The Girl from Ipanema

Stan Getz / Astrud Gilberto

Key: F (C harp in 12th position)

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Tall and tan and young and lovely

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The girl from Ipanema goes walking

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And when she passes, each one she passes goes “Aah”

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 “Aah”

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Oh, but I watch her so sadly

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How can I tell her “I love you?"

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Yes, I would give my heart gladly

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But each day, when she walks to the sea

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She looks straight ahead, not at me

Tall and tan and young and lovely

The girl from Ipanema goes walking

And when she passes, I smile but she doesn't see