Chords with lyrics
They Call Her La Bamba:The Crickets.
Released on LIBERTY Records in 1964.
INTRO: C majorC FF G+G FF C majorC FF G+G FF C majorC FF G+G FF C majorC FF G+G
#1.
G+G C majorC FF G+G
I saw La Bamba at the beach, now.
FF C majorC FF G+G
She likes the sand beneath her feet, yeah.
FF C majorC FF G+G
She's number one in the California sun.
FF C majorC FF G+G FF
When it comes to having fun, yeah, she's the one.
CHORUS:
C majorC FF G+G C majorC FF G+G
Bam-ba, Bamba, Bam-ba, Bamba.
G+G C majorC FF G+G
They call my baby La Bamba, Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Bam..
FF C majorC FF G+G
la-la-la-la- La Bamba..yeah, they call her La Bamba.
INTERLUDE: FF C majorC FF G+G FF G+G FF G+G
#2.
G+G C majorC FF
Sundays at the drag strip, now.
G+G C majorC FF
Fast rails make her flip, yeah.
G+G C majorC FF G+G
With her transistor on you can hear her sing along
FF C majorC FF G+G
with a top ten song that her jockey puts on.
CHORUS:
C majorC FF G+G C majorC FF G+G
Bam-ba, Bamba, Bam-ba, Bamba.
G+G C majorC FF G+G
They call my baby La Bamba, Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Bam..
FF C majorC FF G+G
la-la-la-la- La Bamba..yeah, they call her La Bamba.
G+G FF G+G
Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Bamba.
INTERLUDE: G+G Am7Am7 FF E minor 7Em7 FF G+G FF
C majorC FF G+G
Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Bamba.
#3.
G+G C majorC FF G+G
Water skiing at the lake, now.
G+G FF C majorC FF G+G
She does the Hippy Hippy Shake, yeah.
G+G FF C majorC FF G+G
She can work it on out, she can Twist and Shout..
G+G FF C majorC FF G+G
Walk the Dog all about..I'm in love, ain't no doubt-yeeeah!
CHORUS:
C majorC FF G+G C majorC FF G+G
Bam-ba, Bamba, Bam-ba, Bamba.
G+G C majorC FF G+G
They call my baby La Bamba, Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Bam..
FF C majorC FF G+G
la-la-la-la- La Bamba..yeah, they call her La Bamba.
OUTRO:
G+G
Baaaa-Baaaa-Baaaa-Baaaa-Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Baaaa!
C majorC FF G+G C majorC FF G+G
Bamm-Bamm-Bam-Ba..Bamm-Bamm-Bam-Ba..
G+G C majorC FF G+G C majorC FF
They call my baby, La Bamba....They call my baby, La Bamba..
G+G C majorC FF G+G
You know your Ba-Da-La-Bamba..yeaaaah..
G+G C majorC FF G+G
You know your Ba-Da-La-Bamba..yeaaaah..
A augmentedA sixties smash from Kraziekhat.