Astrud Gilberto

Girl from impanema

By Antonio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes, Norman Gimbel (music, Portuguese lyrics, English lyrics, respectively)
Intro:
(wordless vocal over Db6/9 on nylon-string guitar)
Verse 1 (w/nylon-string guitar only):
Db6/9
Olha que coisa mas linda mas cheia
Eb9
De graca e ela menina que vem
Ebm9* Ab7+5 Db6/9
E que passa num doce balanco a caminho do mar
* Ebm9/Ab after bass enters
Verse 2 (bass and percussion enter):
Moca do corpo dourado do sol de Ipanema
O seu balancado e mais que um poema
E a coisa mais linda que eu ja vi passar
Chorus 1:
Dmaj7 G13
Ah! Por que estou tao sozinho?
Ah! Por que tudo e tao triste?
Ah! A beleza que existe
Fm7 Bb7-5
A beleza que nao e so minha
Ebm7 Ab7-5
Que tambem passa sozinha
Verse 3:
Ah! se ela soubesse que quando ela passa
O mundo sorrindo se enche de graca
E fica mais lindo por causa do amor

Verse 4:
Tall and tan and young and lovely
The girl from Ipanema goes walking
And when she passes, each one she passes goes "ahh"
Verse 5:
When she walks she's like a samba
That swings so cool and sways so gentle
That when she passes, each one she passes goes "ahh"
Chorus 2:
How can he tell her he loves her?
Yes, he would give his heart gladly
But each day when she walks to the sea
She looks straight ahead not at he
Verse 6:
Tall and tan and young and lovely
The girl from Ipanema goes walking
And when she passes he smiles, but she doesn't see




Coda:
She just doesn't see
No, she doesn't see
But she doesn't see
She doesn't see
D9 Db6/9
No, she doesn't see

-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers (Portuguese lyrics transcribed
by ROUQUI@HUSC3.HARVARD.EDU)