From "A Brazilian Love Affair" (1980)
Intro
(percussion and bass only at start)
|[Dm9] | % |[Bbmaj7/D] | % | x4
Verse 1
[Dm11]
In the morning
[Bbmaj9]
On the beach there
[Dm11]
People gather
[Bbmaj9]
To meet the sunshine
[Gm11]
With open arms
[Ebmaj9] [D7#5]
Reaching for heaven
[Gm11]
With open hearts
[Gm7/C] [Dbdim7]
And open minds... I-I-I..
Verse 2
[Dm11]
...Found a lover
[Bbmaj9]
By the seaside
[Dm11]
With sexy brown skin
[Bbmaj9]
And haunting eyes
[Gm11]
Time keeps passing
[Ebmaj9]
But no one cares
[D7#5] [Gm11]
Life for living
[Gm7/C]
Is the thing there
[Dbdim7]
Be yourself, be
|[Dm9] | % |[Bb/D] | % |
freeee
|[Dm9] | % |[Bb/D] | % |
Verse 3
[Dm11]
In Bahia
[Bbmaj9]
And in Rio
[Dm11]
In São Paulo
[Bbmaj9]
In Brasília
[Gm11]
Sandy beaches
[Ebmaj9] [D7#5]
Cooling breezes
[Gm11]
Sexy women
[Gm7/C]
Calling to you
Bridge
[Dbdim7] [Dm9] [Bb/C]
For you, ah, a-ha
[Dbdim7] [Dm9] [Bb/C]
Ah, ha, a-ha
[Dbdim7] [Dm9] [Bb/C]
Ah, ha, a-ha
[Dbdim7] [Dm9] [Bb/C]
Ah, ha, a-ha
[Instrumental Break]
N.C. for 8 bars (bassline plays A-A(oct)-F#-F#(oct)-G)
|[A] [D/A] |[D/A] | x4
| [A] [G5] | [C6] [C7] |
| [A6] [A7] | [C6] [C7] |
| [A6] [A7] | [C6] [C7] |
| [A6] [A7] | [C6] [C7] |
[Bass Solo]
| [A6] [A7] | [C6] [C7] | x20
[Instrumental Break]
|[A7] [A9] [A7] |[F7] [F7] [F9] |
|[D7] [D13] [D7] |[F7] [F7] [F9] |
|[D7] [D13] [D7] |[F7] [F7] [F9] |
|[D7] [D13] [D7] |[F7] [F13] [F7] |
[Keys Solo/Outro]
|[D7] [D13] [D7] |[F7] [F13] [F7] | x8
|A9sus4 |Bb/C | (repeat and fade out)
