Cuban Slide Chords by Pretenders

Tempo:
102.15 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

F

D

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Cuban Slide - The Pretenders chords
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[C]
[G]
[G]
[Dm]
[C] [G]
[G]
[F] Oh Lord, how close [C] the dream.
[G] [F]
[C] I wanna dance, but my feet won't let me.
[D] Higher.
I [F]
[C] wanna dance, but someone help [G] me.
Higher.
[F] Higher.
[C] But my feet won't let me.
Higher.
[F]
[C] [G]
Last night I could not talk.
I missed you, kid, you're the kind I spoke.
Well, I've been down like a stupid stone.
[F] I mean, I can run, but [C] I can't walk.
[G] [F] Higher.
[C] I wanna dance, but my feet won't let [A] me.
Higher.
[C]
I wanna dance, but someone help [G] me.
Higher.
[F]
[C] Higher.
I wanna dance, but my feet won't let [G] me.
Higher.
[F]
[C] [G] [D]
[A] [G] [D]
[A] [D]
[A] [F] [G] [A]
[C] [G]
Remember, I'm so tired.
Would you let me get inside?
All night I tried and tried.
[F] I could not pass through the [C] cube inside.
[G] [F] Higher.
I [C] wanna dance, but my feet won't let [G] me.
[C]
[Dm] But someone help [G] me.
Higher.
[F]
[C] Higher.
[D] But my feet won't let me.
Higher.
[F] [C] [G] [D]
[C] [G] [D]
[C] [D]
[G] [D]
[A] [F] [G] [D]
[A] [F] [G] [D]
[A] [D]
[Am] [D]
[Am] [F] [D]
[Am] [F] [G] [D]
[A] [F] [G] [D]
[C] [G]
[D]
[G] [D] [G] [F]
[N]
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
F
134211111
D
1321
A
1231
G
2131
C
3211
F
134211111
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To learn Pretenders - (Single Version; 2006 Remaster) Cuban Slide chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - F, C, G, F, G, D, A, C and F of chords. A good strategy is to initiate at 51 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 102 BPM. Given the song's key of C Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] Oh Lord, how close [C] the dream.
_ [G] _ _ _ [F] _
[C] I wanna dance, but my feet won't let me.
[D] Higher.
I [F] _
[C] wanna dance, but someone help [G] me.
Higher.
[F] Higher.
_ [C] But my feet won't let me.
Higher.
[F] _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Last night I could not talk.
_ _ I missed you, kid, you're the kind I spoke.
_ _ _ Well, I've been down like a stupid stone.
_ [F] I mean, I can run, but [C] I can't walk.
_ _ [G] _ [F] Higher.
_ [C] I wanna dance, but my feet won't let [A] me.
Higher.
[C] _
_ _ I wanna dance, but someone help [G] me.
Higher.
[F] _
[C] Higher.
I wanna dance, but my feet won't let [G] me.
Higher.
[F] _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Remember, _ I'm so tired.
_ _ Would you let me get inside?
_ _ _ All night I tried and tried.
_ [F] I could not pass through the [C] cube inside.
_ _ [G] _ _ [F] Higher.
I [C] wanna dance, but my feet won't let [G] me.
_ [C] _
_ _ [Dm] But someone help [G] me.
Higher.
[F] _
_ [C] Higher.
[D] But my feet won't let me.
Higher.
[F] _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ [F] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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