Clandestino Chords

Easy tutorial for beginners with some explanations, the tab, the lyrics and the chords to play the song Clandestino chords by Manu Chao on guitar.

On this page you will find :

The chords with explanations

The lyrics

♫ The score PDF ♫

Clandestino chords

The two parts are played in the same way.

We will therefore only look at Part 1 and Bridge.

Part 1 | Clandestino with chords

To play the first verse, you will have to know three chords. Will be the same for the whole song :

clandestino chords

When these chords are ready, you can read the next tab to play the first part of Clandestino with you guitar :

Remember that the chords are written above the lyrics so that you can play them at the right time. Therefore, it’s better to play while singing. Chords that are to the right of a phrase (not above a word) are played between the two phrases.

clandestino lyrics
Tab text
Em
Solo voy con mi pena
Am
Sola va mi condena
B7
Correr es mi destino
Em
Para burlar la ley
Perdido en el corazón
Am
De la grande Babylon
B7
Me dicen “el clandestino”
Em
Por no llevar papel

Then, keeping the same chords and the same rhythm, you just have to look the lyrics to play (in the same way) the second part of this latin music chords.

Bridge | Manu Chao Song

To play the bridge of this Manu Chao Music, you dont’ need to know new chords. You can continue follow and play directly the tab :

clandestino guitar
Tab text
B7 Em
Mano Negra clandestina
B7 Em
Peruano clandestino
B7 Em
Africano clandestino
B7 Em
Marihuana ilegal

Same thing to play the Bridge 2 : same chords and same rhythm with your guitar. You just have to follow the lyrics.

Improvise on Clandestino music by Manu Chao thanks to our Flamenco guitar scales.

Clandestino lyrics

The song Clandestino chords by Manu Chao is composed of two parts and two bridges. Each part is composed of two verses.

The structure of the lyrics is simple:

Part 1 – Part 2 – Part 1 – Bridge 1 – Part 1 – Bridge 2

Part 1

Verse 1

Solo voy con mi pena
Sola va mi condena
Correr es mi destino
Para burlar la ley

Verse 2

Perdido en el corazón
De la grande Babylon
Me dicen “el clandestino”
Por no llevar papel

Part 2

Verse 3

Pa’ una ciudad del norte
Yo me fui a trabajar
Mi vida la dejé
Entre Ceuta y Gibraltar

Verse 4

Soy una raya en el mar
Fantasma en la ciudad
Mi vida va prohibida
Dice la autoridad

Part 1

Bridge 1

Mano Negra clandestina
Peruano clandestino
Africano clandestino
Marihuana ilegal

Part 1

Bridge 2

Argelino clandestino
Nigeriano clandestino
Boliviano clandestino
Mano Negra ilegal

Play another of our songs from Manu Chao Si Yo Fuera Maradona chords.

PDF score from Manu Chao to play Clandestino on guitar

The following score is a “home-made” easy PDF score for beginners that we created according to the above frameworks and explanations.

Summarizes everything we just covered. You can download it for free to play the song Clandestino chords by Manu Chao on guitar.

Clandestino chordsDownload