Key: E major•
Intro 1
Esus2
Esus2
Esus2
Esus2
Em7
C/E
Am
C
Em7
C/E
A/C#
C
Verse 1
Em7
C/E
Moving on the floor now, babe,
Am
C
you're a bird of paradise
Em7
C/E
Cherry ice cream smile,
A/C#
C
I supposed it's very nice
Em7
C/E
With a step to your left and a flick to the right
Am
C
You catch that mirror way out west
Em7
C/E
You know you're something special
A/C#
C
And you look like you're the best
Esus2
Esus2
Chorus 1
E
B
Her name is Rio
D
A
and she dances on the sand
E
B
Just like that river
D
A
twisting through a dusty land
E
B
And when she shines,
D
A
she really shows you all she can
E
B
Oh, Rio, Rio
D
A
dance across the Rio Grande
Interlude 1
Em7
C/E
Am
C
Em7
C/E
A/C#
C
Verse 2
Em7
C/E
I've seen you on the beach
Am
C
and I've seen you on TV
Em7
C/E
A/C#
C
Two of a billion stars,
Em7
C/E
it means so much to me
Am
C
Like a birthday or a pretty view
Em7
C/E
But then I'm sure
A/C#
C
that you know it's just for you
Esus2
Esus2
Chorus 2
E
B
Her name is Rio
D
A
and she dances on the sand
E
B
Just like that river
D
A
twisting through a dusty land
E
B
And when she shines,
D
A
she really shows you all she can
E
B
Oh, Rio, Rio
D
A
dance across the Rio Grande
Interlude 2
C#m
A
F#
A
C#m
A
F#
A
C#m
F#
A
C#m
C#m
F#
A
C#m
Solo 1
C#m
F#m
A
C#m
C#m
F#m
A
C#m
C#m
F#m
A
C#m
C#m
F#m
A
Bsus4
Bridge 1
Em
C/E
Hey now, woo, look at that
Am
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 alive, alive, alive
C/E
Am
I'll take my chance
C
Em
'cause luck is on my side or something
Esus2
Esus2
Chorus 3
E
B
Her name is Rio
D
A
and she dances on the sand
E
B
Just like that river
D
A
twists across a dusty land
E
B
And when she shines,
D
A
she really shows you all she can
E
B
Oh, Rio, Rio
D
A
dance across the Rio Grande
Chorus 4
E
B
Her name is Rio,
D
A
she don't need to understand
E
B
And I might find her
D
A
if I'm looking like I can
E
B
Oh Rio, Rio,
D
A
hear them shout across the land
E
B
From mountains in the north
D
A
down to the Rio Grande
Outro 1
E
B
D
A
E
B
D
A
[Repeat and fade]
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