INTRO: C F G F C F G F C F G F C F G

#1.
G                     C         F G
I saw La Bamba at the beach, now.
              F                C         F G
She likes the sand beneath her feet, yeah.
      F      C          F          G
She's number one in the California sun.
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When it comes to having fun, yeah, she's the one.

CHORUS:
C   F   G      C   F   G
Bam-ba, Bamba, Bam-ba, Bamba.
G                    C      F                 G
They call my baby La Bamba, Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Bam..
F               C                 F           G
la-la-la-la- La Bamba..yeah, they call her La Bamba.


INTERLUDE: F C F G F G F G

#2.
G                   C          F
Sundays at the drag strip, now.
G                   C          F
Fast rails make her flip, yeah.
G                   C          F              G
With her transistor on you can hear her sing along
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with a top ten song that her jockey puts on.

CHORUS:
C   F   G      C   F   G
Bam-ba, Bamba, Bam-ba, Bamba.
G                    C      F                 G
They call my baby La Bamba, Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Bam..
F               C                 F           G
la-la-la-la- La Bamba..yeah, they call her La Bamba.

G     F     G
Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Bamba.


INTERLUDE: G Am7 F Em7 F G F

C           F           G
Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Bamba.


#3.
G                   C        F G
Water skiing at the lake, now.
G            F           C          F G
She does the Hippy Hippy Shake, yeah.
G       F          C            F         G
She can work it on out, she can Twist and Shout..
G        F        C            F              G
Walk the Dog all about..I'm in love, ain't no doubt-yeeeah!

CHORUS:
C   F   G      C   F   G
Bam-ba, Bamba, Bam-ba, Bamba.
G                    C      F                 G
They call my baby La Bamba, Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Bam..
F               C                 F           G
la-la-la-la- La Bamba..yeah, they call her La Bamba.

OUTRO:
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Baaaa-Baaaa-Baaaa-Baaaa-Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Baaaa!
C    F    G       C    F    G
Bamm-Bamm-Bam-Ba..Bamm-Bamm-Bam-Ba..
G                     C     F  G                     C    F
They call my baby, La Bamba....They call my baby, La Bamba..
G                      C      F   G
You know your Ba-Da-La-Bamba..yeaaaah..
G                      C      F   G
You know your Ba-Da-La-Bamba..yeaaaah..