Ishtihaar Ikk Kudi chords by Rabbi Shergill

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro: (x4)

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B|----------------------------|
G|-----4-----4-----4-----4----|
D|---5---5-5---5-5---5-5------|
A|-3--------------------------|
E|----------------------------|

e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|-----5-----5-----5-----5----|
D|---5---5-5---5-5---5-5------|
A|-3--------------------------|
E|----------------------------|

G    C
Ik kudi
A girl:

C
Jihda naam mohabbat
Whose name is love:

 G  C G
Saad  muradi
Simple, dainty:

C
Sohni fabbat
A lovely sight:

G    C
Ik kudi
A girl:

C
Jihda naam mohabbat
Whose name is love:

 G  C G
Saad  muradi
Simple, dainty:

C       G
Sohni fabbat
A lovely sight:

F
Gumm hai gumm hai
She is lost:

F
Gumm hai
Lost:

F
Gumm hai
Lost:

F    G
Gumm hai
She is lost (I haven't found her -yet-):

C
Surat osdi
Her face:

C
Parian vargi
A fairy's likeness,:

G   G  Dm G C
Seerat di ooooooo
Her temper is that of:

C
Mariam lagdi
A picture of Mary:

C     G  C
Hasdi hai taan
When she laughs:

C
Phul ne jhardhey
The petals fall:

C G   C G
Turdi hay taan
When she walks:

C
Ghazal hai lagdi
A melody plays:

F
Lamm salami
Her graceful height:

F
Saru kadd di
Like a wicker tree:

F           Am
Umar ajey hai mar ke agdi
Her years are still of nascence:

G
Par naina di
But the language of eyes:

C      Em C Em C
Gal samajhdi
She comprehends:

G    C
Ik kudi
A girl:

C
Jihda naam mohabbat
Whose name is love:

 Em  C G
Saad  muradi
Simple, dainty:

C
Sohni fabbat
A lovely sight:

F       C
Gummian janam janam han hoye
She is (I have) lost (her) from many births ago:

F      C
Lagda iyon jyon kal di gal hai
Though it seems as affair of yesterday:

F      C
Iyon lagdai jyon ajj di gal hai
Why, it seems an affair of today:

G      C    G   Dm
Iyon lagdai jyon hun di gal hai
Why, it seems this moments affair:

F       Dm
Hune taan mere kol kharhi si
Just now she stood by my side:

F       C
Hune tan mere kol nahi hai
And now she has vanished:

Am    G  C  Em G
Ai keha chhal kehi  bhatkan
What trick what chase is this?:

G  C G C  Dm C
Soch meri   hairaan barri hai
My senses, they're mystified:

C  G C
Os kudi nu tol rahi hai
Searching for that girl:

Em G  C G
Ik kudi
A girl:

C
Jihda naam mohabbat
Whose name is love:

Em G
Saad muradi
Simple, dainty:

C
Sohni fabbat
A lovely sight:

G    C G
Ik kudi
A girl:

C
Sohni fabbat
A lovely sight:


Em C Em C B G C

C            Em G
Os kudi nu meri saunh hai
I call out to that girl in my name:

C              G
Os kudi nu apni saunh hai
I call out to that girl in her name:

C G  C
Os kudi nu meri saunh hai
I call out to that girl in my name:

Em G  Em G Em         G
Os kudi  nu  apni saunh hai
I call out to that girl in her name:

Em   C
Os kudi nu sab di saunh hai
I call out to that girl in everyone's name:

C Em   C
Os kudi nu rab di saunh hai
I call out to that girl in the name of god:

G        Em     C
Jey kittey parhdi sunhdi hovey
If she reads or hears this:

Em             C
Jeyundi jan o mar rahi hovey
If she be alive or dying:

G      C
Ik vari aa ke mil javey
Come and meet me once:

C
Vafa meri nu daag na laavey
Do not sully my love:

F
Nahi tan maithon jia na janda
Lest I can't live:

F
Geet koi likhia na janda
Nor write a word:

F
Nahi tan maithon jia na janda
Lest I can't live:

F
Geet koi likhia na janda
Nor write a word:

Dm     G      C
Nahi tan maithon jia na janda
Lest I can't live:

G    C
Ik kudi
A girl:

C
Jihda naam mohabbat
Whose name is love:

C   Em  G C G
Saad muradi
Simple, dainty:

C
Sohni fabbat
A lovely sight:

F
Gumm hai gumm hai
She is lost:

F
Gumm hai
Lost:

F
Gumm hai
Lost:

F    G
Gumm hai
She is lost (I haven't found her -yet-):

C G C G C

G    C
Ik kudi
A girl:

C
Sohni fabbat
A lovely sight: