm the guy on the [Abm] poster
_ _ You _ should talk to Donna, [Ebm] man
She's my friend
Oh, she's your [Abm] friend?
Yeah, that's right _
Oh, I'm sorry
_ _ _ _ [N] _

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