Chords
Travessia do Araguaia

Key: A

Introduction:

          A                                                            E7                            A  
Naquele estradão deserto, uma boiada descia
                                                     E7                                                         A  
Pras bandas do araguaia, pra fazer a travessia
                                                E7                                                    A  
O capataz era um velho, de muita sabedoria
                                                E7                                                         A  
As ordens eram severas, e a pionada obedecia
 A    E7    A)  
                                             E7                                                 A  
O ponteiro moço novo, muito desembaraçado
                                                        E7                                                      A  
Mas era a primeira viagem que fazia nestes lados
                                                     E7                                                    A  
Não conhecia os tormentos do araguaia afamado
                                                     E7                                                         A  
Não sabia que as piranhas eram um perigo danado
 A    E7    A)  
                                                  E7                                                         A  
Ao chegarem na barranca disse o velho boiadeiro
                                                     E7                                                         A  
Derrubamos um boi n'água deu a ordem ao ponteiro
                                                          E7                                                            A  
Enquanto as piranhas comem,temos que passar ligeiro
                                                        E7                                                         A  
Toque logo este boi velho que vale pouco dinheiro
 A    E7    A)  
                                                        E7                                              A  
Era um boi de aspa grande já roído pelos anos
                                             E7                                                 A  
O coitado não sabia do seu destino tirano
                                                  E7                                                            A  
Sangrando por ferroadas no araguaia foi entrando
                                                     E7                                                            A  
As piranhas vieram loucas e o boi foram devorando
 A    E7    A)  
                                                          E7                                            A  
Enquanto o pobre boi velho ia sendo devorado
                                          E7                                                    A  
A boiada foi nadando e saiu do outro lado
                                                     E7                                                         A  
Naquelas verdes pastagens tudo estava sossegado
                                                        E7                                                      A  
Disse o velho ao ponteiro,pode ficar descansado
 A    E7    A)  
                                             E7                                                    A  
O ponteiro revoltado disse que barbaridade
                                                  E7                                                         A  
Sacrificar um boi velho pra que esta crueldade
                                             E7                                                    A  
Respondeu o boiadeiro aprenda esta verdade
                                                        E7                                                      A  
Que Jesus também morreu pra salvar a humanidade
         A    E7    A