Brian Wilson – South American chords

 [Intro]


C      F
C      F
C      F
F      G



[Verse 1]

      F                        CGot a letter from a long lost cousin of mine
           F                             CWho owns a little piece of heaven in the Argentine
       F                         CIt's a different planet, it's a different place
             GHe calls it out of this world without traveling to space


[Verse 2]
     F                     CIt's not just a lesson in geography
    F                      CNo equation to unravel algebraically
     F                              CIt's written in the wind and on the tropical sea
      GFrom south of the equator it keeps callin' to me


[Chorus]
        C               FSouth American, well you know I would
        C             F           CSouth American, if I only could
           F            GI wanna be, I wanna be where it's at
        C               FSouth American, I'd go anywhere
        C             F                    CSouth American, somebody take me there
           F           GI wanna be, I wanna be going back


[Verse 3]
    F                         CYou only get to heaven if you chase your dreams
        F                        CLet the paparazzi flash, let the tabloid scream
      F                                 CI've been around too long to care what anyone says
    GI'm hungry and I'm doing lunch with Cameron Diaz


[Chorus]
        C                      FSouth American she's got that tango look
        C                      F            CSouth American she'll read you like a book
           F            GI wanna be, I wanna be going back

[Bridge]
   Am           G              Dm      CIt rolls off my tongue like a magical phrase
   Am          GA simple translation this message conveys
 GGimme that, gimme that South American girl
       C               FA-woah ay oh, a-way oh
       C               F      CA-woah ay oh, a-way oh
           F             GI wanna be, I wanna be where it's at


[Chorus]
        C               FSouth American I'm not on some trip
        C               F              CSouth American I just long for a ship
               FA sailing boat or anything that floats
  GGoing back


[Outro]
C         FOoooooooh ah South America
C         FOoooooooh ah South America
C         F                  GOoooooooh ah South American girl
        C               F                   [To fade]South American, well you know I would
        C             F           CSouth American, if I only could
           F            GI wanna be, I wanna be where it's at