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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Chorus: C G G C Fifteen Cuban minutes, fairly safe to say, C G G C can feel more like an hour or the entire day. Bridge: E7 Am In the land where time means nothing, not hard to slip away, D7 G El Diablo baila sábado, y los curas on Sunday. Chorus: C G G C Fifteen Cuban minutes, the end is out of sight; C G G C so I'll meet you by the cannon on the the Malecón tonight. Verse 1: G C G C It started in Havana in nineteen-twenty-one, G C G C on the schooner Chiquimula where a party had begun. G C G C Primer cumpleaños, for a tiny lad at sea, G C G C and in my heart is still that faded photo of JD.
Verse 2: G C G C Signal flags were flying atop the entire fleet, G C G C while the rhumba band from Santiago played the birthday boy to sleep. G C G C That's the tale was told to me, a seadog nursery rhyme, G C G C and the music that was handed down from a long forgotten time. Chorus: C G G C Fifteen Cuban minutes get lost in the fog, C G G C life's a test, just do your best, like a three-legged dog. Bridge: E7 Am In the land where time means nothing, you can often lose your mind; D7 G now place your bets, or better yet, just join a conga line. Chorus: C G G C Fifteen Cuban minutes can turn night into day; C G G C they're dancing on the tables down at El Frente. Verse 3: G C G C Another entry in the log, my mind put to a test, G C G C when we sailed with the Hemmingways on a schooner from Key West. G C G C They'd come to make a movie about long forgotten times; G C G C see old friends, drink some rum and visit family shrines. Verse 4: G C G C So, how the hell did we wind up, just tagging right along? G C G C They were looking for a soundtrack and heard one of my songs. G C G C So, I sang Havana Daydreamin', just me and my guitar, G C G C to some very stern KGB-guys, trying to blend in at the bar. Chorus: C G G C So for fifteen Cuban minutes, la bodega did ignite; C G G C bongos y tumbadoras kept us up all night. Bridge: E7 Am Mojitos by the minute, the crowd stacked at the door; D7 G niños, dogs, and roosters frolicked on the floor. Chorus: C G G C Fifteen Cuban minutes, lots of give and take; C G G C birthdays always come and go but not a birthday cake. Interlude 1: Am E Am E Am E Am E Am E Am E Am E Dm7/9 G Interlude 2: (Steel Drums) Am E Am E Am E Am E Am E Am E Am E Dm7/9 G Chorus: C G G C Fifteen Cuban minutes are easy to embrace, C G G C no calendars or watch to wind, no schedules to chase. Bridge: E7 Am In the land where time means nothing this phrase it cries, "Delay!" D7 G Put it on a tee shirt and everyone will pay. Chorus: C G G C You say minutos Cubanos, dejace la drama; C G G C aqui no hay AC solo la ventana. Verse 5: N.C. Music makes use happy, it's in our chromosomes; N.C. no matter where we wander, music takes us home. N.C. It started on the island, disbursed by sweet songbirds N.C. who flew north 'cross the Gulf Stream and everybody heard. Verse 6: N.C. Now the clock just keeps on ticking, I hear it everywhere I go, N.C. and I sing along in cars and bars along Calle Ocho. N.C. God bless Ricky Ricardo and Little Ricky, too, N.C. they set my mind on island time. How about you? Verse 7: G C G C The Greeks and Egyptians had sundials in the sand, G C G C now we have atomic clocks that measure the Big Bang. G C G C Still I prefer the simple way, let's take it to the street; G C G C more walking and less talking, tap time with your feet. Chorus: C G G C Fifteen Cuban minutes still stands the test of time, C G G C like a Salas photograph or Kenneth Patchen rhyme. Bridge: E7 Am If you're looking for a launchpad, no news, just hearsay, D7 G don't bother with the WiFi, fuck Siri, ask Jose! End-Chorus: C G G C Fifteen Cuban minutes, there's no end in sight; C G G C I'll meet you by the cannon on the the Malecón tonight.
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Chords: E, A, D, G, B, C, E7, Am, D7, Dm7