Girl From Buenos Aires Chords
by Matt Jaffe
Girl From Buenos Aires by Matt Jaffe is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Dm. It uses the chords Dm, Bb, F, C, A7, A, Am and Gm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
verse 1
Dm Bb F
Don't bother me with tales of Argentina
Bb C F A7
I've heard my fair share before
Dm Bb F
Don't bother me unless you really need to
Bb C F A7
I'm not amused anymore
Bb F Bb F
You can despise me, there's no need to criticize me
Dm Bb
I'm known as Vincent Moon
Bb F Bb F
An Irish guerilla living in Southern villa
Dm A A7
Knew the shape of the sword too soon
Chorus
Dm
There's a girl from Buenos Aires
Bb F A7
Whose face I can recall
Dm
I am taking to the skyways
Bb C F Bb F Bb F Bb Dm A7
She'll catch me when I, catch me when I fall
verse 2
Dm Bb F
Don't bother me with all your little troubles
Bb C F A7
I'm not here to join the IRA
Dm Bb F
A story will rise up from the rubble
Bb C F A7
But through my words, the meaning is betrayed
Bb F Bb F
A terrible traitor on a transatlantic freighter
Dm Bb
Scars can't be erased
Bb Am Gm F
And all my blood money, well it really ain't so funny
Dm A A7
When I carry my guilt on my face
Chorus
Dm
There's a girl from Buenos Aires
Bb F A7
Whose face I can recall
Dm
I am taking to the skyways
Bb C
She'll catch me when I, catch me when I fall
Instrumental
F Bb F Bb F Bb Dm C
F Bb F Bb F Bb Dm A7
verse 3
Bb F Bb F
Treachery is foreign, but peace is all too boring
Dm Bb
To let it last for long
Bb Am Gm F
And when you're a coward, your very finest hour
Dm A A7
Is when you do what's wrong
Chorus
Dm
There's a girl from Buenos Aires
Bb F A7
Whose face I can recall
Dm
I am taking to the skyways
Bb C
She'll catch me when I, catch me when I
Dm
There's a girl from Buenos Aires
Bb F A7
Whose face I can recall
Dm
I am taking to the skyways
Bb C
She'll catch me when I, catch me when I
F Bb F Bb F Bb Dm C
Fall, I fall, fall, catch me when I
F Bb F Bb F Bb Dm C F
Fall, I fall, catch me when I fall