Barracuda
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jNxAScOlck
The Standells - Barracuda, 1967
Standard rock power/5 chords
[Intro]
E D
E D
[Verse 1]
E D
I’m a young barracuda, swimming in the deep blue sea
E D
I’m a mean barracuda - don't ya mess with me
E D
I’m lonely, baby, and I’m starved for some of your love
E D
Ah, sweet thing, you’re just what I’ve been thinking of
[Verse 2]
E D
I’m a young barracuda, and I need someone to blow my mind
E D
I’ve been gone for so long that I need someone who won’t waste time
E D
I’ve been stoking a furnace on a tanker just to get on home
E D
And I need you, baby, 'cos I'm tired of playing alone
[Chorus]
A
Barracuda, barracuda from the sea, yeah
A
Swim baby, 'cos this barracuda's gonna come after me
A
Young barracuda, swimming after young new love, yeah
A B E D
A mean barracuda who just can’t get enough
[Outro]
D E D
I said I’m hungry
D E D
Don’t you hear what I say?
D E D
I said I need you baby
D E D
Night and day
D E D
I've been gone for so long
D E D
I said I need someone
D E D
And it might as well be you, baby
D E D
I need, need you, yeah yeah, I need you
D E D
I need it, baby
D E D
You know what I mean, I said I need it, need it
D E D
Need it, need it, baby need it bad
D E D
I need you
D E
Gotta have some of your love
(fade out)
How to play Barracuda
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Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
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