The Buena Vista Social Club was the name of a members-only music club in Havana, Cuba that was at its height during the 1940s. In the late 1990s Wim Wenders made a movie upon the initiative of Ry Cooder called &quot;The Buena Vista Social Club.&quot; Wenders film centered on Ry Cooder's efforts to find and reunite some of the musicians who had performed at the long closed club. The film also portrays sessions from the production of the album released in 1997 also titled Buena Vista Social Club. Both movie and album were highly successful, and expanded the reach of Cuban music around the world. 

Buena Vista Social Club est à l'origine le projet de Nick Gold de la maison de disque World Circuit de réunir des musiciens cubains « campesinos », soneros légendaires des années 1930, 40 et 50, des musiciens d'Afrique de l'Ouest et Ry Cooder. Coincés à l'aéroport de Paris, les Africains ne pourront pas se rendre à Cuba. Finalement, l'enregistrement de l'album s'effectuera bien, mais sans eux.  Aidé par le compositeur Juan De Marcos González, leader du célèbre groupe cubain Sierra Maestra, Ry Cooder rassemble divers artistes aux studios Egrem, à Cuba.

Buena Vista Social Club ist ein Klub in Havanna, nach dem eine CD benannt wurde, die der US-amerikanische Gitarrist Ry Cooder gemeinsam mit kubanischen Musikern 1996 aufgenommen hat. Durch die Verleihung des Grammys an Ry Cooder für deren Produktion im Jahr 1998 sowie den 1999 erschienenen Dokumentarfilm von Wim Wenders wurden die Musiker weltweit bekannt.  Vorgeschichte  Im Jahr 1996 reiste der amerikanische Musiker Ry Cooder nach Kuba. Er fand dort Kontakt zu einer Reihe von Musikern. Juan de Marcos Gonzáles, ein Kenner der Son-Musikszene, stellte für ihn eine Gruppe von Musikern zusammen.

Ensamble de algunas de las fuerzas musicales más renombradas de Cuba, parte de la vieja guardia musical de la isla.  Tras reclutar a Ibrahim Ferrer, cantante, a Compay Segundo y Elíades Ochoa, guitarristas/cantantes, y al pianista Rubén González, Ry Cooder entró en los estudios Egrem de La Habana para producir el álbum Buena Vista Social Club. Este disco obtuvo un éxito comercial y de la crítica inesperado, obteniendo un Grammy.  

Verse 1

En el  Am barrio la ca G chimba se ha for F mado la corre E7 dera
En el  Am barrio la ca G chimba se ha for F mado la corre E7 dera
All Am á fueron los bom G beros con sus cam F panas sus si E7 renas
All Am á fueron los bom G beros con sus cam F panas sus si E7 renas

Bridge

 G7 Ay ma C má  G7 qué pa C só?
 E7 ay ma Am má  E7 qué pa Am só?

Chorus

El cuarto de  E7 Tula, le cogió can Am dela
se quedo dor E7 mida y no, apagó la  Am vela

El Cuarto De Tula

Dm                  F
De Alto Cedro voy para Mar Cané
Gm                 A7                              (3x)
luego a Cueto, voy para Mallarid. (Dm/ F/ Gm/ A7)

Dm          F
El cariño que te tengo
  Gm         A7
no te lo puedo negar,
Dm            F
se me sale la babita,
Gm             A7
yo no lo puedo evitar. (Dm/ F/ Gm/ A7)

  Dm              F
Cuando Juanita y Chan Chan,
Gm               A7
en el mar cernían la arena,
Dm              F
como sacudía el jibe,
Gm                 A7
a Chan Chan le daba pena.

Dm                 F
Limpia el camino de paja,
Gm                  A7
que yo me quiero sentar,
Dm                F
en aquel tronco que veo
 Gm             A7
y así no puedo llegar.


Dm                  F
De Alto Cedro voy para Mar Cané
Gm                  A7                              
luego a Cueto, voy para Mallarid. (Dm/ F/ Gm/ A7)

Chan Chan

&quot;El Cuarto de Tula&quot; was composed by Sergio Eulogio Gonzalez Siaba (1916 - 1989). It is sung by Eliades Ochoa with Ibrahim Ferrer and Manuel &quot;Puntillita&quot; Licea joining Ochoa in an extended descarga (jam) section improvising lyrics. Barbarito Torres plays a frenetic lute solo towards the end of the track. Timbales are played by the 13 year old Julienne Oviedo S

[E / Am]

[Am / Dm / E / Am]


 Am               G               F           E
En el barrio la cachimba se ha formado la corredera

 Am               G               F           E
En el barrio la cachimba se ha formado la corredera

 Am                G                 F           E
All?

INTRO:

  G     G  D                          B
|-2--3--2--5--------------------0--1--2------|
|-3--5--3--5-----------------3--2--0--2------|
|----------6--2--1--2--3--4--4--------3------|
|----------7--------------------------4------|

                         D     G           A
|---------------------------------2--------0-|
|---------------------3--2--0--3-----3-----0-|
|-----------------0---4--2--0-----0-----2--1-|
|----------2---4--5------------0-----------2-|

 D7
|-----------0--2--1--0--0--------------------|
|--3--2--3--------------2----2--0------------|
|----------------------------------3--2------|
|-----------------------2--------------------|
     
  G     G  D                          B
|-2--3--2--5--------------------0--1--2------|
|-3--5--3--5-----------------3--2--0--2------|
|----------6--2--1--2--3--4--4--------3------|
|----------7--------------------------4------|

              D        G        A           G
|----------------------2--3--5--0--0-----0---|
|----------3--2--0--3--3--5--4--0-----2-----3|
|-------0--4--2--0--------------1-----0-----2|
|-2--4--5-----------0-----------2-----------0|


        G                Bdim7 D7
En el tronco de un árbol  una  niña
  Am        D7                  G  
grabó su nombre henchida de placer
     E7                          Am
y el árbol conmovido allá en su seno
      A7                  D7
a la niña una flor dejó caer


          G          Bdim7   D7
Yo soy el árbol conmovido y triste
Am           D7                  G 
tu eres la niña que mi tronco hirió
     E7                       Am
yo guardo siempre tu querido nombre
  Cm                     A7 D7  G
y tú que has hecho de mi pobre flor

Y Tu Que Has Hecho

Bad ass old cats doing something absolutely magical. If you speak the lingo then you will trip on the funny stuff, if not, go with it baby. These guys are priceless. A hit of rum, a beer, and a puro and you are in heaven listening to these old masters!

De Camino A La Vereda

intro: Em / Am / Em 

                   Em                    B7
Dos Gardenias para ti con ellas quiero decir
      Em                C    B7
te quiero, te adoro, mi vida.
                     Am                  B7        Em
Ponles toda tu atencion que seran tu corazon y el mio
                   Em                        Dm
Dos Gardenias para ti que tendran todo el calor
       Am
de un beso
                     Em                     B7
De esos besos que te di y que jamas encontraras
                       Em
en el calor de otro querer.
              Em                   
A su lado viviran y se hablaran 
                      B7
como cuando estas conmigo
             Am          B7        Em
y hasta creeran que se diran te quiero
                 Em                        Dm
Pero si un atardecer las gardenias de mi amor se 
  Am                       Em
mueren, es porque han adivinado que tu amor me ha 
       B7                         Em        
traicionado porque existe otro querer. Es porque han 
      Em                           B7               
adivinado que tu amor me ha traicionado porque existe
         Em - Am - Em
otro querer.

Dos Gardenias

&quot;El Carretero&quot; is a guajira (country lament) sung by Eliades Ochoa with the full ensemble providing additional instruments and backing vocals.  Composer: Guillermo Portabales (Rodas, Cuba, 6 April 1911 

Intro: Am E7  Am E7  Am E7  Am E7

Verse:   Am E7   Am E7           
         Am E7   Am E7
         Am E7   Am E7           
         Am E7   Am E7
         Am E7   Am E7           
         Am E7   Am E7
         Am E7   Am E7           
         Am E7   Am E7
         Am E7   Am E7           
         Am E7   Am E7
         Am E7   Am E7           
         Am E7   Am E7
         Am E7   Am E7           
         Am E7   Am E7
         Am E7   Am E7           
         Am E7   Am E7
         Am E7   Am E7           
         Am E7   Am E7
         Am E7   Am E7           
         Am E7   Am E7
         Am E7   Am E7           
         Am E7   Am E7
         Am E7   Am E7           
         Am E7   Am E7
         Am E7   Am E7           
         Am E7   Am E7
         Am E7   Am E7           
         Am E7   Am E7
         Am E7   Am E7           
         
Outro:   A7   Dm   Am 
         E7   Am   Dm
         Am   E7   Am
 

El Carretero

C             E7            A7
Orgullecida estoy de ser divina
      D7                    G
y de tener tan linda perfecci??n
         C        E7       A7
tal vez ser?

Orgullecida

Intro:Em,B7,Em,E7,Am,Em,C,B7,Em

 
                       Em
??Qu?

Veinte Años

Buena Vista Social Club

C   
Jaja, okay okay
                  F
Ya sé qué pasa aquí
   A#                            C
Encuentras la grandeza frente a ti
             C
Y no sabes bien qué sentir
       F            A#                      C
Es adorable, que jamás los humanitos cambiarán
           C       F
Despierta ya, oye bien, 
           A#                   C
este como ves es Maui, de verdad
             C                F
Sé que como yo no encuentras dos
        A#          C
Lo que miras es un semi Dios

[Coro 1]
Am         F           C
  Yo solo sé decir de nada
        E7               Am
Por el mar, el cielo, el sol
                F            C
No hay de que agradecer, de nada
     E7                    C
Soy sólo un ordinario semi yo

[Estrofa 2]
C                                F  
Hey, ¿qué fortachón el cielo elevó?
                        A#
Cuando eras de esta altura, éste
C                  C
  Si la noche enfrió, 
                  F
¿quién fue quien fuego te llevó?
       A#          
¿Qué, alguien me nombró? 
C              C       F
  Oh, yo sólo lazo el sol
          A#                    C
De nada, para estirar tu diversión
          C       F
Brisa yo hago soplar, de nada, 
   A#           C
y así tus velas elevar

[Coro 2]
Am        F            C
  Yo sólo sé decir de nada, 
        E7                  Am
por las islas que traje del mar
              F                  C
No ruegues jamás, nunca más, de nada
         E7                     Am
¡Ha! Genial es mi manera de servir, 
    F
de nada, 
    C
de nada

[Parte Rap]
C
De nada dudes ya
Hey, honestamente te explicaré 
de natural modo cada fenómeno
El mar, el sol, el gas, 
oh, ese es Maui hablando de más
Anguilas que, yo las enterré, 
de la palmera los cocos creé
Un consejo, una lección te doy
No me molestes si en mi descanso estoy
Am
  El tapiz que en mi piel se ve, 
F
  es el mapa de lo que gané
C
  Por donde fui provoqué mil sucesos
E7
  Ve al pequeñín mini Maui nomás zapateando,
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ¡Hey!

[Coro 3]
Am          F              C
  Yo sólo puedo decir, de nada (de nada)
           E7              Am
Por el mundo especial que doy
                 F           C
No hay de que agradecer, de nada (de nada)
    E7                     Am
De nada hablaré, que ya me voy
          F            C
Te toca a ti decir de nada (de nada)
       E7             Am
Pues quiero esa barca ya
             F          C
Muy lejos navegaré, de nada (de nada)
       E7               Am
Pues Maui nada sabe de nadar
              F                 C  F C
(De nada) De nada (De nada) de nada
         C
Y gracias

De Nada

G      Em
I found a love for me
               C                         D
Darling just dive right in, and follow my lead
                G                 Em
Well I found a girl beautiful and sweet
          C                                  D
I never knew you were the someone waiting for me

                                 G
Cause we were just kids when we fell in love
              Em                     C               G  D
Not knowing what it was, I will not give you up this ti-ime
                   G                         Em
But darling just kiss me slow, your heart is all I own
             C                  D
And in your eyes you’re holding mine

       Em   C            G          D              Em
Baby, I’m dancing in the dark, with you between my arms
C                G     D                Em
Barefoot on the grass, listening to our favorite song
          C                G                 D              Em
When you said you looked a mess, I whispered underneath my breath
         C                G        D             
But you heard it, darling you look perfect tonight

               G                    Em
Well I found a woman, stronger than anyone I know
                C                                        D
She shares my dreams, I hope that someday I’ll share her home
           G             Em
I found a love, to carry more than just my secrets
         C                              D
To carry love, to carry children of our own

                              G                     Em 
We are still kids, but we’re so in love, fighting against all odds
                  C               G  D
I know that we’ll be alright this ti-ime
               G                            Em 
Darling just hold my hand, be my girl, I’ll be your man
          C              D
I see my future in your eyes



       Em   C            G          D              Em
Baby, I’m dancing in the dark, with you between my arms
C                G     D                Em
Barefoot on the grass, listening to our favorite song
          C                G                 D               Em
When you said you looked a mess, I whispered underneath my breath
         C                G        D             
But you heard it, darling you look perfect tonight

G Em C D 


       Em     C            G          D              Em
Baby, I’m dancing in the dark, with you between my arms
C                G     D                Em
Barefoot on the grass, listening to our favorite song
          C                G                 D               Em
When you said you looked a mess, I whispered underneath my breath
         C                G        D             
But you heard it, darling you look perfect tonight


Perfect

BAA BAA BLACK SHEEP


C         G
Baa, baa, black sheep,
F            C
Have you any wool?

F        C
Yes sir, yes sir,
G          C
Three bags full.

C           G
One for the master,
F           C
One for the dame,

F               C
And one for the little boy
G                  C
Who lives down the lane.

Baa Baa Black Sheep

G         Em		  
1) Almost heaven,   West Virginia,
2) All my mem'ries, gather round her, 

   D			 C                G
1) Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah       River.
2) miner's lady,         stranger to blue water.

                      Em  
1) Life is old there, older than the trees, 
2) Dark and dusty,    painted on the sky, 

   D
1) younger than the mountains
2) misty taste of moonshine

   C			G
1) growin' like a breeze.
2) teardrop in my eye.

              G              D            Em        C
       Country roads, take me home, to the place I belong.
	      G               D              C            G
     West Virginia, Mountain momma, take me home Country roads


           Em       D            G 
 	I hear her voice in the morning hour she calls me,
            C        G              D 
        the radio reminds her of my home far away
            Em               D            C
        and driving down the road I get a feeling 
 	       G                     D          D7    G
        that I should have been home yesterday, yesterday.

Country Roads

Intro (2X):
Am	G	F	C

Verse 1:
                C	               Am		
There's so much craziness surrounding me
                F	 	             G		            
There's so much going on it gets hard to breathe
     Am     F		                          C
When all my faith has gone you bring it back to me
Am	         G	       F   C
You make it real for me

             C	             Am		
When I'm not sure of my priorities
               F	 	             G		
When I've lost sight of where I meant to be
     Am   F		            C
Like holy water washing over me 
Am	         G	       F   C
You make it real for me

Chorus:
    G	    Am	   F	             C
And IIIIIIIII'm running to you baby
G    Am	              F	           C
  Youuuuuuuuu are the only one who saved me
       G     Am	         F	               C
That's    whyyyyyyy I've been missing you lately
      Am	         G	       F   C
Cause you make it real for me 

Verse 2:
          C	                   Am		
When my head is strong but my heart is weak
              F	 	          G		
I'm full of arrogance and uncertainty
     Am      F				                          C
When I can't find the words you teach my heart to speak
Am	         G	       F   C
You make it real for me yeah

Chorus:
    G	    Am	   F	             C
And IIIIIIIII'm running to you baby
G    Am	              F	           C
  Youuuuuuuuu are the only one who saved me
       G     Am	         F	               C
That's    whyyyyyyy I've been missing you lately
      Am	         G	       F   C
Cause you make it real for me 

Bridge:
G                           F                 C
    Everybody’s talking in words I don't understand
G                                    F              C
    You got to be the only one who knows just who I am
Em                                    F	
    You’re shining in the distance I hope I can make it through
           D	                              G                                    
Cause the only place that I want to be is right back home with you 


Verse 3:
                 C	             Am		
I guess there's so much more I have to learn
               F	 	                       G		
But if you're here with me, I know which way to turn
        Am         F		                   C
You always give me somewhere, somewhere I can run
Am	            G	       F   C
   You make it real for me 

Chorus:
    G	    Am	   F	             C
And IIIIIIIII'm running to you baby
G    Am	              F	           C
  Youuuuuuuuu are the only one who saved me
       G     Am	         F	               C
That's    whyyyyyyy I've been missing you lately
      Am	         G	       F   C
Cause you make it real for me 
Am	         G	       F   C
You make it real for me

You Make It Real

LA RE
Jo et duré a casa si fa mal temps
MI FA#m
Jo t’empararé si un cas tens por
SIm MI
Jo te cuidaré si estàs malalta
RE LA
De tot cor, de tot cor
RE REm LA
De tot cor

MI RE DO#m-SIm-LA

FA#m DO#m
Estic a punt d’anar-me’n
RE LA RE
Mes abans de partir et diré
REm LA
Que et duc dins es pensament

FA#m DO#m
No deix de recordar-te
RE LA RE
I alen els teus alens tot calents
REm SIm MI
De lluny i de prop me tens


Jo et duré...

FA#m DO#m
I a dalt de s’escenari
RE LA RE
Quan estic concentrat cantant
REm MI
Jo sempre te tenc present

FA#m DO#m
Perquè m’ets necessari
RE LA
Com s’aire que respir
RE REm SIm MI
Necessit estar amb tu en tot moment


Jo et duré... ( bis )

De tot cor

Intro/Verse
A|--4--1--3--6---------------------------------------------------|
E|--------1--4---------------------------------------------------|
C|--8--5---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus
A|--1--4--4--4--6------------------------------------------------|
E|--------2-----4------------------------------------------------|
C|--5--8-----8---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|

Solo
A|--8-8-8-8-8-9-6-6-8-9-I----------8-------------------------------|
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D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

A|--8-8-8-8-8-9-6-6-8-9-I------------------------------------------|
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School Friends

Verse 1:
G                                    Em        G        Em
There was a girl who lived in London town.
G                                 Em                   G      Em
The scenes and sounds, they would only bring her down
C                                   D
She had polkadots and rubies in her dreams,
C                   D
French fantasies on cinema screens...
        C             G/B    Am     G
And she knew from the finish to the start
C      G/B      Am   G
It was bound to fall apart
C         G/B     Am   Em
Thanks to Cupid's lazy dart.
Em                                D
Wouldn't it be sweet if she could die from a broken heart?

G     Em      G      Em

Verse 2: (the same chords)
There was a boy who lived inside his head.
He couldn't face the world, so he turned his back instead.
He couldn't see in front of his eyes;
His fantasies of outlaws had him hypnotised...

And he knew from the finish to the start
It was bound to fall apart
Thanks to Cupid's lazy dart.                        F
Wouldn't it be sweet if he could die from a broken heart?

   C              G           F
Behold his golden wings
       C              G         F
And behold his bronze bow.
                 C             G         F
Can you hear his silver arrows sing?
       C               G     
As his gaylied favours glow.

(then go back to the normal verse bit)

There was a boy and girl who fell in love:
They both were in love with the stars and sky above,
Cinderella, cigarettes and scenes from the past
Were chasing them too fast for this love to ever last...

And they knew from the finish to the start
It was bound to fall apart
Thanks to Cupid's lazy dart.                         F
Wouldn't it be sweet if they could die from a broken heart? 

C   G    F    C    G

Repeat F  C  G until the end. End on G.

Arrows Of Eros

Am      C              F              C
I had a dream, we were sipping whisky neat
        F              C                 G
Highest floor, the Bowery, and nowhere’s high enough
    Am              C                F             C
Somewhere along the lines, we stopped seeing eye to eye
         F               C           G
You were staying out all night and I had enough


      F           Am             F                    C       
No, I don't wanna know where you been or where you're goin’
      F               Am                 G
But I know I won't be home and you'll be on your own


            F                    C                G
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning?
            F                 C                 G
Who's gonna rock you when the sun won't let you sleep?
             F                C               G         E7   Am
Who's waking up to drive you home when you're drunk and all alone?
             F                    C                G
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning, it ain’t me


Am        C              G         F   
Ow-ow, ah-ah the Bowery, ow-ow, ah-ah whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F         C              Am        G
Ow-ow, ah-ah the Bowery, ow-ow, ah-ah whiskey neat
F           C       G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

Am     C           G      F   
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F      C           Am     G
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
F           C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)


Am  C  Am       C              F           C
       I had a dream, we were back to seventeen
       F                   C            G
Summer nights and the Libertines, never growing up
Am             C          F                 C
I'll take with me the polaroids and the memories
        F              C                G
But you know I'm gonna leave behind the worst of us


             F                    C                G
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning?
             F                 C                 G
Who's gonna rock you when the sun won't let you sleep?
             F                C               G         E7   Am
Who's waking up to drive you home when you're drunk and all alone?
             F                    C                G               
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning

         F      C     G
It ain’t me, no-o, no-o
         F      C     G
It ain’t me, no-o, no-o
         F      C     G  E7  Am
It ain’t me, no-o, no-o
             F                    C                G                
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning, it ain’t me


Am     C           G      F   
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F      C           Am     G
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
F           C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

Am     C           G      F   
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F      C           Am     G
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
F           C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

Am     C           G      F   
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F            C           Am           G
No no, no no no, Bowery, no no, no no no, whiskey neat
F           C       G                     Am
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I, it ain’t me

It Ain't Me

Am
There's a sadness all around us
          F                         C
There are words we're too afraid to say
                                        Am
The things that I thought would last forever
    F              G
Are changing every day

          Am
There's a hunger can't be satisfied
        F                       C
And the streets are filled with rage
C                       Am
It's time to dig deep inside ourselves
F                       G
And face the life we've made

Am
It's gonna take two of us
C                           Am
Ijust can't do it all on my own
F				  C
I see the day gettin' brighter
G                    F
Hold me a little bit tighter

C                      Am      F
Out of the darkness in hand in hand
     Am               F        G
Baby together we will make our stand
C                             Am      F
Reach out and touch me we can win somehow
       Am              F                G
I know there's nothing that can stop us now
F              Am                 G   C
Oh, baby, come with me out of the darkness

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El Carretero	No rating	beginner	Chords	Full
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