Rio

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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
Cadd9
X-3-2-0-3-0
Asus2
X-0-2-2-0-0
Bsus4
X-2-4-4-0-0
D
X-X-0-2-3-2
C#m
X-4-6-6-0-0
F# 2-4-4-3-2-0
[INTRO]
EmCadd9Asus2Cadd9
(x 2)
[VERSE 1]
Em Cadd9 Asus2 Cadd9
Moving on the floor now babe you're a bird of paradise
Em Cadd9 Asus2 Cadd9
Cherry ice cream smile I suppose it's very nice
Em Cadd9 Asus2 Cadd9
With a step to your left and a flick to the right you catch that mirror way out west
Em Cadd9 Asus2 Cadd9 E
You know you're something special and you look like you're the best
[CHORUS 1]
E Bsus4 D Asus2
Her name is Rio and she dances on the sand
E Bsus4 D Asus2
Just like that river twisting through a dusty land
E Bsus4 D Asus2
And when she shines she really shows you all she can
E Bsus4 D Asus2
Oh Rio, Rio dance across the Rio Grande
[LINK]
Em Cadd9 Asus2 Cadd9
[VERSE 2]
Em Cadd9 Asus2 Cadd9
I've seen you on the beach and I've seen you on TV
Em Cadd9 Asus2 Cadd9 Em Cadd9 Asus2 C
Two of a billion stars it means so much to me like a birthday or a pretty view
Em Cadd9 Asus2 Cadd9 E
But then I'm sure that you know it's just for you
[CHORUS 2]
E Bsus4 D Asus2
Her name is Rio and she dances on the sand
E Bsus4 D Asus2
Just like that river twisting through a dusty land
E Bsus4 D Asus2
And when she shines she really shows you all she can
E Bsus4 D Asus2
Oh Rio, Rio dance across the Rio Grande
[INSTRUMENTAL]
C#mAsus2F# Asus2
(x 2)
C#mF# Asus2C#m
(x 6)
[VERSE 3]
Em Cadd9 Asus2 Cadd9
Hey now woo look at that did she nearly run you down
Em Cadd9 Asus2 Cadd9 Em
At the end of the drive the lawmen arrive you make me feel alive, alive alive
Cadd9 Asus2 Cadd9 Em
I'll take my chance cause luck is on my side or something
Cadd9 Asus2 Cadd9 E
I know what you're thinking I tell you something I know what you're thinking
[CHORUS 3]
E Bsus4 D Asus2
Her name is Rio and she dances on the sand
E Bsus4 D Asus2
Just like that river twists across a dusty land
E Bsus4 D Asus2
And when she shines she really shows you all she can
E Bsus4 D Asus2
Oh Rio, Rio dance across the Rio Grand
E Bsus4 D Asus2
Her name is Rio she don't need to understand
E Bsus4 D Asus2
And I might find her if I'm looking like I can
E Bsus4 D Asus2
Oh Rio, Rio hear them shout across the land
E Bsus4 D Asus2
From mountains in the north down to the Rio Grande
E Bsus4 D Asus2
Da da da-da-doh da-doh, da da da-da-doh da-doh
E Bsus4 D Asus2 E
Da da da-da-doh da-doh, da da da-da-doh da-doh

Rio chords and lyrics

Free chords for Rio by The Moon Loungers. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Rio by Duran Duran - Acoustic cover by the Moon Loungers
Video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRVV3JhbbMg
[CHORDS]
[INTRO]
Em  Cadd9  Asus2  Cadd9  (x 2)
[VERSE 1]
[CHORUS 1]
[LINK]
Em  Cadd9  Asus2  Cadd9
[VERSE 2]
[CHORUS 2]
[INSTRUMENTAL]
C#m   Asus2    F#   Asus2   (x 2)
C#m   F#   Asus2    C#m     (x 6)
[VERSE 3]
[CHORUS 3]

Rio Chords by The Moon Loungers

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