Amandine

from ...à la surboum ! by Les Dragueurs

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AMANDINE

The chords:

verse
D A Bmin A G F#min E A
D A Bmin A G F#min A D
you see, it's the same thing with a different ending
I found it a little difficult to learn 'cause there
are more than three chords, but with a little practice...!

refrain
D A
D A
G Bmin
A D

REFRAIN:
Amandine
Amandine
Amandine
Amandine

Amandine je pense à toi
chaque fois que je suis
près de la vitrine
d'une boulangerie

quand nous nous sommes rencontrés
j'étais étonné
je n'ai jamais vu une fille
si ronde et si sucrée

Amandine
Amandine
Amandine
Amandine

c'était comme un opéra
le voyage Paris-Brest
où j'ai proposé mon gland
pendant la sieste

tout à coup, comme un éclair
explosion de capote
et voilà nos mômes jumelles
Madeleine et Charlotte

Amandine
Amandine
Amandine
Amandine

rompre avec Amandine
était un sale boulot
on peut dire qu'après tout
j'ai mordu le gâteau

ma chanson va terminer
il faut que je parte
mais je garde mes souvenirs
de cette jolie tarte

Amandine
Amandine
Amandine
Amandine
(one more time!)

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For your information here's what it means

Amandine*
(Which as you know is the name of a girl but also of a delicious sweet cake.)
(In this translation, all names of pastries are marked with a *.)
I think of you every time I am in front of a bakery's window
When we met I was astonished, I never saw a girl so round and so sweet

It was like an opera* the trip from Paris to Brest*
where I showed you my gland* during our siesta
suddenly like a bolt of lightning* the condom exploded
and there you have our twin girls Madeleine* and Charlotte*

Breaking up with Amandine was a rotten job,
You could say I really blew it this time.
My song is about to end and I must take my leave
But I hold onto my memories of this goofy chick*

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from ...à la surboum !, released January 1, 2001

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