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[Intro]
C      F
C      F
C      F
F      G
[Verse 1]
Got a Fletter from a long lost cCousin of mine
Who owns a Flittle piece of heaven in the CArgentine
It's a Fdifferent planet, it's a dCifferent place
He calls it oGut of this world without traveling to space
[Verse 2]
It's Fnot just a lesson in gCeography
No eFquation to unravel algeCbraically
It's Fwritten in the wind and on the Ctropical sea
From sGouth of the equator it keeps callin' to me
[Chorus]
South AmCerican, well you Fknow I would
South AmCerican, if I oFnly couldC  
I wanna be, FI wanna be wGhere it's at
South AmCerican, I'd go aFnywhere
South AmCerican, someboFdy take me thereC  
I wanna be, FI wanna be Ggoing back
[Verse 3]
You Fonly get to heaven if you Cchase your dreams
Let the Fpaparazzi flash, let the Ctabloid scream
I've bFeen around too long to care what aCnyone says
I'm Ghungry and I'm doing lunch with Cameron Diaz
[Chorus]
South AmCerican she's got that tFango look
South AmCerican she'll read you Flike a bookC  
I wanna be, FI wanna be gGoing back
[Bridge]
It Amrolls off my Gtongue like a mDmagical pChrase
A sAmimple translGation this message conveys
GGimme that, gimme that South American girl
A-woah Cay oh, a-way ohF  
A-woah Cay oh, a-way ohF  C  
I wanna be, FI wanna be whGere it's at
[Chorus]
South AmCerican I'm not oFn some trip
South AmCerican I just loFng for a shipC  
A sailing boat For anything that floats
GoGing back
[Outro]
COoooooooh Fah South America
COoooooooh Fah South America
COoooooooh Fah South American gGirl
        C               F                   [To fade]
South American, well you know I would
South AmCerican, if I oFnly couldC  
I wanna be, FI wanna be wGhere it's at

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South American

by Brian Wilson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

C F

F G

[Verse 1]

F C

Got a letter from a long lost cousin of mine

F C

Who owns a little piece of heaven in the Argentine

F C

It's a different planet, it's a different place

He calls it out of this world without traveling to space

[Verse 2]

F C

It's not just a lesson in geography

F C

No equation to unravel algebraically

F C

It's written in the wind and on the tropical sea

From south of the equator it keeps callin' to me

[Chorus]

C F

South American, well you know I would

C F C

South American, if I only could

F G

I wanna be, I wanna be where it's at

C F

South American, I'd go anywhere

C F C

South American, somebody take me there

F G

I wanna be, I wanna be going back

[Verse 3]

F C

You only get to heaven if you chase your dreams

F C

Let the paparazzi flash, let the tabloid scream

F C

I've been around too long to care what anyone says

I'm hungry and I'm doing lunch with Cameron Diaz

[Chorus]

C F

South American she's got that tango look

C F C

South American she'll read you like a book

F G

I wanna be, I wanna be going back

[Bridge]

Am G Dm C

It rolls off my tongue like a magical phrase

Am G

A simple translation this message conveys

Gimme that, gimme that South American girl

C F

A-woah ay oh, a-way oh

C F C

A-woah ay oh, a-way oh

F G

I wanna be, I wanna be where it's at

[Chorus]

C F

South American I'm not on some trip

C F C

South American I just long for a ship

A sailing boat or anything that floats

Going back

[Outro]

C F

Ooooooooh ah South America

C F

Ooooooooh ah South America

C F G

Ooooooooh ah South American girl

C F [To fade]

South American, well you know I would

C F C

South American, if I only could

F G

I wanna be, I wanna be where it's at

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