Mozambique

Bob Dylan

RockMedium for beginners7 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

F#mDiagram coming soon

Chords & lyrics

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              This song is from Dylan's 1976 album 'Desire'. It is written 
because Mozambique is very sunny and beautiful and everybody wants 
to go there. 
 
 
Intro: D 
 
 
G/D        D'         G    D 
 I like to spend some time in Mozambique 
G/D        D'     G  D 
 The sunny sky is aqua blue 
G/D         D'      G  D 
 And all the couples dancing cheek to cheek. 
C          G       D 
 It's very nice to stay a week or two, 
C          G       D 
 And maybe fall in love just me and you. 
 
 
 
G/D              D      G        D 
There's lots of pretty girls in Mozambique 
G/D         D           G  D 
And plenty time for good romance 
G/D            D        G       D 
And everybody likes to stop and speak 
C           G               D 
To give the special one you seek a chance 
C           G                D 
Or maybe say hello with just a glance. 
 
 
 
 
Bm                       F#m 
Lying next to her by the ocean 
Em                            D 
Reaching out and touching her hand, 
Bm                      F#m 
Whispering your secret emotion 
G                  A 
Magic in a magical land. 
 
 
 
G/D             D         G      D 
And when it's time for leaving Mozambique 
G/D      D           G      D 
To say goodbye to sand and sea, 
G/D       D               G      D 
You turn around to take a final peek 
C               G                D 
And you see why it's so unique to be 
C              G               D 
Among the lovely people living free 
C              G             D 
Upon the beach of sunny Mozambique. 
 
Finish off with solo. 
 
 
Enjoy!

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Chord set

D · G · C · Bm · F#m · Em · A

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.