Rio Chords & Tabs
by Duran Duran
[Version Description]
Neat accurate formatting, all lyrics and breaks with their accompanying chords with bass notes, full chord legend included. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-qYYZrky1Y&list=PLvsYXqtYjMYdgicXNaFgEsgfgh17JpVdA&index=1.
Song: Rio
Artist: Duran Duran
Composers: Duran Duran
Album: Rio
Tabbed by DJ 11th Oct 2015
I would recommend using the voicings in the text
column numbers below.
Regarding the CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS please follow the
information at the bottom of the tab.
Em = 022000 Am7 = x02213 B = x24442
C/E = xx2010 A/C# = x4222x D = xx0232
Am = x02210 A = x02220 C#m = x46654
C = x32010 E = 022100 F# = 244322
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[Intro]
Em C/E Am7 C
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Em C/E A/C# C
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[Verse 1]
Em C/E
Moving on the floor, now babe,
Am7 C
You're a bird of para - dise,
Em C/E
Cherry ice cream ...smile,
A/C# C
I sup - pose it's very nice,
Em C/E
With a step to your left and a flick to the right,
A C
You catch that mirror way out west,
Em C/E
You know you're something special,
A/C# C E
And you look like you're the best
[Chorus]
E B D A
Her name is Rio, and she dances on the sand,
E B D A
Just like that river twisting through a dusty land
E B
And, when she shines,
D A
She really shows you all she can,
E B D A
Oh, Rio, Rio dance a - cross the Rio Grande
[Break]
Em C/E Am7 C
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Em C/E A/C# C
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[Verse 2]
Em C/E
I've seen you on the beach,
Am7 C
And I've seen you on T. V.,
Em C/E A/C#
Two----- of a billion stars,
C Em
It means so much to me,
C/E A C
Like a Birthday, ...or a pretty view,
Em C/E A/C# C E
But then I'm sure that you know it's just for you
[Chorus]
E B D A
Her name is Rio, and she dances on the sand,
E B D A
Just like that river twisting through a dusty land
E B
And, when she shines,
D A
She really shows you all she can,
E B D A
Oh, Rio, Rio dance a - cross the Rio Grande
[Link]
C#m A F# A C#m A F# A
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[Sax solo]
C#m F# A C#m C#m F# A C#m
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C#m F# A C#m C#m F# A C#m
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C#m F# A C#m C#m F# A C#m
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[Verse 3]
Em C/E
Hey, now! Woo, ...look at that!
Am7 C
Did he nearly run you down?
Em C/E
At the end of the drive, the lawmen arrive,
A/C# C Em
You make me feel a - live, alive, a - live,
C/E A
I'll take my chance,
C Em
'Cause luck is on my side, or something,
C/E A/C#
I know what you're thinking, I'll tell you something,
C E
I know what you're thinking-------!
[Chorus]
E B D A
Her name is Rio, and she dances on the sand,
E B D A
Just like that river twisting through a dusty land
E B
And, when she shines,
D A
She really shows you all she can,
E B D A
Oh, Rio, Rio dance a - cross the Rio Grande
[Chorus 2]
E B D A
Her name is Rio, she don't need to under - stand,
E B D A
And I might find her, if I'm looking like I can,
E B D A
Oh, Rio, Rio, hear them shout across the land,
E B D A
From mountains in the north down to the Rio Grande
[Coda]
E B D A E B D A
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E B
Deh, deh, deh, deh -deh, deh - doo!
D A
Deh, deh, deh, deh -deh, deh - doo!
E B
Deh, deh, deh, deh -deh, deh - doo!
D A E
Deh, deh, deh, deh -deh, deh - doo!
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