Cartagena
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Cartagena Ao vivo Cifra por John Craigie
Capricorn in Retrograde ... Just Kidding ... Live in Portland
This is a song from the "Capricorn in Retrograde... Just Kidding... Live in Portland" performance that John Craigie recorded as a live album for Spotify. Also, when it comes to the intro, the chords are the same as the verse with a slide on the B string up a couple frets and back plus a few hammer-on's and pull-off's within the C and D chords,.
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7th traste
[Verse 1]
G
I got here late, this hostel is full
C
But for six bucks, Vicente lets me sleep on the floor
D
Tells me it's mellow, won't be noisy at all
C
But you know
G
She lies
[Verse 2]
G
And she takes pictures of me while I sleep
C
Laughs in the morning as she shows them to me, says,
D C
"Don't be mad, please don't leave, there's a party tonight"
[Verse 3]
G
'Cause down here the 25th don't mean a thing
C
In Columbia, it's all about Christmas Eve
D
So I change my plans and I
C
Drop my things and I say alright
[Chorus]
D
And we talk about Joseph and Mary,
D
Out in the cold tryin' to have their baby
C
Vincente said, "If they'd come to Cartagena instead
D G
They could have slept on her floor
[Verse 4]
G
And these two French guys have all the drugs so we
C
Smoke on the balcony and talk about love
D
Say "You might as well love all the way if you're gonna love at all"
C
Then Vicente
G
She just nods
[Verse 5]
G
So we gather everyone, assemble the team
C
Go to the Plaza with my guitar and sing
D
It's all request Wednesday and somehow it seems
C
We find some songs we can agree upon
[Chorus]
D
And we talk about Joseph and Mary,
D
Out in the cold tryin' to have their baby
C
Vincente said, "If they'd come to Cartagena instead
D G
They could have slept on her floor
[Verse 6]
G
No one can shower here, everything is broken
C
I've exhausted my Spanish, all my words have been spoken
D
So I play some Bob Marley, I make an exception
C G
And we all come together for a song
[Verse 7]
G
Vincente asks me why I smile when I sleep
C
Wonders who I think about when I dream
D
I tell her about you and she does not believe
C
But she wishes me luck anyway
[Verse 8]
G
So I decided I would find you again
C
I learned to pronounce my double L's as J's
D
And I will take you dancin' I am no longer am afraid
C
I found all my courage out here
[Chorus]
D
And we talk about Joseph and Mary,
D
Out in the cold tryin' to have their baby
C
If they're born again, they should come to Cartagena instead
D C G
I know a place they could sleep on her floor
How to play Cartagena
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