Brian Wilson - South America - Imagination Album
Capo on 2nd (to play along with the record)
Oh oh wayo ohwayo Oh oh wayo ohwayo
Got a letter from a long lost cousin of mine
Who owns a little piece of heaven in the Argentine
It s a different planet, it s a different place
He calls it out of this world without traveling to space
It s not just a lesson in geography
No equation to unravel alge- brai - ically
It s written in the wind and on the tropical sea
From south of the equator it keeps callin to me
South America well you know I would
South America if I only could
I wanna be, I wanna be where it s at
South America I d go anywhere
South America somebody take me there
I wanna be, I wanna be going back
You only get to heaven if you chase your dreams
Let the paparazzi flash, let the tabloid scream
I ve been around too long to care what anyone says
I m hungry and I m doing lunch with Cameron Diaz
South America she s got that tango look
South America she ll read you like a book
I wanna be, I wanna be going back
Bridge (lots of classic BB harmonies and layering here - this is basic!)
It rolls off my tongue like a magical phrase
(gimmie that, gimmie that south america - sung over)
A simple translation translates and conveys
Gimme that, gimme that, South American girl
Oh oh wayo ohwayo Oh oh wayo ohwayo
I wanna be, I wanna be where it s at
(Oh oh wayo ohwayo Oh oh wayo ohwayo sung over)
South America I m not on some trip
South America I just long for a ship
A sailing boat or anything that floats Going back
Ooo oo oo bop south american
Ooo oo oo bop south american
Ooo oo oo bop south american girl
South America well you know I would
South America if I only could
I wanna be, I wanna be going back
Can t help smiling when you sing this song!