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Tono: G

Introducción:

 G                                                                                   D7 
Com licença meus senhores,
                                                                               G 
Vai cantar um missioneiro (bis)
                                                                       D7 
Com manhas de literato
                                                                           G 
E o tino de bom campeiro
 G                                                                   C 
Total não há melhor sorte
                                 D7                               G 
Do que nascer guitarreiro
 G                                                                                   D7 
Me desculpem meus senhores
                                                                           G 
Esta audácia missioneira (bis)
                                                                                           D7 
Se o ventre da minha guitarra
                                                                                 G 
Fecunda notas campeiras
 G                                                                   C 
Total cantava sozinho,
                                 D7                               G 
Prás estrelas caminheiras
 G                                                                               D7 
Me perdoem meus senhores
                                                                       G 
Meu saber pequenininho (bis)
                                                                                 D7 
A pampa apesar de grande
                                                                                 G 
Me ensinou a viver sozinho
 G                                                                           C 
Se a pampa por entre flores
                               D7                                         G 
Tem tacurú nos caminhos
 G                                                                             D7 
Me faço de "chancho rengo”
                                                                     G 
No meio da sociedade (bis)
                                                                                                   D7 
Já não sofro mais com os outros
                                                                                         G 
Hoje entendo a humanidade
 G                                                                       C 
Total por ser guitarreiro
                           D7                       G 
Aprendi barbaridades
 G                                                                               D7 
Com licença meus senhores
                                                                           G 
Vou terminando a pajada (bis)
                                                                     D7 
Cantando sou perigoso
                                                                                           G 
Porque a verdade me agrada
 G                                                                               C 
E é melhor ser guitarreiro
                                               D7                                   G 
Do que ser pouco ou ser nada.