C     F
Para bailar la Bamba 
               C        F    G                C     F
Para bailar la Bamba se necesita una poca de gracia 
             C        F     G                   C     F
una poca de gracia y otra cosita ay arriba y arriba  
               C       F     G                C    F
ay arriba y arriba por ti sere yo no soy marinero  
               C        F    G          C       F   G
yo no soy marinero soy capitan soy capitan soy capitan

C   F     G
Bamba la Bamba
Bamba la Bamba
Bamba la Bamba
Bamba la Bamba


Para subir al cielo

para subir al cielo se necesita una escalera larga
una escalera larga y otra cosita ay arriba y arriba
ay arriba y arriba contigo ire yo no soy marinero
yo no soy marinero soy capitan soy capitan soy capitan
Bamba la Bamba ...

Some funny words are:

Para ser secretaria
para ser secretaria se necesita una falda muy corta
una falda muy corta pero ademas una pierna muy larga
una pierna muy larga por ti sere yo no soy marinero...
para ser marinero
para ser marinero se necesita una buena chibichanga
una buena chibichanga y otra cosita tu no eres marinero
tu no eres marinero ni tu ni el, yo soy capitan soy capitan...

Intro:  D (11 measures)
	G (1 measure)
	D (4 measures)

{c:Verse 1}
  
A [D]wise m[G]an was telling stories to me
abou[A]t the places[G] h[D]e had been to and the things that had seen

{c:Chorus}

A qu[D]iet vo[G]ice is singing something to me
An [A]age old so[G]ng '[D]bout the brave in this land here of the free,
One time[G] one[A] night[D] in America 

{c:Verse 2}
A [D]lady dressed in white with the man she loves 
Standin[G]g along the side of their pick up truck
A shot[D] rang out[G] in the night
Jus[D]t whe[G]n everything seemed right
Ano[D]ther hea[A]dli[D]ne written down in America

{c:Verse 3}
The [D]guy that lived next door in three o five
took the k[G]ids to the park and disappeared 'bout half past nine 
Who[D] will[G] ever[D] kno[G]w how much she loved them so
[D]That dar[A]k n[D]ight alone in America

{c:Chorus}

{c:Verse 4}
[D]Four small boys playing ball in the parking lot
A preac[G]her, a teacher, and the other became a cop
A car[D] skidde[G]d into the rain
Maki[D]ng the[G] last little one a saint
[D]One more l[A]ight[D] goes out in America 

{c:Verse 5}
A [D]young girl tosses a coin in the wishing well
She hopes[G] for a heaven while for her there's just this hell
S[D]he gave [G]away h[D]er l[G]ife to become somebody's wife
An[D]oth[A]er wi[D]sh unanswered in America

{c:Bridge}

[A]People having so much faith
Die too [G]soon [D]while all the rest come late
We [A]write a song that no one sings
On a[G] cold[A] black stone where a lasting peace will finally bring

{c:Guitar Solo}
A (3 measures)
G (1 measure)
D (7 measures)
G (1 measure)
D (1/2 measure)
G (1/2 measure)
A (1 measure)
D (1 measure)

{c:Verse 6}
The [D]sunlight plays upon my window pane
I wake [G]up to a world that's still the same
My [D]father [G]said to be strong
T[D]hat a go[G]od man could never do wrong
In a dr[D]eam I [A]had last[D] night in America

{c:Verse 1}
{c:Chorus}

[D]  One time[G] one night[A] in America
[D]  On[G]e time[A] one night in America 

Outro:	D (Until fadeout)