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Surf City

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Surf City chords
Capo I *
CTwo girls for Feve Gry  Eboy
I bought a 'A30 Ford wagon and we F#mcall it a woody
A(Surf City, F#mhere we come)
You know it's Anot very cherry, it's an F#moldie but a goody
(ASurf City, F#mhere we come)
Well, it Dain't got a back seat or a Bmrear window
GBut it still gets me where I Ewanna go
And we're Agoin' to Surf City, 'cause it's two to one
You know we're goin' to Surf City, gonna have some fun
Ya, we're Dgoin' to Surf City, 'cause it's two to one
You know we're Agoin' to Surf City, gonna have some fun, now
CTwo girls for Feve rGy  bEoy
You see they Anever roll the streets up 'cause there's F#malways somethin' goin'
(ASurf City, F#mhere we come)
You know they're Aeither out surfin' or they F#mgot a party growin'
(ASurf City, F#mhere we come)
Well, with Dtwo swingin' honeys for Bmevery guy
GAnd all you gotta do is just Ewink your eye
And we're Agoin' to Surf City, 'cause it's two to one
You know we're goin' to Surf City, gonna have some fun
Ya, we're Dgoin' to Surf City, 'cause it's two to one
You know we're Agoin' to Surf City, gonna have some fun, now
CTwo girls for Feve Gry Eboy
And if my Awoody breaks down on me F#msomewhere on the surf route
(ASurf City, F#mhere we come)
I'll Astrap my board to my back and F#mhitch a ride in my wetsuit
(ASurf City, F#mhere we come)
And when I Dget to Surf City I'll be Bmshootin' the curl
And Gcheckin' out the parties for a Esurfer girl
And we're Agoin' to Surf City, 'cause it's two to one
You know we're goin' to Surf City, gonna have some fun
Ya, we're Dgoin' to Surf City, 'cause it's two to one
You know we're Agoin' to Surf City, gonna have some fun, now
CTwo girls for Feve Gry 
C#Two girls for eF#v  ry  G#boooC#oooooy
ah--C#woooooo
Capo III
   C= Bb  
   F= Eb  
   G= F  
   E= D  
   A= G  
 F#m= Em  
   D= C  
  Bm= Am  
  C#= B  
  F#= E  
  G#= F#  

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Surf City

by Jan & Dean

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

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Surf City chords

Capo I *

C F G E

Two girls for eve ry boy

A F#m

I bought a '30 Ford wagon and we call it a woody

A F#m

(Surf City, here we come)

A F#m

You know it's not very cherry, it's an oldie but a goody

A F#m

(Surf City, here we come)

D Bm

Well, it ain't got a back seat or a rear window

G E

But it still gets me where I wanna go

And we're goin' to Surf City, 'cause it's two to one

You know we're goin' to Surf City, gonna have some fun

Ya, we're goin' to Surf City, 'cause it's two to one

You know we're goin' to Surf City, gonna have some fun, now

C F G E

Two girls for eve ry boy

A F#m

You see they never roll the streets up 'cause there's always somethin' goin'

A F#m

(Surf City, here we come)

A F#m

You know they're either out surfin' or they got a party growin'

A F#m

(Surf City, here we come)

D Bm

Well, with two swingin' honeys for every guy

G E

And all you gotta do is just wink your eye

And we're goin' to Surf City, 'cause it's two to one

You know we're goin' to Surf City, gonna have some fun

Ya, we're goin' to Surf City, 'cause it's two to one

You know we're goin' to Surf City, gonna have some fun, now

C F G E

Two girls for eve ry boy

A F#m

And if my woody breaks down on me somewhere on the surf route

A F#m

(Surf City, here we come)

A F#m

I'll strap my board to my back and hitch a ride in my wetsuit

A F#m

(Surf City, here we come)

D Bm

And when I get to Surf City I'll be shootin' the curl

G E

And checkin' out the parties for a surfer girl

And we're goin' to Surf City, 'cause it's two to one

You know we're goin' to Surf City, gonna have some fun

Ya, we're goin' to Surf City, 'cause it's two to one

You know we're goin' to Surf City, gonna have some fun, now

C F G

Two girls for eve ry

C# F# G# C#

Two girls for ev ry booooooooy

ah--woooooo

Capo III

C Bb

F Eb

G F

E D

A G

F#m Em

D C

Bm Am

C# B

F# E

G# F#

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