Mov ing on the floor now, babe, you’re a (Am7)bird of par a (C5)dise.

Cher ry ice cream smile, I sup (A)pose it’s ver y nice.

With a (Em7)step to your left and a (C)flick to the right, you catch that mir ror way out (C5)west.

You know you’re (C)some thing spe cial and you (A)look like you’re the (C5)best.

Her name is (B)Ri o and she (D)danc es on the sand,

just like that (B)riv er twist ing (D)through a dust y land.

And when she (B)shines, she real ly shows you all she (A)can.

Oh, Ri o, (B)Ri o, dance a (D)cross the Ri o (A5)Grande.

I’ve seen you on the (C)beach and I’ve seen you on T (C5)V,

two

of a bil lion stars.

It means so (Em7)much to me,

like a birth day or a pret ty view.

But then, I’m (C)sure that you (A)know it’s just for you.

(A5)Grande.

Hey now, woo, look at that.

Did he near ly run you down?

At the (Em)end of the drive the (C)law men ar rive.

(A)You make me feel a live, a live, a live.

I’ll take my chance,

’cause (Cmaj13)luck is on my (Em)side or some thing.

I (C)know what you’re think ing.

I’ll (A)tell you some thing: I (C)know what you’re think ing.

Her name is (B)Ri o and she (D)danc es on the sand,

just like that (B)riv er twists a (D)cross the dust y land.

And when she shines, she real ly shows you all she (A)can.

Oh, Ri o, (B)Ri o, dance a (D)cross the Ri o (A5)Grande.

Her name is (B)Ri o; she don’t (D)need to un der stand.

And I might (B)find her if I’m (D)look ing like I can.

Oh, Ri o, Ri o, hear them shout a cross the (A)land,

the moun tains (B)in the north down (D)to the Ri o (A5)Grande.

(A5)Grande.