Babooshka tab by Kate Bush

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          Babooshka – Kate Bush
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard

Kate Bush
Babooshka (1980)
(Kate Bush)

From: "Never Forever"

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capo: 1st fret
play: DmDm
key: D#m/Ebm

For original chords transpose this tab +1 to D#m/Ebm.

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CHORDS
     E-A-D-G-B-e
D/F#D/F#   2-x-0-2-3-2
G7sus4/C x-3-x-0-3-1
Gm7Gm7   3-x-0-3-3-1
Bb6add9 x-1-0-0-1-1 (= G7sus4/Bb)
  or  x-1-0-2-1-1 (= Dm7/Bb)

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INTRO
| G minorGm C/EC/E | D/F#D/F# |
| G minorGm C/EC/E | D/F#D/F# |


| G minorGm C/EC/E | D/F#D/F# |
       Babooshka
| G minorGm C/EC/E | D/F#D/F# |
       Babooshka


VERSE
DmDm
 She wanted to test her husband
G7sus4/C  Bb majorBb      D/F#D/F#
 She knew exactly what to do
 Bbmaj7Bbmaj7    Am7Am7
A augmentedA pseudonym to fool him
Gm7Gm7      C/EC/E      D/F#D/F#
 She couldn't have made the worst move

VERSE
DmDm
 She sent him scented letters
G7sus4/C Bb majorBb         D/F#D/F#
 And he received them with a strange delight
Bbmaj7Bbmaj7  Am7Am7
Just like his wife
Gm7Gm7     C/EC/E      D/F#D/F#
 But how she was before the tears


BRIDGE
Gm7Gm7     C/EC/E      D/F#D/F#
 And how she was before the years flew by
Gm7Gm7     C/EC/E       [ G7sus4G7sus4 ]
 And how she was when she was beautiful
 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
| G7sus4G7sus4   G7sus4/A | G7sus4/Bb |
              She signed the letter


CHORUS
DmDm C/EC/E
All yours
 Gm7Gm7    D/F#D/F#    Gm7Gm7
Babooshka, babooshka, babooshka ya ya
DmDm C/EC/E
All yours
 Gm7Gm7    D/F#D/F#   [ G minorGm ]
Babooshka, babooshka, babooshka ya ya


INTERLUDE
| G minorGm C/EC/E | D/F#D/F# |
| G minorGm C/EC/E | D/F#D/F# |
       Babooshka


VERSE
DmDm
 She wanted to take it further
G7sus4/C Bb majorBb         D/F#D/F#
 So she arranged a place to go
Bbmaj7Bbmaj7 Am7Am7
To see if he
Gm7Gm7       C/EC/E     D/F#D/F#
 Would fall(-uh) for her incognito


VERSE
DmDm
 And when he laid eyes on her
G7sus4/C  Bb majorBb        D/F#D/F#
 He got the feeling they had met before
 Bbmaj7Bbmaj7 Am7Am7
Uncanny  how she
Gm7Gm7     C/EC/E      D/F#D/F#
 Reminds him of his little lady


BRIDGE
Gm7Gm7  C/EC/E      D/F#D/F#
 Capacity to give him all he needs
Gm7Gm7      C/EC/E       D/F#D/F#
 Just like his wife before she freezed on him
Gm7Gm7      C/EC/E       [ G7sus4G7sus4 ]
 Just like his wife when she was beautiful
 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
| G7sus4G7sus4   G7sus4/A | G7sus4/Bb |
              He shouted out


CHORUS
  DmDm C/EC/E
I'm all yours
 Gm7Gm7    D/F#D/F#    Gm7Gm7
Babooshka, babooshka, babooshka ya ya
DmDm C/EC/E
All yours
 Gm7Gm7    D/F#D/F#    Gm7Gm7
Babooshka, babooshka, babooshka ya ya
DmDm C/EC/E
All yours
 Gm7Gm7    D/F#D/F#    Gm7Gm7
Babooshka, babooshka, babooshka ya ya


CHORUS (variation)
 break
| DmDm |
 Gm7Gm7    D/F#D/F#    Gm7Gm7
Babooshka, babooshka, babooshka ya ya

break
| DmDm |
 Gm7Gm7    D/F#D/F#    Gm7Gm7
Babooshka, babooshka, babooshka ya ya

break
| DmDm |
 Gm7Gm7    D/F#D/F#    Gm7Gm7
Babooshka, babooshka, babooshka ya ya


| DmDm C/EC/E | Gm7Gm7 D/F#D/F# | Gm7Gm7 |
         Babooshka, ya ya
| DmDm C/EC/E | Gm7Gm7 D/F#D/F# |
    (Babooshka)


CODA
| G minorGm C/EC/E | D/F#D/F# |
       Babooshka
| G minorGm C/EC/E | D/F#D/F# |
       Babooshka
| G minorGm C/EC/E | D/F#D/F# |
       Babooshka
| G minorGm C/EC/E | D/F#D/F# |
       Babooshka

| G minorGm C/EC/E | D/F#D/F#

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