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Key: G

Introduction: Gm    Gm/F    Eb7+    D7    Gm    Gm/F    Eb7+    D7    

difficulty
intermediate |||||
Gm                              Gm/F                    Eb7+  
Por que canto te respondo,
D7                                                            Gm  
Porque me encanta cantar
                                          Gm/F            Eb7+  
Se a saudade me atropela
D7                                                            Gm  
Canto pra ela voltar...
                          G7                            Cm  
Na leveza do meu canto
                  F7                                    Bb  
O pranto teima em rolar
Eb7+                    Am7(5-)  
E a tristeza alça velas
D7                                                    Gm  
Num convite a navegar.
 Gm    Gm/F    Eb7+    D7    Gm)  
                                Gm/F                                 Eb7+  
Canto estrelas que se aninham
D7                                                         Gm  
No poncho das madrugadas
                                          Gm/F         Eb7+  
Canto a lua que repousa
D7                                                    Gm  
Refletida nas aguadas.
                                        G7                 Cm  
Canto na voz da guitarra
F7                                                                 Bb  
Que se ancorou no meu peito
Eb7+                                                         Am7(5-)  
Pra me juntar aos humildes
D7                                                              Gm  
Que ainda clamam respeito.
                                                             Eb7+  
Graças ao meu bom Deus
                                                                        D7  
Canto pro sustento dos meus
Cm                                    F7            Bb  
E pra espantar essa dor
Gm                                                                 Eb7+  
Que não tem forma e nem cor,
                                                             D7  
Preferi chamar de amor,
                                                             Gm  
Lágrima dos olhos teus...
 Gm    Gm/F    Eb7+    D7    Gm    Gm/F    Eb7+    D7    Gm)  
                Gm/F                                                    Eb7+  
Se    meu cantar não te importa
D7                                                                 Gm  
Abro as portas mesmo assim
  Gm/F                                                         Eb7+  
Num vício terno e sensível
D7                                                      Gm  
Do poema que há em mim.
                                        G7                         Cm  
Canto a garoa que encharca
                  F7                                         Bb  
A quincha do rancheirio
Eb7+                                              Am7(5-)  
Canto a nobreza das águas
D7                                                    Gm  
Pelo remanso dos rios.
 Gm    Gm/F    Eb7+    D7    Gm)  
        Gm/F                                                         Eb7+  
Quando eu partir deste mundo
D7                                                            Gm  
Hão de ficar as cigarras
Gm/F                                                         Eb7+  
Que ensinaram ao meu filho
D7                                                      Gm  
Os segredos da guitarra.
                                                             G7         Cm  
Quando chegares as aves
                  F7                              Bb  
No retorno do verão
Eb7+                                                    Am7(5-)  
Hão de levar meus poemas
D7                                                      Gm  
Nas asas da arribação.
                                                             Eb7+  
Graças ao meu bom Deus
                                                                        D7  
Canto pro sustento dos meus
Cm                                    F7              Bb  
E pra espantar essa dor
Gm                                                                    Eb7+  
Que não tem forma e nem cor,
                                                             D7  
Preferi chamar de amor,
                                                             Gm  
Lágrima dos olhos teus...
 Gm    Gm/F    Eb7+    D7)  
  Lágrima dos olhos teus...
 Gm    Gm/F    Eb7+    D7      Gm)