{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1696888,"song":"Beach Boy Blues","artist":"Elvis Presley","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1696888-beach-boy-blues-chords-by-elvis-presley/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1696888?type=chord","rating":5,"votes":16,"content":"Beach Boy Blues by Elvis Presley\r\nWritten by Sid Tepper and Roy C. Bennett\r\n\r\nNote: A \"luau\" (Hawaiian: lū'au) is a Hawaiian party or feast.\r\n\r\nNormal tuning, no capo.\r\n\r\nIntro: (My best effort - do suggest changes)\r\nOver 4 bars, downstroke strum.\r\n\r\n[tab]e|7-7-7-8-8-8-7-7-7-8-8-8-7-7-7-8-8-8-7-7-7-8-8-8-|\r\nB|8-8---8-8---8-8---8-8---8-8---8-8---8-8---8-8---|\r\nG|------------------------------------------------|\r\nD|------------------------------------------------|\r\nA|------------------------------------------------|\r\nE|------------------------------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n(Alternatively, I find C G7 C G7 works nicely as a beach bum lazy intro)\r\nI used to play this with G7 where the Gaug is till the suggestion below. G7 works okay if Gaug is too tricky.\r\n\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]C#dim[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch]  [ch]Gaug/D#[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]Gaug[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]Gaug[/ch]\r\nI'm a poor Hawaiian beach boy, a long way from the beach[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]C/G[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]C7[/ch]\r\n'Cause someone shoved his face against my hand[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]F#dim[/ch]       [ch]C/G[/ch]      [ch]A7[/ch]    [ch]D7[/ch] [ch]G7[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\nNow I'm a kissing cousin to a ripe pineapple, I'm in a can[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]Gaug[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]Gaug[/ch]\r\nI was minding my own business but drinking daddy's juice[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]Gaug[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]C7[/ch]\r\nI swear I'll never touch that stuff again[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]F#dim[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]A7[/ch]   [ch]D7[/ch] [ch]G7[/ch]     [ch]C7[/ch]\r\nJust like a pig before he gave his all at the luau, I'm in a pen[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nGot those beach boy blues[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nDon't the time go slow[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nLonely beach boy blues[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D7[/ch]          [ch]D/A[/ch]         [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nOnly 30 days and 90 years to go[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]Gaug[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]Gaug[/ch]\r\nI want a taste of honey from my wahini's lips[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]Gaug[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]C7[/ch]\r\nI want to be her ever loving man[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]F#dim[/ch]       [ch]C/G[/ch]      [ch]A7[/ch]    [ch]D7[/ch] [ch]G7[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]C7[/ch]\r\nBut I'm a kissing cousin to a ripe pineapple, I'm in a can[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]F#dim[/ch]       [ch]C/G[/ch]      [ch]A7[/ch]    [ch]D7[/ch] [ch]G7[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nYeah, I'm a kissing cousin to a ripe pineapple, I'm in a can[/tab]","plain_text":"Beach Boy Blues by Elvis Presley\nWritten by Sid Tepper and Roy C. Bennett\n\nNote: A \"luau\" (Hawaiian: lū'au) is a Hawaiian party or feast.\n\nNormal tuning, no capo.\n\nIntro: (My best effort - do suggest changes)\nOver 4 bars, downstroke strum.\n\n\n\n(Alternatively, I find C G7 C G7 works nicely as a beach bum lazy intro)\nI used to play this with G7 where the Gaug is till the suggestion below. G7 works okay if Gaug is too tricky.\n\n\n[Intro]\nC C#dim Dm  Gaug/D#\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]","chords":["C","A","B","G","D","E","G7","Gaug","C#dim","Dm","Gaug/D#","C/G","C7","F","F#dim","A7","D7","D/A"],"chord_diagrams":{"A7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,2,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"C/G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,4,2,0,1,0],"frets":[3,3,2,0,1,0]},"C7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,4,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,3,1,0]},"D7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,3],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,2]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,2,0,0,0,1],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,1]}}}