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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
                              "Here Today"
                      (Brian Wilson / Tony Asher)
Verse 1:
	Bass:
	 Bm/Av     v     v     v       v     v     v     v  
	-14----------------------|-------------------------
	-------------12----------|----14-------------12----
	-------12----------12-14-|----------14-12----------
	-------------------------|-------------------------
	It starts with just a little glance, now
	 Av     v     v     v       v     v     v     v  
	-14----------------------|-------------------------
	-------------14----------|----14-------------14----
	-------12----------12-14-|----------14-12----------
	-------------------------|-------------------------
	Right away you're thinkin' 'bout romance now
	Bm/AYou know you ought to take it slower
	ABut you just can't wait to get to know her
	      D    A/C#    Bm   A  G#m7-5                 C#7     F#m  A7/E  
	A brand new love affair is such a beautiful thing
	            D    A/C#    Bm    A  G#m7-5                    C#7  F#m  
	But if you're not careful think about the pain it can bring
	            C#7/G#  
	It makes you feel so bad
	              F#m/A  
	It makes your heart feel sad
	             C#7/B  
	It makes your days go wrong
	It makes your nC#m7ights so long
	              E7/ D[bass: slide high  D( Gstring, 19th fret) down]
	You've got to keep in mind
Chorus:
	            A/ G   D/F#  Dm/ F     A/E  D/A  
	Love is here                  today
	             A/ G   D/F#  Dm/ F     A/E  D/A  
	And it's gone                 tomorrow
	         A/  G   D/F#  Dm/ F  E7  
	It's here and gone  so fast
	(bass doubled w/piano):
	(E7)
	 v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
	---------------9-|-----------------
	-------6---6-9---|---9---6---------
	-7-------7-------|---------7---9---
	-----------------|-----------------
Verse 2:
	Right now you think that she's perfection
	This time is really an exception
	Well, you know I hate to be a downer
	But I'm the guy she left before you found her
	Well, I'm not sayin' you won't have a good love with her
	But I keep on rememberin' things like they were
	She made me feel so bad
	She made my heart feel sad
	She made my days go wrong
	And made my nights so long
	You've got to keep in mind
[repeat chorus and bass/piano riff]
Instrumental:
	 Bm/A/         A/   Bm/A/
	 v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
	-----------------|-------------77--
	-7777777777777777|-777777777777--77
	-----------------|-----------------
	-----------------|-----------------
	 A/G/         E/G/   A/G/
	 v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
	-----------------|-----------------
	-5555555555555555|-5555555555557755
	-----------------|-----------------
	-----------------|-----------------
[repeat above section]
[repeat verse (instrumentally) from "A brand-new love affair"]
	...keep in mind
[repeat chorus]
	(bass, doubled w/piano):
	(E7)
	 v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
	-----------------|---9-------------
	-----6-7-9-7-----|-------9-6-------
	-7-------------7-|-------------7---
	-----------------|-----------------
[repeat chorus; fade]

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Here Today

by The Beach Boys

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bm/A

A/C#

G#m7

C#7

F#m

C#m7

D/F#

A/E

D/A

A/G

E/G

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#

#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#

"Here Today"

(Brian Wilson / Tony Asher)

Verse 1:

Bass:

Bm/A

v v v v v v v v

-14----------------------|-------------------------

-------------12----------|----14-------------12----

-------12----------12-14-|----------14-12----------

-------------------------|-------------------------

It starts with just a little glance, now

v v v v v v v v

-14----------------------|-------------------------

-------------14----------|----14-------------14----

-------12----------12-14-|----------14-12----------

-------------------------|-------------------------

Right away you're thinkin' 'bout romance now

Bm/A

You know you ought to take it slower

But you just can't wait to get to know her

D A/C# Bm A G#m7 C#7 F#m A7 E

-5 /

A brand new love affair is such a beautiful thing

D A/C# Bm A G#m7 C#7 F#m

-5

But if you're not careful think about the pain it can bring

C#7 G#

It makes you feel so bad

F#m A

It makes your heart feel sad

C#7 B

It makes your days go wrong

C#m7

It makes your nights so long

E7 D D G

/ [bass: slide high ( string, 19th fret) down]

You've got to keep in mind

Chorus:

A G D/F# Dm F A/E D/A

/ /

Love is here today

A G D/F# Dm F A/E D/A

/ /

And it's gone tomorrow

A G D/F# Dm F E7

/ /

It's here and gone so fast

(bass doubled w/piano):

()

v v v v v v v v

---------------9-|-----------------

-------6---6-9---|---9---6---------

-7-------7-------|---------7---9---

-----------------|-----------------

Verse 2:

Right now you think that she's perfection

This time is really an exception

Well, you know I hate to be a downer

But I'm the guy she left before you found her

Well, I'm not sayin' you won't have a good love with her

But I keep on rememberin' things like they were

She made me feel so bad

She made my heart feel sad

She made my days go wrong

And made my nights so long

You've got to keep in mind

[repeat chorus and bass/piano riff]

Instrumental:

Bm/A A Bm/A

/ / /

v v v v v v v v

-----------------|-------------77--

-7777777777777777|-777777777777--77

-----------------|-----------------

A/G E/G A/G

/ / /

v v v v v v v v

-----------------|-----------------

-5555555555555555|-5555555555557755

-----------------|-----------------

[repeat above section]

[repeat verse (instrumentally) from "A brand-new love affair"]

...keep in mind

[repeat chorus]

(bass, doubled w/piano):

()

v v v v v v v v

-----------------|---9-------------

-----6-7-9-7-----|-------9-6-------

-7-------------7-|-------------7---

-----------------|-----------------

[repeat chorus; fade]

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