The last word in laid-back understatement...
Intro
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D
Verse 1
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D Bb
I'm hearing the light from the window
D C
I'm seeing the sound of the sea
D B7
My feet have come loose from their moorings
G A
I'm feeling quite wonderfully free
Chorus 1
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G Gm
And I think I will travel to Rio
D A/C# B7
Using the music for flight
G Gm
There's nothing I know of in Rio
A D
But it's something to do with the night
G Gm
It's only a whimsical notion
D A/C# B7
To fly down to Rio to-night
G Gm
And I probably won't fly down to Rio
A D
But then again I just might
Verse 2
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D Bb
There's wings to the thought behind fancy
D C
There's wings to the thought behind play
D B7
And dancing to rhythms of laughter
G A
Makes laughter the rhythm of rain
Chorus 2
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G Gm
So I think I will travel to Rio
D A/C# B7
Using the music for flight
G Gm
There's nothing I know of in Rio
A A/C# D
But it's something to do with the night
G Gm
It's only a whimsical notion
D A/C# B7
To fly down to Rio to-night
G Gm
And I probably won't fly down to Rio
A D
But then again I just might
Inst
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D Db D C
D B7 G A
G Gm D A/C# B7
G Gm A D
Verse 3
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G Gm
So I think I will travel to Rio
D Bb
I feel such a sense of well-being
D C
The problems have come to be solved
D B7
And what I thought was proper for battle
G A
I see now is proper for love
Chorus 3
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G Gm
So I think I will travel to Rio
D A/C# B7
Using the music for flight
G Gm
There's nothing I know of in Rio
A A/C# D
But it's something to do with the night
G Gm
It's only a whimsical notion
D A/C# B7
To fly down to Rio to-night
G Gm
And I probably won't fly down to Rio
A D
But then again I just might
Outro
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D
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I hope I've done it justice!
Kevin O'Brien
Watford
England
May 2012
watfordkev@gmail.com
