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São Paulo

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1/114

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 114Position: 12

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[Intro]
e|-------------------------------------15-12-------|
B|----12----12-15-12----12----12----12-------14-12-|
G|-12----14----------14----12----14----------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------| x7
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|----12----12-15-12----12----12----12-------------|
G|-12----14----------14----12----14----------------|
D|-------------------------------------14---12-----|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
(this riff comes in after two repeats of the intro, the last eight notes are played with a slight bend:)
e|---------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| x3
(another guitar comes in with the above riff and plays these chords:)
 G   C(x3)
[Verse]
GThere I met her in São Paulo
GThings were fine until she stood up and walked out on me
CAs she stepped out of the doorway
CMade me feel if things were not meant to be
(intro riff x4)
 G   C(x4)
(this plays along with the vocals in the next stanza:)
e|------3--------------------------3-------------------------3--------------------------3----------------|
B|-3--5---5-------------------3--5---5-----------------3---5---5------------------3---5---5--------------|
G|-------------2---4--2--0----------------0---0---------------------2---4--2--0--------------2---4--2--4-|
D|-----------------------------------------------2--0----------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
GWell the [?] for you lovers
GSeventy-five percent of it don't work out for me
CSo I stay now above the water
CmCause underneath the sea it's just too hard to breathe
[Chorus]
GOh oh oh oh
BOh oh oh oh
COh oh oh oh
D#It's just too hard to breathe [x4]
[Break]
e|----15-12----------12-15----15-12------------|
B|-15-------15-12-15-------15-------15-12------|
G|------------------------------------------14-|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------| x4
G C
[Bridge]
GOh it's just too hard to breathe when you're under the Csea
And it's just too hard to Cmbreathe when you're under the sea
GAnd it's just too hard to breathe when you're under the Csea
Under the Cmsea
GAnd it's just too hard to breathe when you're under the Csea
And it's just too hard to breathe when you're under the Gsea
And it's just too hard to breathe when you're under the Csea
And it's just too hard to Gbreathe when you're under the sea
(break riff x4)
 G   C(x2)
[Chorus]
GOh oh oh oh
BOh oh oh oh
COh oh oh oh
D#It's just too hard to breatGhe [x3]
FBor you and foCr mD#e
It's just too hard to Gbreathe

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São Paulo

by Vincent Mango

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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[Intro]

e|-------------------------------------15-12-------|

B|----12----12-15-12----12----12----12-------14-12-|

G|-12----14----------14----12----14----------------|

D|-------------------------------------------------|

A|-------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------| x7

e|-------------------------------------------------|

B|----12----12-15-12----12----12----12-------------|

G|-12----14----------14----12----14----------------|

D|-------------------------------------14---12-----|

A|-------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------|

(this riff comes in after two repeats of the intro, the last eight notes are played with a slight bend:)

e|---------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| x3

(another guitar comes in with the above riff and plays these chords:)

G C

(x3)

[Verse]

There I met her in São Paulo

Things were fine until she stood up and walked out on me

As she stepped out of the doorway

Made me feel if things were not meant to be

(intro riff x4)

G C

(x4)

(this plays along with the vocals in the next stanza:)

e|------3--------------------------3-------------------------3--------------------------3----------------|

B|-3--5---5-------------------3--5---5-----------------3---5---5------------------3---5---5--------------|

G|-------------2---4--2--0----------------0---0---------------------2---4--2--0--------------2---4--2--4-|

D|-----------------------------------------------2--0----------------------------------------------------|

A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Well the [?] for you lovers

Seventy-five percent of it don't work out for me

So I stay now above the water

Cause underneath the sea it's just too hard to breathe

[Chorus]

Oh oh oh oh

It's just too hard to breathe [x4]

[Break]

e|----15-12----------12-15----15-12------------|

B|-15-------15-12-15-------15-------15-12------|

G|------------------------------------------14-|

D|---------------------------------------------|

A|---------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------| x4

G C

[Bridge]

G C

Oh it's just too hard to breathe when you're under the sea

And it's just too hard to breathe when you're under the sea

G C

And it's just too hard to breathe when you're under the sea

Under the sea

G C

And it's just too hard to breathe when you're under the sea

(break riff x4)

G C

(x2)

[Chorus]

Oh oh oh oh

D# G

It's just too hard to breathe [x3]

B C D#

For you and for me

It's just too hard to breathe

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