South America Chords

Capo 2nd fret

Standard (EADGBE)

C F

 Oh oh waCyo ohwFayo Oh oh wCayo ohFwayo

F G G

 Got a letFter from a long lost coCusin of mine

 Who owns a lFittle piece of heaven in the ACrgentine

 It's a dFifferent planet, it's a difCferent place

 He calls it oGut of this world without traveGling to space

 It's nFot just a lesson in geoCgraphy

 No equFation to unravel alge- bCrai - ically

 It's wriFtten in the wind and on the tCropical sea

 From soGuth of the equator it keeps calGlin'to me

 South AmCerica well you kFnow I would

 South AmCerica if I onFly could

C I wanna be, F I wanna be Gwhere it's at

 South AmCerica I'd go anyFwhere

 South AmCerica somebody tFake me there

C I wanna be, F I wanna be Ggoing back

 You onFly get to heaven if you chCase your dreams

 Let the papaFrazzi flash, let the tabCloid scream

 I've beFen around too long to care what anyCone says

 I'm hunGgry and I'm doing lunch with CamGeron Diaz

 South AmeCrica she's got that taFngo look

 South AmeCrica she'll read you lFike a book

C I wanna be,F I wanna be Ggoing back

Bridge

lots of classic BB harmonies and layering here - this is basic!)

 It roFlls off my toCngue like a maFgical phrCase

(gimmie that, gimmie that south america - sung over)

 A siFmple traCnslation tranGslates and conveys

GGimme that, gimmGe that, South AmeGrican girl

 Oh oh Cwayo ohFwayo Oh oh Cwayo ohFwayo

C I wanna be,F I wanna be Gwhere it's at

(Oh oh wayo ohwayo Oh oh wayo ohwayo sung over)

 South AmCerica I'm not Fon some trip

 South AmCerica I just lFong for a ship

C A sailing boatF or anything that floats GGoing back

C Ooo oo oo bFop south american

C Ooo oo oo bFop south american

C Ooo oo oo bFop south american Ggirl

 South AmCerica well you kFnow I would

 South AmCerica if I onFly could

C I wanna be,F I wanna be Ggoing back

Can't help smiling when you sing this song!