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El Rio

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AmSiempre me pEmasa iguFal
cuanE7do me leAmvantoEm  F  E7  
AmesperEmando a que nFo este
pEmor aAmhi.Em  F  E7  
AmY me mEmiro al espFejo
y aE7hi estAmoy     G  Fyo,Em  Am  G  F  
Amme encontrGe con un hFombre
me pFuse a hablAmar.G  F  E7  
AmLe vendGi mi pedFazo  
de tEmierra luAnaEr.F#m  E  
AY llovEia del ciF#melo
soEbre arbolAes y marEesF#m.E  
AY llovEia las pF#mlantas
cErecer comAo animalEesF#m.E  
AmVeintiocho dEmias naveguFe
por la orE7illa de un rAmioEm  F  E7  
Amtodas las hEmoras del dFia
sin dEmescansAmar.Em  F  E7  
CAmruce el desiEmerto, la sFelva
y bosqE7ue de montAmañaEm  F  E7  
Ampero el cansEmado rFio
me dijE7o, basta yAa.E  F#m  E  A  
(Se repite)
Y llovia...
BmPorque siBm+7empre llueBm7ve
cuando me levanFto.
Bm+7224331    Bm7224232

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El Rio

by Café Tacvba

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Bm+7

Bm7

Am Em F

Siempre me pasa igual

E7 Am Em F E7

cuando me levanto

Am Em F

esperando a que no este

Em Am Em F E7

por ahi.

Am Em F

Y me miro al espejo

E7 Am G F Em Am G F

y ahi estoy yo,

Am G F

me encontre con un hombre

F Am G F E7

me puse a hablar.

Am G F

Le vendi mi pedazo

Em A E F#m E

de tierra lunar.

A E F#m

Y llovia del cielo

E A E F#m E

sobre arboles y mares.

A E F#m

Y llovia las plantas

E A E F#m E

crecer como animales.

Am Em F

Veintiocho dias navegue

E7 Am Em F E7

por la orilla de un rio

Am Em F

todas las horas del dia

Em Am Em F E7

sin descansar.

Am Em F

Cruce el desierto, la selva

E7 Am Em F E7

y bosque de montaña

Am Em F

pero el cansado rio

E7 A E F#m E A

me dijo, basta ya.

(Se repite)

Y llovia...

Bm Bm+7 Bm7

Porque siempre llueve

cuando me levanto.

Bm+7 Bm7

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About El Rio Tab by Café Tacvba

Learn how to play El Rio by Café Tacvba with free guitar tab, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “El Rio chords”, “El Rio guitar chords”, or “Café Tacvba El Rio chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy El Rio chords and for experienced players who want accurate El Rio lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include Am, Em, F, E7, G, A.

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What key is "El Rio" in?

The tab for "El Rio" show the original chord names (including Am, Em, F, E7, G, A). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.