Paulinho da Viola (Paulinho of the Guitar)

Called for many great names of brazilian music as "the Prince", Paulo Cesar Batista de Farias, Paulinho da Viola, was born in Rio de Janeiro, on November 12,1942. His father, Cesar Faria, was one of great musicians of "chorinho" or "cry-style" in the past. "Chorinho" is an instrumental form of Carioca music (music from Rio de Janeiro) that reached its best on the 19th century, melding other european musical styles like polkas, mazurkas, and waltzes with Afro-Brazilian percussive rhythms.

Paulinho was released very young, near 1975, with the support of Cartola and its woman, Zica. These two opened in Rio de Janeiro a restaurant, the "Zicartola", that becomes a traditional samba point and that promoted much great samba artists, as Alcione, Beth Carvalho, Martinho of Vila and Candeia.

Inside Brazilian music, Paulinho work is unique. Although with raízes in traditional "chorinho" and samba, his music is at the same time innovative, speaking on brazilian people day-by-day, love and relationships. He was one of the first Brazilian musicians to speak on ecology. Beyond that, he is recognized and known by his character and elegance. Know a little on the work from Paulinho da Viola with a song that become very popular and shows well his style: "Capital Sin". The novel told the story of a very honest and poor taxi driver, humilliated by his girlfriend, that prefers a rich man. He decides to take the money, but it belongs to a thiefs group, that begins to pursue him.

2. Capital Sin (Voice Version) from the novel "Capital Sin", of Globo Television

Musics are in mp3 or realplayer, and can be heard using realplayer or Winamp.

You can also make download of a very interesting instrumental version clicking here (almost 4mb of download!). See below the lyrics and chords of this music

PECADO CAPITAL
CAPITAL SIN

Paulinho da Viola

Dm E7 A7 Dm
Dinheiro na mão é vendaval é vendaval
Money in hands is a tornado, a tornado

Am D7 Gm
Na vida de um sonhador de um sonhador
In a the life of a dreamer, a dreamer.

C7 F Dm
Quanta gente aí se engana
How many people fool themselves

Em7 A7 Dm D7
E cai da cama com toda a ilusão que sonhou
And fall off the bed with all illusion they dreamed of.

Gm Dm Bb7 A7
E a grandeza se desfaz quando a solidão é mais
And greatness falls apart when solitude is greater,

Dm A7
Alguém já falou
Someone has said that.


D A7 D6
Mas é preciso viver
But we must live

Gbm7 F° Em7 Gb7
E viver não é brincadeira, não
And living is no kidding.

Bm Gbm7 Db7
Quando o jeito é se virar cada um trata de si
When you must take care of yourself , it's one for one,

Gbm7 Em7
Irmão desconhece irmão e aí
A brother does not recognize his brother, and then


A7 D
Dinheiro na mão é vendaval
Money in hands is a tornado.

B7 E7 A7 D Em7 D6
Dinheiro na mão é solução é solidão (bis)
Money in hands is solution, is solitude.