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Sao Paulo Rain

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Em: 022000 
C:  x32010 
B7: x21202 
D:  xx0232 
G:  320033 
Fill:  
E-2---2-3-2-- 
B-0---0-0-0-- 
G-2---------- 
D-1---------- 
A-2---------- 
E------------
INTRO: 
Em C B7
 Em   C    B7Fill
VERSE: 
There's Emalways a Cparty on B7funeral row 
Where the Emcross flashes Cred to the B7street 
And Emgasoline Cdreams of B7girls in blue jeans 
               Em           C       B7Fill
He's grazing the surface of sleep 
The Emvultures on Cmain street are B7eyeing you up 
CalcuEmlating the Cweight of your B7bones 
And Emmidnight Cgraffiti apDpears on your Emdoor 
So we Emall can sleep Csafe in our B7homes
And the Gstorms in the Cdistance hold nGo rain C  
And I Gfeel my resiCstance giving Gway C  
         Em          C     B7Fill
Shelter me from this sky 
EmDance with me Cone last B7time
Sao Paulo EmRain   C      B7x2
EmDo not disCturb this B7blood red earth 
EmThere's Cgiants sleeping B7beneath 
And Emcarnival Cqueens on their deathbed B7scenes 
All Emgo through the Cmotions of B7grief 
EmTake another Chit let the bottle B7slip through your fingers 
EmAnd break like a promise Cmade, the B7day I remember 
EmMy heart I will Ckeep, my B7voice I surrender 
And EmI will not Cspeak to B7lie
 G   Cx2 
We were Gso Calive 
We were Gso Calive 
EmShelter me Cfrom this B7sky 
EmDance with me Cone last B7time
Sao Paulo EmRaCin       B7x2
 Em   C   B7x5
End:
Em

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Sao Paulo Rain

by Tom McRae

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

: 022000

: x32010

: x21202

: xx0232

: 320033

Fill:

E-2---2-3-2--

B-0---0-0-0--

G-2----------

D-1----------

A-2----------

E------------

INTRO:

Em C B7

Fill

VERSE:

Em C B7

There's always a party on funeral row

Em C B7

Where the cross flashes red to the street

Em C B7

And gasoline dreams of girls in blue jeans

Em C B7

Fill

He's grazing the surface of sleep

Em C B7

The vultures on main street are eyeing you up

Em C B7

Calculating the weight of your bones

Em C D Em

And midnight graffiti appears on your door

Em C B7

So we all can sleep safe in our homes

G C G C

And the storms in the distance hold no rain

G C G C

And I feel my resistance giving way

Em C B7

Fill

Shelter me from this sky

Em C B7

Dance with me one last time

Em C B7

Sao Paulo Rain x2

Em C B7

Do not disturb this blood red earth

Em C B7

There's giants sleeping beneath

Em C B7

And carnival queens on their deathbed scenes

Em C B7

All go through the motions of grief

Em C B7

Take another hit let the bottle slip through your fingers

Em C B7

And break like a promise made, the day I remember

Em C B7

My heart I will keep, my voice I surrender

Em C B7

And I will not speak to lie

G C

We were so alive

G C

We were so alive

Em C B7

Shelter me from this sky

Em C B7

Dance with me one last time

Em C B7

Sao Paulo Rain x2

Em C B7

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