I Dont Want To Sing A Fado
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[Refrão]
Am Dm
I don't want to sing a fado
E7 Am
Song of unbearable grief
Am Dm
While I can still feel
E7 Am
Our Love is alive
(Love has hope and can fly)
[Verso 1]
Am Dm
The Portuguese sing the Fado
E7 Am
Aching melancholia
Am Dm
For what is lost, Saudade
E7 Am
Maybe gone forever
[Verso 2]
Am Dm
Long before the Ukulele
E7 Am
Cavaquinho and Braguinha
Am Dm
Of Portugal and Madeira
E7 Am
Add a Spanish rasgueado"
[Refrão]
Am Dm
I don't want to sing a fado
E7 Am
Song of unbearable grief
Am Dm
While I can still feel
E7 Am
Our Love is alive
[Verso 3]
Am Dm
Garganta com fado
E7 Am
The tear in the voice
Am Dm
The heart feels so raw
E7 Am
In broken pieces
[Verso 4]
Am Dm
Its so hard to feel
E7 Am
Your unbearable grief
Am Dm
Fierce outbursts of pain
E7 Am
We share and we chime
(Modal chords, aeolian)
[Verso 5]
Am Dm
I wake, and see and feel
E7 Am
The wet sobbing tears
Am Dm
On a far away face
E7 Am
All I cannot replace
[Refrão]
Am Dm
I don't want to sing a fado
E7 Am
Song of unbearable grief
Am Dm
While I can still feel
E7 Am
Our love is alive
[Verso 6]
Am Dm
I try to drive down the road
E7 Am
And the place is gridlocked
Am Dm
I come home and crouch like a child
E7 Am
On the rug, on the floor, and I sob
[Verso 7]
Am Dm
In Coimbra Fado
E7 Am
Male singers, guitarists
Am Dm
Baritones and tenors
E7 Am
Sing in the open air
[Verso 8]
Am Dm
Dressed like vintage professors
E7 Am
In Moonlit stone courtyards
Am Dm
Their long black capes billow
E7 Am
Under their lovers window
[Refrão]
Am Dm
I don't want to sing a fado
E7 Am
Song of unbearable grief
Am Dm
While I can still feel
E7 Am
Our Love is alive
How to play I Dont Want To Sing A Fado
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Am. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.