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Rio

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Intro: LA·SI/SOL#·SI/FA#·MI·RE·MI/DO#·SOL/SI
      LA*·SI/SOL#·SI/FA#·MI·RE(I-5·5)LA*
                A*(VI-4·2) E  
A)Hoy se que no hay nada imposible
         D(IV-4·2) A  
anoche supe la verdad
      (VI-4·2)      E  
creía mi alma inservible
                     D(IV-4·2)  A  
pero era cansancio vulgar nada mas.
A)Tu eres un don de la brisa
un ser de la resurrección
un pájaro con una risa
capaz de arrastrar a la noche hasta el sol.
B):/RDío, Erío, Arío...
rDío de EverAdad
como Dun EanF#mimal
que Dha sido Epuesto en liAbertad/:
C)RíoA*, me dC#mejo ir
y en mano aGlegre voy perF#diendo
porque mañBmana
a lo meBm/LAjor hay un enE/SOLtierro
y uC#7na mordF#mida
    (F#m/MI)        D  
de pantera en lo mas mío
      (G)      A(G)
río, río es un desafío
para avivCar el sueño
es quEe vivo camino
        E4MI·LA
al cementerio.

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Rio

by Silvio Rodríguez

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

C#m

Bm/LA

E/SOL

C#7

F#m/MI

Intro: LA·SI/SOL#·SI/FA#·MI·RE·MI/DO#·SOL/SI

LA*·SI/SOL#·SI/FA#·MI·RE(I-5·5)LA*

A* E

(VI-4·2)

A)Hoy se que no hay nada imposible

D A

(IV-4·2)

anoche supe la verdad

(VI-4·2)

creía mi alma inservible

D A

(IV-4·2)

pero era cansancio vulgar nada mas.

A)Tu eres un don de la brisa

un ser de la resurrección

un pájaro con una risa

capaz de arrastrar a la noche hasta el sol.

D E A

B):/Río, río, río...

D E A

río de verdad

D E F#m

como un animal

D E A

que ha sido puesto en libertad/:

A* C#m

C)Río, me dejo ir

G F#

y en mano alegre voy perdiendo

porque mañana

Bm/LA E/SOL

a lo mejor hay un entierro

C#7 F#m

y una mordida

F#m/MI D

()

de pantera en lo mas mío

G A G

() ()

río, río es un desafío

para avivar el sueño

es que vivo camino

MI·LA

al cementerio.

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