Spanish Is the Loving Tongue Lyrics

Dylan version
(a cappella:)
Broke her heart, lost my own
Adios mi corazon
Spanish is the loving tongue
Soft as music, light as spray
'Twas a girl I learned it from
Living down Sonora way
Well I don't look much like a lover
Still I say her loved words over
Mostly when I'm all alone!
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Mi amor, Mi corazn
La-la-la, La-la-la, La-la-la, La-la-la, La-la-la-la-la.
La-la-la, La-la-la, La-la-la, La-la-la, La-la-la-la-la.
La-la-la, La-la-la, La-la-la, La-la-la, La-la-la-la-la.
La-la-la, La-la-la, La-la-la, La-la-la, La-la-la.
Haven't seen her since that night,
I can't cross the line, you know.
They want me for the gamblin' fight
Like as not it's better so.
Still I've always kind of missed her
Since that last sad night I kissed her;
Broke her heart, lost my own
"Adios, mi corazon.
Broke her heart, lost my own
"Adios, mi corazon.
"Adios, mi corazon.
Rolling Thunder Revue version
Spanish is the loving tongue
Soft as music, light as spray
'Twas a girl I learned it from
Living down Sonora way
I don't look much like a lover
Still I hear those loved words over
Mostly when I'm all alone!
Mi amor, Mi corazn
On the nights that I would ride
She would listen for my spurs,
Throw that big door open wide,
Raise those laughing eyes of hers.
Oh, how the hours would go a-flyin!
All too soon I'd hear her sighin'
In her sweet and quiet tone
"Mi amor, mi corazon."
But I had to fly one time
All 'cause of a stupid gamblin' fight,
And so we said a swift goodbye
On that dark, unlucky night.
How oftentimes to me she's clingin'
And in my ears the hoofsbeats ringin',
As I galloped north alone
"Adios, mi corazon."
Haven't seen her since that night,
I can't cross the line, you know.
She was Mex and I was white;
Like as not it's better so.
Still I've always kind of missed her
Since that last wild night I kissed her;
I broke her heart, lost my own
"Adios, mi corazon."
Moonlight on the patio,
Old señora nodding near,
Me and Juana talking low
So the Madre couldn't hear.
Oh, how the hours would go a-flyin!
And too soon i'd hear her sighin'
In her little sorry tone
"Adios, mi corazon."
Outtake version
{c:One of the most beautiful tracks Dylan has ever recorded, and
certainly the best version of this song, ever, with superbly loose
piano playing.
The rhythm is at times a bit... eccentric – don't expect the rigours
of the barlines to coincide with the phrasing.
It is played in Ab major, so the best option on a guitar is to put a
The chord that I have called Bm seems at times to be played Bm7+5
(x2403x), at times even as a G/B.}
Spanish is the loving tongue
Soft as music, light as spray
'Twas a girl I learned it from
Living down Sonora way
I don't look much like a lover
Still I hear her loved words over
Mostly when I'm all a-lone!
Mi amor, Mi corazón
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Raise those laughing eyes of hers. '
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Oh, how those hours would go a-flyin!
All too soon I would hear her sighin'
In her sweet and quiet tone
"Mi amor, mi corazon."
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Haven't seen, haven't seen her since that night,
I can't cross, I can't cross the line, you know.
They want me for a gambeling fight
Like as not it's better so.
Still I've always kind of missed her
Since that last sad night I kissed her
I broke her heart, left my own
"Adios, mi corazon."
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