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Babooshka by Kate Bush - Guitar Chords

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                    Babooshka – Kate Bush
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Written by: Kate Bush              Tabbed by: maguri
From: “Never Forever” (1980)       Tuning: Standard

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capo: 1st fret
play: Dm
key: Ebm

For original chords transpose this tab +1 (and "use flats")

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[Intro] / [Interlude]
  Gm     C/E      D/F#
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3  + 4 +  
e|----------------|----------------|
B|3-------1-------|----------------|
G|3-------0-------|2----------2 5--|
D|5-------2-------|0-------4h5-----|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|3-------0-------|2---------------|
                          (triplet)

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[Chords]
         E-A-D-G-B-e
D/F#     2-x-0-2-3-2
G7sus4/C x-3-0-0-3-1
Bb6      x-1-0-0-3-1
Gm7      3-x-0-3-3-1
Bb6add9  x-1-0-0-1-1  (= G7sus4/Bb)
   or    x-1-0-2-1-1  (= Dm7/Bb)
Csus4/E  0-3-2-0-1-1

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[Intro]
| Gm C/E | D/F# |
| Gm C/E | D/F# |


| Gm C/E | D/F# |
             Babooshka
| Gm C/E | D/F# |
             Babooshka


[Verse]
Dm
 She wanted to test her husband
G7sus4/C    Bb6           D/F#
 She knew exactly what to do
  Bbmaj7       Am7
A pseudonym to fool him
Gm7           C/E         D/F#
 She couldn't have made a worse move


[Verse]
Dm
 She sent him scented letters
G7sus4/C  Bb6                D/F#
 And he received them with a strange delight
Bbmaj7    Am7
Just like his wife
Gm7          C/E            D/F#
 But how she was before the tears


[Bridge]
Gm7          C/E            D/F#
 And how she was before the years flew by
Gm7          C/E             [ G7sus4 ]
 And how she was when she was beautiful
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
| G7sus4      G7sus4/A | G7sus4/Bb |
                            She signed the letter


[Chorus]
Dm  Csus4/E
All yours
  Gm7        D/F#       Gm7
Babooshka, babooshka, babooshka ya ya
Dm  Csus4/E
All yours
  Gm7        D/F#      [ Gm ]
Babooshka, babooshka, babooshka ya ya


[Interlude]
| Gm C/E | D/F# |
| Gm C/E | D/F# |
             Babooshka


[Verse]
Dm
 She wanted to take it further
G7sus4/C Bb6                D/F#
 So she arranged a place to go
Bbmaj7 Am7
To see if he
Gm7              C/E          D/F#
 Would fall(-uh) for her incognito


[Verse]
Dm
 And when he laid eyes on her
G7sus4/C    Bb6              D/F#
 He got the feeling they had met before
  Bbmaj7  Am7
Uncanny   how she
Gm7          C/E           D/F#
 Reminds him of his little lady


[Bridge]
Gm7    C/E            D/F#
 Capacity to give him all he needs
Gm7            C/E             D/F#
 Just like his wife before she freezed on him
Gm7            C/E             [ G7sus4 ]
 Just like his wife when she was beautiful
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
| G7sus4      G7sus4/A | G7sus4/Bb |
                            He shouted out


[Chorus]
    Dm  Csus4/E
I'm all yours
  Gm7        D/F#       Gm7
Babooshka, babooshka, babooshka ya ya
Dm  Csus4/E
All yours
  Gm7        D/F#       Gm7
Babooshka, babooshka, babooshka ya ya
Dm  Csus4/E
All yours
  Gm7        D/F#       Gm7
Babooshka, babooshka, babooshka ya ya


[Chorus] (variation)
| Dm |
(break)
  Gm7        D/F#       Gm7
Babooshka, babooshka, babooshka ya ya

| Dm |
(break)
  Gm7        D/F#       Gm7
Babooshka, babooshka, babooshka ya ya

| Dm |
(break)
  Gm7        D/F#       Gm7
Babooshka, babooshka, babooshka ya ya


| Dm Csus4/E| Gm7 D/F# | Gm7 |
                       Babooshka, ya ya
| Dm Csus4/E| Gm7 D/F# | 
           (Babooshka)


[Coda]
| Gm C/E | D/F# |
             Babooshka
| Gm C/E | D/F# |
             Babooshka
| Gm C/E | D/F# |
             Babooshka
| Gm C/E | D/F# |
             Babooshka

| Gm C/E | D/F#
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