Chiquitita

Intro: 0:00
A E | D E | E A | A

Verse 1: 0:13
A        D
  Chiquitita, tell me
         A   D
What's wrong.
A
  You're enchained by
             E
Your own sorrow.
D       E
In your eyes there is no hope
 A        D
For tomorrow.
0:36
A        D
  How I hate to see you
       A  D
Like this,
A
  There is no way
 C#m
You can deny it,
E D      E
I   can see that you're oh, so
 A        D
Sad, so quiet.

Verse 2: 0:58
A      D
  Chiquitita, tell me
      A   D
The truth.
A
  I'm a shoulder
            E
You can cry on.
 D          E
Your best friend, I'm the one you
 A
Must rely on.
1:20
A          D
  You were always sure of
     A   D
Yourself.
A
  Now I see you've
 C#m
Broken a feather.
E D    E
I   hope we can patch it
A        D
Up together.

Chorus: 1:43
A                         D
  Chiquitita, you and I know
         D
How the heart aches come and they go
          A
And the scars they're leaving.
1:56
                         E
You'll be dancing once again,
         D        E
And the pain will end,
                  A
You will have no time for grieving.
2:08
                        D
Chiquitita, you and I cry,
         D
But the sun is still in the sky
      A
And shining above you.
2:20
                           E
Let me hear you sing once more
          D     E
Like you did before,
                   A
Sing a new song, Chiquitita.
2:32
          E
Try once more
          D     E
Like you did before,
                   A      D
Sing a new song, Chiquitita.

Verse 3: 2:42
A         D
  So the walls came tumbling
 A   D
Down.
A
  And your love's a
                 E
Blown out candle.
D       E
All is gone and it seems too
 A             D
Hard to handle.
3:05
A        D
  Chiquitita, tell me
      A   D
The truth.
A           D
  There is no way
 C#m
You can deny it.
E D  E
I   see that you're oh, so
 A         D
Sad, so quiet.

[Chorus] 3:28 3:40 3:52 4:04 4:16

Refrain: 4:27
  A       E
Try once more
          D     E
Like you did before,
        D          A
Sing a new song, Chiquitita.

Coda: 4:41
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