Kate Bush - Babooshka: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Babooshka" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

D#m
She wanted to test her husband
G#7sus4/C#  B6           D#/G
She knew exactly what to do
  Bmaj7       A#m7
A pseudonym to fool him
G#m7          C#/F        D#/G
She couldn't have made a worse move

She sent him scented letters
And he received them with a strange delight
Just like his wife
But how she was before the tears

G#m7          C#/F            D#/G
And how she was before the years flew by
G#m7         C#/F            G#7sus4
And how she was when she was beautiful
B
She signed the letter

Chorus:
D#m  C#sus4/F
All yours
  G#m7        D#/G       G#m7
Babooshka, babooshka, babooshka ya ya
D#m  C#sus4/F
All yours
  G#m7        D#/G       G#m
Babooshka, babooshka, babooshka ya ya

She wanted to take it further
So she arranged a place to go
To see if he
Would fall for her incognito

And when he laid eyes on her
He got the feeling they had met before
Uncanny how she
Reminds him of his little lady

Capacity to give him all he needs
Just like his wife before she freezed on him
Just like his wife when she was beautiful
He shouted out:

Chorus:
"I'm all yours
Babooshka, Babooshka, Babooshka-ya-ya
All yours
Babooshka, Babooshka, Babooshka-ya-ya
All yours
Babooshka, Babooshka, Babooshka-ya-ya"

Babooshka, Babooshka, Babooshka-ya-ya
Babooshka, Babooshka, Babooshka-ya-ya
Babooshka, Babooshka, Babooshka-ya-ya
Babooshka-ya-ya
Babooshka
Babooshka
Babooshka
Babooshka


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

C#

Guitar chord C#

C#sus4

Guitar chord C#sus4

D#m

Guitar chord D#m

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

G#m

Guitar chord G#m

G#7

Guitar chord G#7

G#m7

Guitar chord G#m7

G#7sus4

Guitar chord G#7sus4

B

Guitar chord B

Bmaj7

Guitar chord Bmaj7

Bmaj

Guitar chord Bmaj

B6

Guitar chord B6

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Babooshka" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Babooshka" by Kate Bush.