Abuelita chords by Caroline Herring

Caroline Herring - Abuelita


CAPO: 5th Fret



INTRO: C  Cadd9  C  Cadd9

C             Em    F     C
I should have known why I loved
        Cadd9       Em
Driving through the cactus fields
           F             G
Or wearing white leather gloves
  E E7       Am
Admiring the virgin
       F               G
As she stands upon the moon
C          Cadd9  Em
Waltzing behind a second line
        F              G
Or harmonizing the gospel tunes

CHORUS:
C   Em    F              C
Abuelita, underneath the trees
      Cadd9 Em           F           C
Of Costa    Rica and her dark shored seas
                    Em7
They won't tell me about you
           F          G
They don't want me to see
C   Em           F    G    C
Abuelita, you're just like me


     Em  F         C
I do not have your mind
 Cadd9   Em
Nor your body
         F               G
Nor your circumstance in time
    E      E7        Am
But I feel something rising
   F                 G
Up through me like a song
     C  Cadd9    Em
It's fragile and lovely
     F            G
It's powerful and strong


CHORUS:
C   Em    F              C
Abuelita, underneath the trees
      Cadd9 Em           F           C
Of Costa    Rica and her dark shored seas
                    Em7
They won't tell me about you
           F          G
They don't want me to see
C   Em           F    G    C
Abuelita, you're just like me


BRIDGE:
G                       F       C
Oh, grandmother did you have to say
G                             F              C
Sometimes life, well, it just turns out that way
Em            Am
Waiting for a boy
Em            Am
Waiting for a train
D                               F      G
Waiting on something to make you feel again


INTERLUDE: C  Em  F  C  Em  F  C


           Em    F            C
All of the girls lined up the stairs
             Cadd9      Em
Dressed like queens and princesses
     F               G
With jewels in their hair
E       E7        Am
Wrapped up in the old furs
    F               G
You gave to us that night
C           Cadd9    Em
We were the midnight fireworks
   F                 G
We blazed in a New Year sky


CHORUS:
C   Em    F              C
Abuelita, underneath the trees
      Cadd9 Em           F           C
Of Costa    Rica and her dark shored seas
                    Em7
They won't tell me about you
           F          G
They don't want me to see
C   Em           F    G    Am  F
Abuelita, you're just like me___
    G    E7   C   Em  F  C