Here are everthing you should need to learn the enredo for SF Carnaval 2003!
Here is an MP3 of the song!
Here is another MP3 of the same song with the tamborims
turned up louder.
You may use this version to learn the "desenhos" or tamborim
parts.
Here are the chords and lyrics. Please note that
since the song is in English,
no translation has been provided! (Click
here to download the file in MS Word format.)
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Oh, Sambão!
Music from Rio de Janeiro,
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It's Samba!
Bateria!
Tamborim, e Repenique,
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E Ganza!
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Dancing Alas
Feel the Ginga, see the swing a
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Million times!
Oh, Sambão.
Californios, Brasileiros,
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B7
Oh, Sambão!
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And we're playing the Pandeiro,
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As we're dancing down the line.
Moving and Swaying to the Surdo,
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As it's thumping out the time!
On the streets of Palo Alto,
San Jose, e San Francisco,
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We play for Carnaval.
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That is why this song's in English,
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So that you can understand that,
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We sing and dance for you!