Chiquitita. Abba guitar instrumental cover by Phil McGarrick. Free Tabs
Phil's Abba Guitar covers playlist :- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KuOQHQVJEo&list=PLvhFslBIpUKWl5J8TjNAjFTFJmgw9iLjD
I made Tabs out the way I played it which are free to download here: https://philmcgarrick.co.uk/dbo_links/list?qs=Chiquitita_TAB.pdf&f=all#google_vignette
"Chiquitita" (a Spanish term of endearment for a woman meaning "little one") is a song recorded by Swedish pop group ABBA. It was released in January 1979 as the first single from the group's Voulez-Vous album. Agnetha Fältskog sang the lead vocals.
ABBA instrumentals Playlist :- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvhFslBIpUKWl5J8TjNAjFTFJmgw9iLjD
English Lyrics:-
Chiquitita, tell me what's wrong
You're enchained by your own sorrow
In your eyes there is no hope for tomorrow
How I hate to see you like this
There is no way you can deny it
I can see that you're oh so sad, so quiet
Chiquitita, tell me the truth
I'm a shoulder you can cry on
Your best friend, I'm the one you must rely on
You were always sure of yourself
Now I see you've broken a feather
I hope we can patch it up together
Chiquitita, you and I know
How the heartaches come and they go and the scars they're leaving
You'll be dancing once again and the pain will end
You will have no time for grieving
Chiquitita, you and I cry
But the sun is still in the sky and shining above you
Let me hear you sing once more like you did before
Sing a new song, Chiquitita
Try once more like you did before
Sing a new song, Chiquitita
So the walls came tumbling down
And your love's a blown out candle
All is gone and it seems too hard to handle
Chiquitita, tell me the truth
There is no way you can deny it
I see that you're oh so sad, so quiet
Chiquitita, you and I know
How the heartaches come and they go and the scars they're leaving
You'll be dancing once again and the pain will end
You will have no time for grieving
Chiquitita, you and I cry
But the sun is still in the sky and shining above you
Let me hear you sing once more like you did before
Sing a new song, Chiquitita
Try once more like you did before
Sing a new song, Chiquitita
Try once more like you did before
Sing a new song, Chiquitita
SPANISH LYRICS :-
Chiquitita, dime por qué
Tu dolor hoy te encadena?
En tus ojos hay
Una sombra de gran pena.
No quisiera verte así
Aunque quieras disimularlo
Si es que tan triste estás
Para qué quieres callarlo.
Chiquitita, dímelo tú
En mi hombro, aquí llorando
Cuenta conmigo ya
Para así seguir andando
Tan segura te conocí
Y ahora tu ala quebrada
Déjamela arreglar
Yo la quiero ver curada
Chiquitita, sabes muy bien
Que las penas vienen y van y desaparecen
Otra vez vas a bailar y serás feliz,
Como flores que florecen.
Chiquitita, no hay que llorar
Las estrellas brillan por ti allá en lo alto
Quiero verte sonreír para compartir
Tu alegría, Chiquitita.
Otra vez quiero compartir
Tu alegría Chiquitita
Chiquitita, dime por qué
Tu dolor hoy te encadena
En tus ojos hay
Una sombra de gran pena.
No quisiera verte así
Aunque quieras disimularlo
Si es que tan triste estás
Para qué quieres callarlo
Chiquitita, sabes muy bien
Que las penas vienen y van y desaparecen
Otra vez vas a bailar y serás feliz,
Como flores que florecen.
Chiquitita, no hay que llorar
Las estrellas brillan por ti allá en lo alto
Quiero verte sonreír para compartir
Tu alegría Chiquitita
Otra vez quiero compartir
Tu alegría Chiquitita
Otra vez quiero compartir
Tu alegría Chiquitita
I have been asked to record an instrumental cover of this song – so I found a good backing track here :-
http://www.karaoke-version.co.uk/custombackingtrack/abba/chiquitita.html
And I made Tabs out the way I played it which are free to download here :-
https://philmcgarrick.co.uk/dbo_links/list?qs=Chiquitita_TAB.pdf&f=all#google_vignette
Played on my Alan Brason Custom Stratocaster with Kinman FV-HMS pickups through an Alesis Quadraverb Q2 with EFTP patch 0-36 and into Cubase SX 6 on the computer.
The cubase sound edited with the 3 camera video take in Sony Vegas pro 9.
Please enjoy Chiquitta.:-)
https://philmcgarrick.co.uk
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