Spaniard Chords

KeyBb CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays369

Spaniard by Lesley Rae Dowling is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Bb. It uses the chords Bb, F, Gm, Dm, C, A, E, G, B, D, Bm, Em and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
Bb
Text
16
Speed
  			Bb                  F         Gm                Dm 
On some dank dusty morning I chanced to meet a Spaniard 

       C                                F     Bb     A 
With eyes so dark and lips so red and words so cool 

A            Bb  A 
He came into my head 

Bb              F             Gm             Dm 
He led me to a tavern and he gave to me his silver cup 

C                                                 Bb    E A 
With leather boots and blood-red wine and hair so fine 
         Bb            A 
Held his hands for me, yeah 


F               G             Bb               Dm   C 
I found myself dancing with a rose between my teeth 
C        G                        B             f         D    C 
And the feel of frills around my ankles like a dead man's flies 

F                 G              Bb           Dm           C 
Red wine drained quickly in the heat of that sensual night 

         G            Bm               F    Dm   C 
And the cacti kissed together on the meseta 
F             G 
Old man, you cheered me 
      Bb                  Dm    C 
As I cavorted around the tables 
G                           Bm             F       D  C  F 
While his fingers filed the guitar in the frenzied mood 


Em     Bb           F 
As my dance gained momentum 
    Gm            Dm 
My aching thighs began to wane 
     C                    
But you were strong, you carried on 
      Bb 
So I kicked my heels 
      A        Bb        A      F 
And I reeled around the room 


F                        G 
I flicked my skirts for you 
       Dm                     Bb      Dm  C 
I even tossed the rose right next to you 
G                             B                  f      Dm  C 
I even let my hair down and covered you with my mantilla 
F               G 
you called me beautiful 
          Bb               Dm    C 
You see I don't forget so easily 
        G 
Now I shred my castanets to a pulp 
       Bm       F     G   Am 
And I try to remember you 

Bb a  Bb a  Bb  A   

Bb              F            Gm                     Dm   
But the day is dawning and candle wax drips to an end 

C                                    Bb 
Tables cleared, time to move, Senor, please 
A        Bb       A 
Maana es un nuevo da Morning is a new day 
Bb  Dm  a  Bb  Am  A  Bb a  Bb  A  Bb  Am  Dm  Am bb  a  Bb  A 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante