Intro: A  E  B7 E B

E
In nineteen, seventeen, nine
           A
You got furious
E                B                E
And many people died under your own
                    E7                  A
It rained cats and dogs bringing the flood
 B                                   E  E7
So you caught them sleeping by the dawn
 A                              E   E7
Never before one had seen that sign
 A                           E  E7
Almost everybody lost his homes
 A                                   E
It seemed that the world was coming right
         C#m
To the end
 F#m              B             E   B
When it's gonna stop, I don't know
C#m       G#m
São Francisco
A                           E
 Please keep your temper in time
 A        B7
Save the people
        F#m            A    B7
Who depends on you to survive
C#m       G#m
São Francisco
A                         E
 You are the future and pride
  A            B7        F#m  A   B7    (E A  B E B7)
And I'll keep you forever in my mind
 E                  E7                   A
I know there was a time you were free and wild
            B              E
Gentle easy running the stream
                E7                     A
But the modern days came just to hurt you
E              B           E  E7
Making of you part of a dream
 A                           E       E7
Suddenly you caught them by surprise
 A                                E E7
Using just the power of your hands

A
Calm down river follow

C#m        G#m
São  Francisco..
     A              E
Your way down to sea
    A            B7
Just to be a part of nature again
 C#m      G#m
São Francisco...
 B             A          E  E7  A
I remember times in the song!
 B                    A         E
Times I used to swim all day long!
B           A     E
And many people die
C#m        G#m
São  Francisco...