Venezuela chords by Susan Reed

Chords with lyrics

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

Key: E minorEm

Difficulty: Novice

Verse 1:
  E minorEm     B7B7   E minorEm A minorAm  E minorEm     C majorC   D MajorD   E minorEm
He met her in Venezu -- e -- la, with a basket on her head
  E minorEm     D MajorD     C majorC   B7B7     E minorEm       A minorAm  E minorEm   B7B7
If she had met others she didn't say, but he knew that she'd do to pass away
  E minorEm   A minorAm   E minorEm   A minorAm  E minorEm
To pass away the time in Venezuela,
  E minorEm   A minorAm   E minorEm   A minorAm  E minorEm B7B7 E minorEm
To pass away the time in Venezu - e - la

Verse 2:
  E minorEm      B7B7  E minorEm   A minorAm   E minorEm   C majorC   D MajorD    E minorEm
He gave her a s -- i -- lken sash of blue, a silken sash of blue
 E minorEm    D MajorD      C majorC     B7B7    E minorEm   A minorAm    E minorEm    B7B7
Because he thought that she would do, with all the tricks he knew she knew
  E minorEm   A minorAm   E minorEm   A minorAm  E minorEm
To pass away the time in Venezuela,
  E minorEm   A minorAm   E minorEm   A minorAm  E minorEm B7B7 E minorEm
To pass away the time in Venezu - e - la

Verse 3:
  E minorEm    B7B7         E minorEm A minorAm       E minorEm     C majorC    D MajorD   E minorEm
Her lingo was strange, but the th - o - ught of her smile, the thought of her smile,
   E minorEm      D MajorD       C majorC   B7B7    E minorEm     A minorAm      E minorEm     B7B7
Will haunt him and taunt him for many a mile, for she was his love, and she helped the while,
  E minorEm   A minorAm   E minorEm   A minorAm  E minorEm
To pass away the time in Venezuela,
  E minorEm   A minorAm   E minorEm   A minorAm  E minorEm B7B7 E minorEm
To pass away the time in Venezu - e - la

Verse 4:
  E minorEm    B7B7    E minorEm  A minorAm   E minorEm    C majorC    D MajorD   E minorEm
And when the wind put o - u -t to sea, the wind put out to sea,
  E minorEm   D MajorD   C majorC      B7B7     E minorEm   A minorAm       E minorEm   B7B7
And she was taking leave, said he, 'Cheer up, you know, there'll always be'
 E minorEm    A minorAm  E minorEm      A minorAm  E minorEm
'Sailors ashore with leave in Venezuela,
 E minorEm     A minorAm     E minorEm   A minorAm  E minorEm B7B7 E minorEm
'Sailors to pass their time in Venezu - e -la