Biography:
Robert Michael Nesmith (born December 30, 1942) is an American singer-songwriter and musician, perhaps best known as a member of The Monkees. A pioneer of country rock, Nesmith notably composed "Different Drum", a hit for Linda Ronstadt (by way of The Stone Poneys). In 1981, Nesmith won the inaugural Grammy Award for Video of the Year for Elephant Parts, a "video record" consisting of humorous sketches and visual representations of songs, breaking new ground for the concept of music videos
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Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
The last word in laid-back understatement...
Intro
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D
Verse 1
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D Bb
I'm hearing the light from the window
D C
I'm seeing the sound of the sea
D B7
My feet have come loose from their moorings
G A
I'm feeling quite wonderfully free
Chorus 1
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G Gm
And I think I will travel to Rio
D A/C# B7
Using the music for flight
G Gm
There's nothing I know of in Rio
A D
But it's something to do with the night
G Gm
It's only a whimsical notion
D A/C# B7
To fly down to Rio to-night
G Gm
And I probably won't fly down to Rio
A D
But then again I just might
Verse 2
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D Bb
There's wings to the thought behind fancy
D C
There's wings to the thought behind play
D B7
And dancing to rhythms of laughter
G A
Makes laughter the rhythm of rain
Chorus 2
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G Gm
So I think I will travel to Rio
D A/C# B7
Using the music for flight
G Gm
There's nothing I know of in Rio
A A/C# D
But it's something to do with the night
G Gm
It's only a whimsical notion
D A/C# B7
To fly down to Rio to-night
G Gm
And I probably won't fly down to Rio
A D
But then again I just might
Inst
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D Db D C
D B7 G A
G Gm D A/C# B7
G Gm A D
Verse 3
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D Bb
I feel such a sense of well-being
D C
The problems have come to be solved
D B7
And what I thought was proper for battle
G A
I see now is proper for love
Chorus 3
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G Gm
So I think I will travel to Rio
D A/C# B7
Using the music for flight
G Gm
There's nothing I know of in Rio
A A/C# D
But it's something to do with the night
G Gm
It's only a whimsical notion
D A/C# B7
To fly down to Rio to-night
G Gm
And I probably won't fly down to Rio
A D
But then again I just might
Outro
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D
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I hope I've done it justice!
Kevin O'Brien
Watford
England
May 2012
[email protected]
Intro
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D
Verse 1
-------
D Bb
I'm hearing the light from the window
D C
I'm seeing the sound of the sea
D B7
My feet have come loose from their moorings
G A
I'm feeling quite wonderfully free
Chorus 1
--------
G Gm
And I think I will travel to Rio
D A/C# B7
Using the music for flight
G Gm
There's nothing I know of in Rio
A D
But it's something to do with the night
G Gm
It's only a whimsical notion
D A/C# B7
To fly down to Rio to-night
G Gm
And I probably won't fly down to Rio
A D
But then again I just might
Verse 2
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D Bb
There's wings to the thought behind fancy
D C
There's wings to the thought behind play
D B7
And dancing to rhythms of laughter
G A
Makes laughter the rhythm of rain
Chorus 2
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G Gm
So I think I will travel to Rio
D A/C# B7
Using the music for flight
G Gm
There's nothing I know of in Rio
A A/C# D
But it's something to do with the night
G Gm
It's only a whimsical notion
D A/C# B7
To fly down to Rio to-night
G Gm
And I probably won't fly down to Rio
A D
But then again I just might
Inst
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D Db D C
D B7 G A
G Gm D A/C# B7
G Gm A D
Verse 3
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D Bb
I feel such a sense of well-being
D C
The problems have come to be solved
D B7
And what I thought was proper for battle
G A
I see now is proper for love
Chorus 3
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G Gm
So I think I will travel to Rio
D A/C# B7
Using the music for flight
G Gm
There's nothing I know of in Rio
A A/C# D
But it's something to do with the night
G Gm
It's only a whimsical notion
D A/C# B7
To fly down to Rio to-night
G Gm
And I probably won't fly down to Rio
A D
But then again I just might
Outro
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D
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I hope I've done it justice!
Kevin O'Brien
Watford
England
May 2012
[email protected]
Michael W Smith
Michael W. Smith
Michaela Thompso (...)
Michaelangelo
Michale Graves