Babooshka Uke tab by Kate Bush

7 Chords used in the song: Dm, G, A, Am, F, Cm7, C

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Year:  1980
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2.79
(Beginner)
Key: unknownChords
Original key: +3.0 step(s) (original tuning)
Chord progression arranged for the Ukulele
Intro

[Dm Dm] [G G] [A A] Babooshka


Verse

[Am Am]She wanted to test her husband,
[G G]She new e[F F]xactly what to [A A]do,
[Am Am]A A pseudonym [G G]to fool him,
[Dm Dm]She couldn't [G G]have made a [A A]worse move.

[Am Am]She sent him scented letters,
[G G]And he re[F F]cieved them with a [A A]strange delight,
[A A]Just like [A A]his wife.
[Dm Dm]But how she [G G]was before the [A A]tears,
[Dm Dm]And how she [G G]was before the [Am Am]years flew by,
[Dm Dm]And how she [G G]was when she was [Dm Dm]beauti[Cm7 Cm7]ful.
[F F]She signed the letter:

Chorus

[Am Am]All [C C]yours,Ba[Dm Dm]booshka,Baboo[Am Am]shka,Baboo[Dm Dm]shka-ya-ya
[Am Am]All [C C]yours,Ba[Dm Dm]booshka,Baboo[Am Am]shka,Baboo[Dm Dm]shka-ya-ya[G G]

Babooshka
Babooshka

Verse (Same chords as Verse 1)

She wanted to take it further,
So she arranged a place to go,
Too see if he,
Would fall for her incognito.
And when he laid eyes on her,
He got the feelings they had met before,
Uncanny how she
Reminds him of his little lady,
Capacity to give him all he needs,
Just like his wife before she freezed on him,
Just like his wife when she was beautiful,
He shouted, I'm...

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About this song: Babooshka

According to Kate Bush, in an interview with Austrailian TV series 'Countdown', this song chronicles a wife's desire to test her husband's loyalty. To do so, she takes on the nom de plume of Babooshka and sends notes to her husband in the guise of a younger woman -- something which she fears is the opposite of how her husband currently sees her. The trap is set when, in her bitterness and paranoia, Babooshka arranges to meet her husband, who is attracted to the character that reminds him of his wife in earlier times. She thereby ruins the relationship due to her paranoia

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