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Surfin':The Beach Boys.
#75 in 1962.
INTRO:
DSurfin' is the only life..the Conly way for me.
Now Dsurf, Csurf, with Gme..Bom bom dit da dit dit..
bom bom dit da dit dit..
#1.
GI got up this mornin' turned on my radio..
I was checkin' on the surfin' scene..
to G7see if I would go.
And when the CDeeJay tells me that the surfin' is fine..
that's Dwhen I know my baby and I will D7have a good time.
CHORUS:
We're going Gsurfin'..bom dit da dit dit dit.
surfin'..bom dit da dit.
surfin'..bom dit da dit dit dit.
surfin'..bom dit da dit.
Csurfin'..bom bom dit da dit dit dit.
surfin'..bom bom dit da dit.
Gsurfin'..bom dit da dit dit dit.
surfin'..bom dit da dit.
DSurfin' is the only life, the Conly way for me..
now Dsurf..Csurf..with Gme.
Gbom bom dit da dit dit dit..bom bom dit da dit.
#2.
GFrom the early morning to the middle of the night..
any time the surf is up the G7time is right.
And Cwhen the surf is down to take its place..
we'll Ddo the Surfer's Stomp, it's the D7latest dance craze.
CHORUS:
We're going Gsurfin'..bom dit da dit dit dit.
surfin'..bom dit da dit.
surfin'..bom dit da dit dit dit.
surfin'..bom dit da dit.
Csurfin'..bom bom dit da dit dit dit.
surfin'..bom bom dit da dit.
Gsurfin'..bom dit da dit dit dit.
surfin'..bom dit da dit.
DSurfin' is the only life, the Conly way for me..
now Dsurf..Csurf..with Gme.
Gbom bom dit da dit dit dit..bom bom dit da dit.
#3.
GNow the dawn is breaking and we really gotta go.
But we'll be back here very soon G7that you better know.
Yeah, my Csurfer knots are rising and my board is losing wax..
but Dthat won't stop me, baby, cause you D7know I'm coming back.
CHORUS:
We're going Gsurfin'..bom dit da dit dit dit.
surfin'..bom dit da dit.
surfin'..bom dit da dit dit dit.
surfin'..bom dit da dit.
Csurfin'..bom bom dit da dit dit dit.
surfin'..bom bom dit da dit.
Gsurfin'..bom dit da dit dit dit.
surfin'..bom dit da dit.
DSurfin' is the only life, the Conly way for me..
now Dcome on pretty baby and Csurf with me, yeah.
OUTRO:
Gbom bom dit da dit dit dit..bom bom dit da dit.
bom bom dit da dit dit dit..bom bom dit da dit.(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Surfin

by The Beach Boys

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Surfin':The Beach Boys.

#75 in 1962.

INTRO:

D C

Surfin' is the only life..the only way for me.

D C G

Now surf, surf, with me..Bom bom dit da dit dit..

bom bom dit da dit dit..

#1.

I got up this mornin' turned on my radio..

I was checkin' on the surfin' scene..

to see if I would go.

And when the DeeJay tells me that the surfin' is fine..

D D7

that's when I know my baby and I will have a good time.

CHORUS:

We're going surfin'..bom dit da dit dit dit.

surfin'..bom dit da dit.

surfin'..bom dit da dit dit dit.

surfin'..bom dit da dit.

surfin'..bom bom dit da dit dit dit.

surfin'..bom bom dit da dit.

surfin'..bom dit da dit dit dit.

surfin'..bom dit da dit.

D C

Surfin' is the only life, the only way for me..

D C G

now surf..surf..with me.

bom bom dit da dit dit dit..bom bom dit da dit.

#2.

From the early morning to the middle of the night..

any time the surf is up the time is right.

And when the surf is down to take its place..

D D7

we'll do the Surfer's Stomp, it's the latest dance craze.

CHORUS:

We're going surfin'..bom dit da dit dit dit.

surfin'..bom dit da dit.

surfin'..bom dit da dit dit dit.

surfin'..bom dit da dit.

surfin'..bom bom dit da dit dit dit.

surfin'..bom bom dit da dit.

surfin'..bom dit da dit dit dit.

surfin'..bom dit da dit.

D C

Surfin' is the only life, the only way for me..

D C G

now surf..surf..with me.

bom bom dit da dit dit dit..bom bom dit da dit.

#3.

Now the dawn is breaking and we really gotta go.

But we'll be back here very soon that you better know.

Yeah, my surfer knots are rising and my board is losing wax..

D D7

but that won't stop me, baby, cause you know I'm coming back.

CHORUS:

We're going surfin'..bom dit da dit dit dit.

surfin'..bom dit da dit.

surfin'..bom dit da dit dit dit.

surfin'..bom dit da dit.

surfin'..bom bom dit da dit dit dit.

surfin'..bom bom dit da dit.

surfin'..bom dit da dit dit dit.

surfin'..bom dit da dit.

D C

Surfin' is the only life, the only way for me..

D C

now come on pretty baby and surf with me, yeah.

OUTRO:

bom bom dit da dit dit dit..bom bom dit da dit.

bom bom dit da dit dit dit..bom bom dit da dit.(Fade.)

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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