The Girl from Ipanema (Half-Valved Harmonica)
Half-Valved Harmonica
Half-Valved Harmonica (key: F - C harp in 12th position)
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Tall and tan and young and lovely
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The girl from Ipanema goes walking
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And when she passes, each one she passes goes “Aah”
When she walks, she's like a samba
That swings so cool and sways so gentle that
When she passes, each one she passes goes “Aah”
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Oh, but I watch her so sadly
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How can I tell her “I love you?"
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Yes, I would give my heart gladly
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But each day, when she walks to the sea
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She looks straight ahead, not at me
Tall and tan and young and lovely
The girl from Ipanema goes walking
And when she passes, I smile but she doesn't see