Lagrimas Negras Chords

Easy tutorial for beginners with some explanations, the tab, the lyrics and the chords to play Lagrimas Negras by Compay Segundo and Diego el Cigala on guitar.

On this page you will find :

The chords with explanations

The lyrics

The score PDF

Lagrimas Negras with chords

The verses and the chorus are not played in the same way.

So we will look every verse and chorus.

Chords of the music

First, I put you the chords you will need to know to play the whole music :

chords lagrimas negras

When this chords are ready et mastered, you can follow the explications to play.

If you star the guitar, learn to play the bar chords and some easy guitar songs.

Verse 1 and 2 of the song

To play verses 1 and 2, you need to know the previous chords and follow the next framework :

Verses 1

Here is the tab for verse 1 :

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.

guitar lagrimas negras
Tab text
Am A7 Dm
Aunque tú me has echado en el abandono
G CM7 E7
Aunque tú has muerto todas mis ilusiones
Am A7 Dm
En vez de maldecirte con justo encono
Am
Y en mis sueños te colmo
F E7
Y en mis sueños te colmo
Am
De bendiciones

Verse 2

Verse 2 is almost played the same, but only two things change (the E7 of the second phrase disappears and the chords of the third phrase change) :

guitar chords
Tab text
Am A7 Dm
Sufro la inmensa pena de tu extravío
G CM7
Siento el dolor profundo de tu partida
B7 E7
Y lloro sin que sepas que el llanto mío
Dm Am
Tiene lágrimas negras
F E7
Tiene lágrimas negras
Am
Como mi vida

Chorus of Lagrimas Negras

To play the chorus of the song, you don’t have to know any other chords. Just follow the tab below:

tab
Tab text
Am
Tú me quieres dejar
E7
Yo no quiero sufrir
Dm Am
Contigo me voy mi santa
E7 Am
Aunque me cueste morir 

You can end the music by playing this chorus as many times as you want.

Lagrimas Negras lyrics

The song Lagrimas Negras by Compay Segundo is composed of two verses and a chorus.

The structure of the lyrics is simple :

Verse 1 – Verse 2 – Chorus

Verse 1

Aunque tú me has echado en el abandono
Aunque tú has muerto todas mis ilusiones
En vez de maldecirte con justo encono
Y en mis sueños te colmo
Y en mis sueños te colmo
De bendiciones

Verse 2

Sufro la inmensa pena de tu extravío
Siento el dolor profundo de tu partida
Y lloro sin que sepas que el llanto mío
Tiene lágrimas negras
Tiene lágrimas negras
Como mi vida

Chorus

Tú me quieres dejar
Yo no quiero sufrir
Contigo me voy mi santa
Aunque me cueste morir 
Tú me quieres dejar
Yo no quiero sufrir
Contigo me voy mi santa
Aunque me cueste morir

If you like latin music, you can also play the song of Mercedes Sosa Zamba para Olvidar.

Easy PDF score to play Lagrimas Negras on guitar

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

This summarizes everything we just covered. You can download it for free to play the Lagrimas Negras by Compay Segundo and Diego el Cigala on guitar.