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