Guantanamera Chords

Easy tutorial for beginners with some explanations, the tab, the lyrics and the chords to play Guantanamera chords by Compay Segundo and Buenavista Social Club on guitar.

PDF score of Guantanamera on guitar

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Guantanamera with chords

Chords of Guantanamera

Here are the three chords you need to know to play Guantanamera chords :

guantanamera chords

When this chords are ready on your guitar, you can follow the tabs and play this music.

Part 1 of Guantanamera by Compay Segundo

Parts 2, 3 and 4 of Guantanamera are played exactly like Part 1 on guitar. Once you have understood them, you can move on to the next ones with the help of the lyrics.

Verse 1 of Guantanamera with tab

To play this verse on guitar, you need to know the previous chords and follow the next tab :

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.

lyrics guantanamera
Tab text
C F G
Yo soy un hombre sincero
C F G
De donde crecen las palmas
C F G
Yo soy un hombre sincero
C F G
De donde crece la palma
C F G
Y antes de morir yo quiero
C F G
Echar mis versos del alma
C F G
Y antes de morir yo quiero
C F G
Echar mis versos del alma

Chorus of Guantanamera with guitar chords and tabs

For the chorus of Guantanamera chords by Buenavista Social Club, you don’t have to know any other chords. Just follow et play the tab :

guitar chords
Tab text
F G
Guantanamera
C F G
Guajira Guantanamera
C F G
Guantanamrera
C F G
Guajira Guantanamera

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Guantanamera lyrics

The song Guantanamera chords by Compay Segundo is composed of four parts with one verse and a chorus each one.

The structure of the lyrics is simple :

Part 1 – Part 2 – Part 3 – Part 4

Part 1

Verse

Yo soy un hombre sincero
De donde crecen las palmas
Yo soy un hombre sincero
De donde crece la palma
Y antes de morir yo quiero
Echar mis versos del alma
Y antes de morir yo quiero
Echar mis versos del alma

Chorus

Guantanamera
Guajira Guantanamera
Guantanamrera
Guajira Guantanamera

Part 2

Verse

No me pongan en lo oscuro
A morir como un traídor
No me pongan en lo oscuro
A morir como un traídor
Yo soy bueno y como bueno
Moriré de cara al sol
Yo soy bueno y como bueno
Moriré de cara al sol

Chorus

Part 3

Verse

Con los pobres de la tierra
Quiero yo mi suerte echar
Con los pobres de la tierra
Quiero yo mi suerte echar
El arroyo de la sierra
Me complace mas que el mar
El arroyo de la sierra
Me complace más que el mar

Chorus

Part 4

Verse

Tiene el leopardo un abrigo
En su monte seco y pardo
Tiene el leopardo un abrigo
En su monte seco y pardo
Yo tengo más que el leopardo
Porque tengo un buen amigo

Chorus

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