Rio Chords

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Difficulty:	intermediate
Tuning:	E A D G B E
Key:	E
Capo:	no capo

Author DiddyD [a] 15,207. Last edit on 19 days ago

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Chords

C/E

Am7

A/C#

C#m

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Song: Rio
Artist: Duran Duran
Composers: Duran Duran
Album: Rio
 
Tabbed by DJ  11th Oct 2015
 
IGNORE THE CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS that the website
displays, they are generated automatically from a
generic database and often don't show the best
option for a particular chord progression. Just use
the voicings suggested in the text column numbers
 
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
 
Please take a second to scroll down to the bottom of
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=====================================================
[Intro]
  Em          C/E           Am7          C
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |
  Em          C/E          A/C#          C
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |
 
[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
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |
  Em          C/E          A/C#          C
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |
 
[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
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |
 
[Sax solo]
  C#m   F#     A     C#m    C#m   F#     A     C#m
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |
  C#m   F#     A     C#m    C#m   F#     A     C#m
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |
  C#m   F#     A     C#m    C#m   F#     A     C#m
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |
 
[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
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |
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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Rio – Duran Duran

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I can only say thanks each time I come across another. So, thanks again. Star rated too. (looks like the limitation has finally been lifted, as this is like the 12th one tonight I've been able to do...) You are an asset to this site good sir. Thanks again.

This is good. 😊