CAPO: 5th Fret INTRO: C Cadd9 C Cadd9 C Em F C I should have known why I loved Cadd9 Em Driving through the cactus fields F G Or wearing white leather gloves E E7 Am Admiring the virgin F G As she stands upon the moon C Cadd9 Em Waltzing behind a second line F G Or harmonizing the gospel tunes CHORUS: C Em F C Abuelita, underneath the trees CadEm F C Of Costa Rica and her dark shored seas Em7 They won't tell me about you F G They don't want me to see C Em F G C Abuelita, you're just like me Em F C I do not have your mind Cadd9 Em Nor your body F G Nor your circumstance in time E E7 Am But I feel something rising F G Up through me like a song C Cadd9 Em It's fragile and lovely F G It's powerful and strong CHORUS: C Em F C Abuelita, underneath the trees CadEm F C Of Costa Rica and her dark shored seas Em7 They won't tell me about you F G They don't want me to see C Em F G C Abuelita, you're just like me BRIDGE: G F C Oh, grandmother did you have to say G F C Sometimes life, well, it just turns out that way Em Am Waiting for a boy Em Am Waiting for a train D F G Waiting on something to make you feel again INTERLUDE: C Em F C Em F C Em F C All of the girls lined up the stairs Cadd9 Em Dressed like queens and princesses F G With jewels in their hair E E7 Am Wrapped up in the old furs F G You gave to us that night C Cadd9 Em We were the midnight fireworks F G We blazed in a New Year sky CHORUS: C Em F C Abuelita, underneath the trees CadEm F C Of Costa Rica and her dark shored seas Em7 They won't tell me about you F G They don't want me to see C Em F G Am F Abuelita, you're just like me___ G E7 C EFC I'm just like me