Steinar Albrigtsen & Tom Pacheco - Beaches of Rio Chords
Tempo:
90.9 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
G
Bm
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Jam Along & Learn...
[D] [A]
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[Bm] [F#m] He's [D] a Catholic priest in Rio, in the [A] shanty town heat.
Taking care of young children thrown out like stray [D] cats on the street.
Where the shopkeepers pay the police to kill kids [G] by the score.
[A]
Just one more criminal who won't bother the rich [D]
anymore.
And he walks through the slums and the garbage dumps [A] each day at five.
Hoping the twins he fed last night might still [D] be alive.
Last week a child shot to pieces was left [G] at his door.
[A]
Just one more criminal who won't bother the [D] rich anymore.
[E] [D] On the [G] beaches of Rio, where the [D] hotel lights shine.
You can hear [Bm] bossa nova and drink [A] Portuguese wine.
On the [G] beaches of Rio, [A] money [Bm] perfumes the air.
Poverty [D] is a nuisance, [A] you pretend [D] it's not there.
[B] [D]
[A]
[D]
[Bm] [D] There's a ten year old prostitute, kissing a [A] smiling old man.
Who could be her grandfather, except he owns [D] banks in Japan.
Her brother was murdered for stealing some fruit [G] from a store.
[A]
Just one more criminal who won't bother the rich [D]
anymore.
[G] [D] [G] On the beaches of Rio, where the [D] hotel lights shine.
You can hear [Bm] bossa nova and drink [A] Portuguese wine.
On the [G] beaches of Rio, [A] money [Bm] perfumes the air.
Poverty [D] is a nuisance, [A] you pretend [D] it's not there.
The Catholic priest sees a gang of small boys [A] selling drugs.
Working as runners for big time Colombian [D]
thugs.
[G] [D] If they get too smart, they wash up like dead fish [G] on the shore.
[A] [G] [A]
Just one more criminal who won't bother the rich [D]
anymore.
On [G] the beaches of Rio, where the hotel [D] lights shine.
You can hear [Bm] bossa nova and drink [A] Portuguese [D] wine.
[A] On the beaches [G] of Rio, [A] [G] [A] money [Bm] perfumes the air.
Poverty [D] is a nuisance, [A] you pretend [D] it's not there.
On the beaches [G] of Rio, where the hotel [D] lights shine.
You can hear [Bm] bossa nova and drink [A] Portuguese wine.
On the beaches [G] of Rio, money [A] [Bm] perfumes the air.
Poverty [D] is a nuisance, [A] you pretend [D] it's not there.
Poverty is a nuisance, [A] you pretend [D] it's not there.
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[Bm] [F#m] He's [D] a Catholic priest in Rio, in the [A] shanty town heat.
Taking care of young children thrown out like stray [D] cats on the street.
Where the shopkeepers pay the police to kill kids [G] by the score.
[A]
Just one more criminal who won't bother the rich [D]
anymore.
And he walks through the slums and the garbage dumps [A] each day at five.
Hoping the twins he fed last night might still [D] be alive.
Last week a child shot to pieces was left [G] at his door.
[A]
Just one more criminal who won't bother the [D] rich anymore.
[E] [D] On the [G] beaches of Rio, where the [D] hotel lights shine.
You can hear [Bm] bossa nova and drink [A] Portuguese wine.
On the [G] beaches of Rio, [A] money [Bm] perfumes the air.
Poverty [D] is a nuisance, [A] you pretend [D] it's not there.
[B] [D]
[A]
[D]
[Bm] [D] There's a ten year old prostitute, kissing a [A] smiling old man.
Who could be her grandfather, except he owns [D] banks in Japan.
Her brother was murdered for stealing some fruit [G] from a store.
[A]
Just one more criminal who won't bother the rich [D]
anymore.
[G] [D] [G] On the beaches of Rio, where the [D] hotel lights shine.
You can hear [Bm] bossa nova and drink [A] Portuguese wine.
On the [G] beaches of Rio, [A] money [Bm] perfumes the air.
Poverty [D] is a nuisance, [A] you pretend [D] it's not there.
The Catholic priest sees a gang of small boys [A] selling drugs.
Working as runners for big time Colombian [D]
thugs.
[G] [D] If they get too smart, they wash up like dead fish [G] on the shore.
[A] [G] [A]
Just one more criminal who won't bother the rich [D]
anymore.
On [G] the beaches of Rio, where the hotel [D] lights shine.
You can hear [Bm] bossa nova and drink [A] Portuguese [D] wine.
[A] On the beaches [G] of Rio, [A] [G] [A] money [Bm] perfumes the air.
Poverty [D] is a nuisance, [A] you pretend [D] it's not there.
On the beaches [G] of Rio, where the hotel [D] lights shine.
You can hear [Bm] bossa nova and drink [A] Portuguese wine.
On the beaches [G] of Rio, money [A] [Bm] perfumes the air.
Poverty [D] is a nuisance, [A] you pretend [D] it's not there.
Poverty is a nuisance, [A] you pretend [D] it's not there.
[A]
[D]
[G]
[A]
[D] [A] [D]
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A
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F#m
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_ _ _ _ [Bm] [F#m] He's [D] a Catholic priest in Rio, in the [A] shanty town heat.
_ _ _ Taking care of young children thrown out like stray [D] cats on the street.
_ _ _ Where the shopkeepers pay the police to kill kids [G] by the score.
_ _ _ _ [A]
Just one more criminal who won't bother the rich [D]
anymore.
_ _ _ And he walks through the slums and the garbage dumps [A] each day at five. _ _ _ _
Hoping the twins he fed last night might still [D] be alive. _ _ _ _
Last week a child shot to pieces was left [G] at his door.
_ _ _ [A]
Just one more criminal who won't bother the [D] rich anymore.
[E] _ [D] _ On the [G] beaches of Rio, _ _ where the [D] hotel lights shine.
_ You can hear [Bm] bossa nova _ and drink [A] Portuguese wine.
_ On the [G] beaches of Rio, _ _ [A] money [Bm] perfumes the air.
_ Poverty [D] is a nuisance, _ [A] _ you pretend [D] it's not there.
_ _ _ [B] _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] [D] There's a ten year old prostitute, kissing a [A] smiling old man.
_ _ _ Who could be her grandfather, except he owns [D] banks in Japan.
_ _ _ Her brother was murdered for stealing some fruit [G] from a store.
_ _ _ _ [A]
Just one more criminal who won't bother the rich [D]
anymore.
[G] _ [D] _ [G] On the beaches of Rio, _ _ where the [D] hotel lights shine.
You can hear [Bm] bossa nova _ and drink [A] Portuguese wine.
_ _ On the [G] beaches of Rio, _ _ [A] money [Bm] perfumes the air.
_ Poverty [D] is a nuisance, _ [A] you pretend [D] it's not there.
_ _ _ The Catholic priest sees a gang of small boys [A] selling drugs. _ _ _ _
Working as runners for big time Colombian [D]
thugs.
_ _ _ [G] [D] If they get too smart, they wash up like dead fish [G] on the shore.
[A] _ [G] _ _ _ [A]
Just one more criminal who won't bother the rich [D]
anymore.
_ On [G] the beaches of Rio, _ where the hotel [D] lights shine.
_ You can hear [Bm] bossa nova _ and drink [A] Portuguese [D] wine.
_ [A] On the beaches [G] of Rio, [A] _ [G] _ [A] money [Bm] perfumes the air.
_ Poverty [D] is a nuisance, _ [A] you pretend [D] it's not there.
_ On the beaches [G] of Rio, _ where the hotel [D] lights shine.
_ You can hear [Bm] bossa nova _ and drink [A] Portuguese wine.
_ On the beaches [G] of Rio, _ money [A] [Bm] perfumes the air.
_ Poverty [D] is a nuisance, _ [A] you pretend [D] it's not there.
_ _ Poverty is a nuisance, _ [A] you pretend [D] it's not there. _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ [Bm] [F#m] He's [D] a Catholic priest in Rio, in the [A] shanty town heat.
_ _ _ Taking care of young children thrown out like stray [D] cats on the street.
_ _ _ Where the shopkeepers pay the police to kill kids [G] by the score.
_ _ _ _ [A]
Just one more criminal who won't bother the rich [D]
anymore.
_ _ _ And he walks through the slums and the garbage dumps [A] each day at five. _ _ _ _
Hoping the twins he fed last night might still [D] be alive. _ _ _ _
Last week a child shot to pieces was left [G] at his door.
_ _ _ [A]
Just one more criminal who won't bother the [D] rich anymore.
[E] _ [D] _ On the [G] beaches of Rio, _ _ where the [D] hotel lights shine.
_ You can hear [Bm] bossa nova _ and drink [A] Portuguese wine.
_ On the [G] beaches of Rio, _ _ [A] money [Bm] perfumes the air.
_ Poverty [D] is a nuisance, _ [A] _ you pretend [D] it's not there.
_ _ _ [B] _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] [D] There's a ten year old prostitute, kissing a [A] smiling old man.
_ _ _ Who could be her grandfather, except he owns [D] banks in Japan.
_ _ _ Her brother was murdered for stealing some fruit [G] from a store.
_ _ _ _ [A]
Just one more criminal who won't bother the rich [D]
anymore.
[G] _ [D] _ [G] On the beaches of Rio, _ _ where the [D] hotel lights shine.
You can hear [Bm] bossa nova _ and drink [A] Portuguese wine.
_ _ On the [G] beaches of Rio, _ _ [A] money [Bm] perfumes the air.
_ Poverty [D] is a nuisance, _ [A] you pretend [D] it's not there.
_ _ _ The Catholic priest sees a gang of small boys [A] selling drugs. _ _ _ _
Working as runners for big time Colombian [D]
thugs.
_ _ _ [G] [D] If they get too smart, they wash up like dead fish [G] on the shore.
[A] _ [G] _ _ _ [A]
Just one more criminal who won't bother the rich [D]
anymore.
_ On [G] the beaches of Rio, _ where the hotel [D] lights shine.
_ You can hear [Bm] bossa nova _ and drink [A] Portuguese [D] wine.
_ [A] On the beaches [G] of Rio, [A] _ [G] _ [A] money [Bm] perfumes the air.
_ Poverty [D] is a nuisance, _ [A] you pretend [D] it's not there.
_ On the beaches [G] of Rio, _ where the hotel [D] lights shine.
_ You can hear [Bm] bossa nova _ and drink [A] Portuguese wine.
_ On the beaches [G] of Rio, _ money [A] [Bm] perfumes the air.
_ Poverty [D] is a nuisance, _ [A] you pretend [D] it's not there.
_ _ Poverty is a nuisance, _ [A] you pretend [D] it's not there. _ _ _ _ _
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