Written by Kate Bush
Intro G#m C#/F Eb/G G#m C#/F Eb/G G#m C#/F Eb/G G#m C#/F Eb/GD# She wanted to test her husband C# B2 D# She knew exactly what to do B7M G#m A pseudonym to fool him B C# D# She couldn't have made a worse moveVerse 1:
D# She sent him scented letters C# B2 D# And he received them with a strange delight B7M G#m Just like his wifeVerse 2:
B C# D# But how she was before the tears G#m C#/F Eb/G And how she was before the years flew by G#m C#/F B B/A# B And how she was when she was beautiful She signed the letterPre-Chorus
D# C#/F All yours G#m Eb/G G#m C# Babooshka, Babooshka, Babooshka-ya-ya! D# C#/F All yours G#m Eb/G G#m C#/F Eb/G Babooshka, Babooshka, Babooshka-ya-ya! ( G#m C#/F Eb/G )D# She wanted to take it further C# B2 D# So she arranged a place to go B7M G#m To see if he B C# D# Would fall for her incognitoVerse 3:
D# And when he laid eyes on her C# B2 D# He got the feeling they had met before B7M G#m Uncanny how she B C# D# Reminds him of his little ladyVerse 4:
G#m C#/F Eb/G Capacity to give him all he needs G#m C#/F Eb/G Just like his wife before she freezed on him G#m C#/F B B/A# B Just like his wife when she was beautiful He shouted out, I'm-Pre-Chorus
D# C#/F All yours G#m Eb/G G#m C# Babooshka, Babooshka, Babooshka-ya-ya! D# C#/F All yours G#m Eb/G G#m C# Babooshka, Babooshka, Babooshka-ya-ya! D# C#/F All yours G#m Eb/G G#m C# Babooshka, Babooshka, Babooshka-ya-ya! G#m Eb/G G#m C# D# Babooshka, Babooshka, Babooshka-ya-ya! G#m Eb/G G#m C# D# Babooshka, Babooshka, Babooshka-ya-ya! G#m Eb/G G#m Babooshka, Babooshka, Babooshka-ya-ya! ( D# C#/F G#m Eb/G G#m C# ) ( D# C#/F G#m Eb/G ) Final G#m C#/F Eb/G G#m C#/F Eb/G G#m C#/F Eb/G G#m C#/F Eb/G