This earthly song from Barfi! movie strikes the chord with the seventies and early eighties. Those who have heard the Murphy radio with their grand parents would relate much better. I prefer the Swanand Kirkire rendition with vocals coming straight through the heart.
Strumming Pattern
There are around 3 basic strumming patterns in this song. One for the normal stanzas and other two for stanza ending and chorus.
- Normal Song (pattern1): D DU(muted) D DU(muted)
- Ghus fus ghus fus (pattern2): D(muted) U(muted) D(muted) U(muted) D(ring and mute) D(ring and mute). Typically G(down) G(up) G(down) G(up) G(down) G(up) G(ring) wait and C(ring). Pattern stays same for “kabhi na rukta ye re..”
- Khur khur pattern: Play same as Ghus fus but the C chord and D chord has to be strung only once
like G(D) G(U) G(D) G(U) G(D) G(U) C(single downstroke) D(single downstroke)
[pattern1]
O..o..ye..
G
Aankhon hi aankhon mein kare baatein
G C D
Gupchup gupchup gupchup hoyi
G C
Ghus fus fus fus fus
G
O..o..ye..
G
Khwaabon ki nadi mein Khaaye gote
G C D
[pattern2]
Gud gud gud gud gud gud hoye
G C
Bud bud bud bud bud bud (Repeat once)
G
[pattern1]
Ala ala matwala barfi
G C D
Panv pada mota chala barfi
G C D
Raaton ka hai ye ujaala barfi
G C D
[pattern3]
Ghumshum ghumshum hi machaye Yeh toh footpath
G C D
Khur khur khur khur
G
khurafati kare non-stop (Hoye)
[pattern2]
G C D
Khur khur khur khur (Hoye)
G C
Bud bud bud bud (Hoye)
G C
Gud gud gud maula iss se bachai le
G C D
Khur khur khur khur (Hoye)
G C
Bud bud bud bud (Hoye)
G C
Gud gud gud maula iss se bachai le
G C D
[pattern1]
Hey..
G
Aankhon hi aankhon mein kare baatein
G C D
(Gupchup gupchup gup) hoyi
G C
Ghus fus fus fus
G
O..o..ye..
G
Khwaabon ki nadi mein Khaaye gote
[pattern1]
G C D
(Gud gud gud gud) hoye
G C
(Bud bud bud bud)
G
[pattern1 but without playing the last rigning chord, played more in continuous motion]
Kabhi na rukta re
G
Kabhi na tham tha re
C
Gham jo dikha usse
D
Khushiyon ki thokar maare
G
Palko ki harmuniya
G
Naino ki gaa re saare
C
Dhadkan ki rhythm pe ye
D
Gaata jaaye gaane pyaare
G
Bhola na shamjho ye
C
Chaalu khiladi hai bada bada
D
He..yeye..
Suraj se uljha dega marega
C
Phoonk aise top talaiya pipal chaiyya
D
Har kuche ki aisi taisi
[CHORUS]
(Barfi Barfi tu hai meri..)
[pattern1]
Barfi jab amma ji ki Kokh mein tha soya
G
Amman ne murfi ka Radio mangaya
C
Murfi munna jaisa lalla
G C D
Amma ka tha sapna
G
Munna jab haule halue Duniya mein aaya
G
Baba ne Ceylon wala station lagayaa
C
Radio on hua amma off hui
G C D
Toota har sapna
G
O..o..ye..
G
Munna mute.. hi aansu bahaye
G C D
[pattern2]
(Chik chik chik) haye
G C
[pattern1]
O..o..ye.. Munna jhunjhuna sun bhi na paye
G C D
[pattern2]
(Jhun jhun jhun jhun) haye (Jhun jhun jhun jhun)
G C G
[pattern1]
Ala ala matwala barfi
G C D
Panv pada mota chala barfi
G C D
Raaton ka hai ye ujaala barfi
G C D
[pattern3]
Ghumshum ghumshum hi machaye Yeh toh footpath
G C D
Khur khur khur khur khurafati kare non-stop (Hoye)
G C D
[pattern2]
Khur khur khur khur (Hoye)
G C
Bud bud bud bud (Hoye)
G C
Gud gud gud maula iss se bachai le
G C D
Khur khur khur khur (Hoye)
G C
Bud bud bud bud (Hoye)
G C
Gud gud gud maula iss se bachai le
G C D
[CHORUS]