Biography:
Astrud Gilberto (b. 1940) is a Brazilian-born singer best known for her jazz style samba and bossa nova music.
Gilberto was born Astrud Winert in the state of Bahia in the north-east of Brazil, on 29th March 1940. Her mother was Brazilian her father German. She grew up in Rio de Janeiro, and moved to the USA in the early 1960s, where she still lives.
In her mid-teens, she became part of (her own words) a "musical clan" when she met João Gilberto, whom she described as the clan's musical "guru".
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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!
A stripped down version of the wonderful song!
Intro:
A A7 A D Dm7 (x3) F Am
Bee bah do bah..
Verse 1:
Am C D F Am
Your love is rain, my heart's the flower
G G7 C
I need your love or I will die
Am C D F Am
My very life is in your power
E E7 Am
will I wither and fade or bloom to the sky
Chorus:
Am C D F
Água de beber
Am
Água de beber, camará
C D F
Água de beber
Am
Give the flower water to drink
Verse 2:
Am C D F Am
The rain may fall on distant desert
G G7 C
the rain may fall upon the sea
Am C D F Am
the rain may fall upon the flower
E E7 Am
since the rain has to fall, let it fall on me
Chorus:
Am C D F
Água de beber
Am
Água de beber, camará
C D F
Água de beber
Am
Give the flower water to drink
Outro:
A A7 A D Dm7 (x3) F Am
Bee bah do bah..
Intro:
A A7 A D Dm7 (x3) F Am
Bee bah do bah..
Verse 1:
Am C D F Am
Your love is rain, my heart's the flower
G G7 C
I need your love or I will die
Am C D F Am
My very life is in your power
E E7 Am
will I wither and fade or bloom to the sky
Chorus:
Am C D F
Água de beber
Am
Água de beber, camará
C D F
Água de beber
Am
Give the flower water to drink
Verse 2:
Am C D F Am
The rain may fall on distant desert
G G7 C
the rain may fall upon the sea
Am C D F Am
the rain may fall upon the flower
E E7 Am
since the rain has to fall, let it fall on me
Chorus:
Am C D F
Água de beber
Am
Água de beber, camará
C D F
Água de beber
Am
Give the flower water to drink
Outro:
A A7 A D Dm7 (x3) F Am
Bee bah do bah..
Atb
Aterciopelados
Athenas Vé (...)
Athlete
Atif Aslam
Attack Attack!
Attaque 77
Au Clair De La L (...)
Au Petit Bonheur
Au Revoir Simone