Pata Pata chords by Miriam Makeba

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 1st

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Difficulty: Novice

Verse 1:

D MajorD       G+G      D MajorD
Saguquga sathi bega nantsi pata (sathi pata pata)
        A augmentedA      D MajorD
Saguquga sathi bega nantsi pata (sathi pata pata)
        G+G      D MajorD
Saguquga sathi bega nantsi pata (sathi pata pata)
        A augmentedA      D MajorD
Saguquga sathi bega nantsi pata (sathi pata pata)

Chorus:

          G+G     D MajorD
Hihi ha mama, hi-a-ma sat si pata sat si pata pata:
          A augmentedA     D MajorD
Hihi ha mama, hi-a-ma sat si pa sat si pata pata:
           G+G     D MajorD
A-hihi ha mama, hi-a-ma sat si pata pat sat si pata pata:
           A augmentedA     D MajorD
A-hihi ha mama, hi-a-ma sat si pat sat si pata pata:

Verse 3:

          G+G      D MajorD
Aya saguquga sathi bega nantsi pata (sathi pata pata)
        A augmentedA      D MajorD
Saguquga sathi bega nantsi pata (sathi pata pata)
        G+G      D MajorD
Saguquga sathi bega nantsi pata (sathi pata pata)
        A augmentedA      D MajorD
Saguquga sathi bega nantsi pata (sathi pata pata)

Break:

N.C.
Pata Pata is the name of a dance sat si pata pata:
We do down Johannesburg way sat si pata pata:
And everybody starts to move sat si pata pata:
As soon as Pata Pata starts to play - hoo sat si pata pata:

Verse 4:

          G+G      D MajorD
Aya saguquga sathi bega nantsi pata (sathi pata pata)
        A augmentedA      D MajorD
Saguquga sathi bega nantsi pata (sathi pata pata)
        G+G      D MajorD
Saguquga sathi bega nantsi pata (sathi pata pata)
        A augmentedA      D MajorD
Saguquga sathi bega nantsi pata (sathi pata pata)

Chorus:

          G+G     D MajorD
Hihi ha mama, hi-a-ma sat si pata sat si pata pata:
          A augmentedA     D MajorD
Hihi ha mama, hi-a-ma sat si pa sat si pata pata:
           G+G     D MajorD
A-hihi ha mama, hi-a-ma sat si pata pat sat si pata pata:
           A augmentedA     D MajorD
A-hihi ha mama, hi-a-ma sat si pat sat si pata pata:

Verse 5:
           G+G      D MajorD
Haji-a saguquga sathi bega nantsi pata (sathi pata pata)
        A augmentedA      D MajorD
Saguquga sathi bega nantsi pata (sathi pata pata)
        G+G      D MajorD
Saguquga sathi bega nantsi pata (sathi pata pata)
        A augmentedA      D MajorD
Saguquga sathi bega nantsi pata (sathi pata pata)

Break:

N.C.
Woo! Every Friday, and Saturday Night, sat si pata pata:
It's Pata Pata-time sat si pata pata:
The dance keeps going all night long sat si pata pata:
Till the morning sun begins to shine - hey! sat si pata pata:
Aya sat wuguga sat - wo-ho-o sat si pata pata:

Verse 6:

          G+G      D MajorD
Aya saguquga sathi bega nantsi pata (sathi pata pata)
        A augmentedA      D MajorD
Saguquga sathi bega nantsi pata (sathi pata pata)
        G+G      D MajorD
Saguquga sathi bega nantsi pata (sathi pata pata)
        A augmentedA      D MajorD
Saguquga sathi bega nantsi pata (sathi pata pata)

Chorus:

          G+G     D MajorD
Hihi ha mama, hi-a-ma sat si pata sat si pata pata:
          A augmentedA     D MajorD
Hihi ha mama, hi-a-ma sat si pa sat si pata pata:
           G+G     D MajorD
A-hihi ha mama, hi-a-ma sat si pata pat sat si pata pata:
           A augmentedA     D MajorD
A-hihi ha mama, hi-a-ma sat si pat sat si pata pata:

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