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Rio by Duran Duran - Acoustic cover by the Moon Loungers
Video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRVV3JhbbMg
[CHORDS]
Em 0-2-2-0-0-0
Cadd9X-3-2-0-3-0
Asus2X-0-2-2-0-0
Bsus4X-2-4-4-0-0
DX-X-0-2-3-2
C#mX-4-6-6-0-0
F# 2-4-4-3-2-0
[INTRO]
Em   Cadd9   Asus2   Cadd9(x 2)
[VERSE 1]
EmMoving on the fCadd9loor now babe you're a bAsus2ird of paradCadd9ise
EmCherry ice cream sCadd9mile I supAsus2pose it's very nCadd9ice
With a sEmtep to your left and a flCadd9ick to the right you Asus2catch that mirror way out Cadd9west
EmYou know you're sCadd9omething special and you Asus2look like you're the Cadd9bestE  
[CHORUS 1]
EHer name is Bsus4Rio and she daDnces on the sAsus2and
EJust like that rBsus4iver twisting thDrough a dusty Asus2land
EAnd when she sBsus4hines she really shDows you all she Asus2can
EOh Rio, Bsus4Rio dance acrDoss the Rio GrAsus2ande
[LINK]
Em Cadd9 Asus2 Cadd9
[VERSE 2]
EmI've seen you on the bCadd9each and I've Asus2seen you on Cadd9TV
EmTwo oCadd9f a billion sAsus2tars Cadd9it means so mEmuch to me Cadd9like a birthAsus2day or a pretty viCew
EmBut then I'm sCadd9ure that you Asus2know it's just for Cadd9youE  
[CHORUS 2]
EHer name is Bsus4Rio and she daDnces on the Asus2sand
EJust like that rBsus4iver twisting thDrough a dusty Asus2land
EAnd when she sBsus4hines she really shDows you all she Asus2can
EOh Rio, Bsus4Rio dance acrDoss the Rio GrAsus2ande
[INSTRUMENTAL]
C#m   Asus2   F#   Asus2(x 2)
C#m   F#   Asus2   C#m(x 6)
[VERSE 3]
EmHey now woo loCadd9ok at that did she nAsus2early run you Cadd9down
EmAt the end of the drive the lCadd9awmen arrive Asus2you make me feel aCadd9live, alive alEmive
Cadd9I'll take my Asus2chance cause Cadd9luck is on my Emside or something
I Cadd9know what you're thinking I tAsus2ell you something I Cadd9know what you're thinkingE  
[CHORUS 3]
EHer name is Bsus4Rio and she daDnces on the Asus2sand
EJust like that rBsus4iver twists acroDss a dusty lAsus2and
EAnd when she sBsus4hines she really shDows you all she Asus2can
EOh Rio, Bsus4Rio dance acrDoss the Rio GrAsus2and
EHer name is Bsus4Rio she don't Dneed to undeAsus2rstand
EAnd I might Bsus4find her if I'm lDooking like Asus2I can
EOh Rio, Bsus4Rio hear them shDout across the Asus2land
EFrom mountains Bsus4in the north down Dto the Rio GAsus2rande
EDa da daBsus4-da-doh da-doh, Dda da da-Asus2da-doh da-doh
EDa da daBsus4-da-doh da-doh, Dda da da-Asus2da-doh da-dohE  

The story behind the song

"Rio" was the seventh single released by Duran Duran, first appearing in Australia in August 1982 before its UK release in November of the same year. It was the fourth and final single to be released from the band's second studio album, also titled Rio. While it became a Top 10 hit in the UK, the song gained more traction in the US after the success of "Hungry Like the Wolf," leading to a reissue and a Top 20 hit. The song itself originated from John Taylor's idea about the exotic nature of Rio de Janeiro.

AI-written from these sources:Rio (song) — Wikipedia ↗

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