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O Que Tinha de Ser 
Antonio Carlos Jobim & Vinicius de Moraes
[Chords]
244222:F#m       xx0222:D7M        24232x:F#7
1x212x:Fdim      4x456x:G#7add13   x3424x:Cdim
02202x:Em6       4x455x:G7b13      x4222x:F#m/C#
xx3242:F#7b9     x4444x:C#9sus4    x4647x:C#7sus4
x2232x:Gdim/B    x4343x:C#7b9      x4645x:C#m7
x2423x:Bm7       4x443x:G#m7b5     xx2232:E9sus4
02020x:E7sus4    4x342x:C#7/G#     244322:F#
x02020:A7        3x242x:Em6/G
[Verse]
    F#mPorque foste na vida
   FdimA última esperança
   Em6Encontrar-te me F#7b9fez   Gdim/Bcrian_____Bm7ça
   E7sus4Porque já eras Fdimmeu
Sem F#meu saber seqA7uer
    D7MPorque és o meu Bm7homem
E G#7add13eu       G7b13tua   mulC#9sus4herC#7b9  
[Verse]
    F#mPorque tu me chegaste
      G#m7b5Sem me dizer que C#7/G#vinhas
      Em6/GE tuas mãos foram F#7minhas
Com Gdim/Bcal______Bm7_ma
[Chorus]
     CdimPorque foste em minha alma
     F#m/C#Como um amanheD7Mcer
   Bm7Porque foste o que C#7sus4ti______C#7b9nha de F#mser
[Verse]
    F#mPorque foste na vida
   FdimA última esperança
   Em6Encontrar-te me F#7b9fez   Gdim/Bcrian_____Bm7ça
   E7sus4Porque já eras Fdimmeu
Sem F#meu saber seqA7uer
    D7MPorque és o meu Bm7homem
E G#7add13eu       G7b13tua   mulC#9sus4herC#7b9  
[Verse]
    F#mPorque tu me chegaste
      G#m7b5Sem me dizer que C#7/G#vinhas
      Em6/GE tuas mãos foram F#7minhas
Com Gdim/Bcal______Bm7_ma
[Chorus]
     CdimPorque foste em minha alma
     F#m/C#Como um amanheD7Mcer
   Bm7Porque foste o que tinha C#m7de   D7MserE9sus4  F#  

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O Que Tinha De Ser

by Antônio Carlos Jobim

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Fdim

Em6

F#7b9

Gdim/B

Bm7

E7sus4

D7M

G#7add13

G7b13

C#9sus4

C#7b9

G#m7b5

C#7/G#

Em6/G

F#7

Cdim

F#m/C#

C#7sus4

C#m7

E9sus4

O Que Tinha de Ser

Antonio Carlos Jobim & Vinicius de Moraes

[Chords]

244222:F#m xx0222:D7M 24232x:F#7

1x212x:Fdim 4x456x:G#7add13 x3424x:Cdim

02202x:Em6 4x455x:G7b13 x4222x:F#m/C#

xx3242:F#7b9 x4444x:C#9sus4 x4647x:C#7sus4

x2232x:Gdim/B x4343x:C#7b9 x4645x:C#m7

x2423x:Bm7 4x443x:G#m7b5 xx2232:E9sus4

02020x:E7sus4 4x342x:C#7/G# 244322:F#

x02020:A7 3x242x:Em6/G

[Verse]

F#m

Porque foste na vida

Fdim

A última esperança

Em6 F#7b9 Gdim/B Bm7

Encontrar-te me fez crian_____ça

E7sus4 Fdim

Porque já eras meu

F#m A7

Sem eu saber sequer

D7M Bm7

Porque és o meu homem

G#7add13 G7b13 C#9sus4 C#7b9

E eu tua mulher

[Verse]

F#m

Porque tu me chegaste

G#m7b5 C#7/G#

Sem me dizer que vinhas

Em6/G F#7

E tuas mãos foram minhas

Gdim/B Bm7

Com cal_______ma

[Chorus]

Cdim

Porque foste em minha alma

F#m/C# D7M

Como um amanhecer

Bm7 C#7sus4 C#7b9 F#m

Porque foste o que ti______nha de ser

[Verse]

F#m

Porque foste na vida

Fdim

A última esperança

Em6 F#7b9 Gdim/B Bm7

Encontrar-te me fez crian_____ça

E7sus4 Fdim

Porque já eras meu

F#m A7

Sem eu saber sequer

D7M Bm7

Porque és o meu homem

G#7add13 G7b13 C#9sus4 C#7b9

E eu tua mulher

[Verse]

F#m

Porque tu me chegaste

G#m7b5 C#7/G#

Sem me dizer que vinhas

Em6/G F#7

E tuas mãos foram minhas

Gdim/B Bm7

Com cal_______ma

[Chorus]

Cdim

Porque foste em minha alma

F#m/C# D7M

Como um amanhecer

Bm7 C#m7 D7M E9sus4 F#

Porque foste o que tinha de ser

About O Que Tinha De Ser Tab by Antônio Carlos Jobim

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