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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 1
[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 2
[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 3
[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 4
[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#]
