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La Isla Bonita

La Isla Bonita is a song by American music artist Madonna. It was inspired by the beauty of the Canary Islands, with Madonna expressing a love for Latin American culture through the lyrics.

Key: D

Introduction:

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 Dm                           C                         Dm 
      Last night I dreamt of San Pedro
 Bb           Dm               F                       C 
      Just like I'd never gone, I knew the song
             Dm                           C                         Dm 
      A young girl with eyes like the desert
 Bb       Dm                           F                           C   A/C# 
      It all seems like yesterday, not far away
       Dm                       Am         Am7       Gm                           F 
      Tropical the island breeze   All of nature wild and free
         C                           Gm                                 C  Dm 
      This is where I long to be La isla bonita
       Dm                   Am         Am7   Gm                           F 
      And when the samba played     The sun would set so high
                   C                                     Gm                                               C     Dm 
      Ring through my ears and sting my eyes Your Spanish lullaby
     Dm                 C                         Dm 
    I fell in love with San Pedro
 Bb             Dm                   F                             C 
      Warm wind carried on the sea, he called to me
 Dm         C           Dm 
      Te dijo te amo
 Bb       Dm                           F                                         C           A/C# 
      I prayed that the days would last, they went so fast
       Dm                       Am         Am7       Gm                           F 
      Tropical the island breeze   All of nature wild and free
         C                           Gm                                 C  Dm 
      This is where I long to be La isla bonita
       Dm                   Am         Am7   Gm                           F 
      And when the samba played     The sun would set so high
                   C                                     Gm                                               C     Dm 
      Ring through my ears and sting my eyes Your Spanish lullaby
       Gm               Eb                       F                       C 
      I want to be where the sun warms the sky.
                             Gm             Eb                         F 
      When it's time for siesta you can watch them go by.
       Gm                 Eb               F                         C 
      Beautiful faces, no cares in this world.
                         Gm                   Eb                 F     A           Dm 
      Where a girl loves a boy and a boy loves a girl.
 Dm                           C                         Dm 
      Last night I dreamt of San Pedro
 Bb       Dm                           F                           C 
      It all seems like yesterday, not far away
       Dm                       Am         Am7       Gm                           F 
      Tropical the island breeze   All of nature wild and free
         C                           Gm                                 C  Dm 
      This is where I long to be La isla bonita
       Dm                   Am         Am7   Gm                           F 
      And when the samba played     The sun would set so high
                   C                                     Gm                                               C     Dm 
      Ring through my ears and sting my eyes Your Spanish lullaby

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