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SURFRIDER                                        B.Hill / G.Crouch (1974)
Intro:   |  Em|  Em|  Em|    Em|
         |  Em|  Em|  Em|  F#/E| 
         |   C|   C|  Em|    Em|
         |   C|   D|  Em|    Em|                                       
         |   C|   C|  Em|    Em|
         |   C|   D|  Em|    Em|
Yah! Yah! CYah!  
Yah! Yah! EmYah!  
Yah! Yah! CYah! 
DYah! Yah!   
Yah! Yah! EmYah!  
Yah! Yah! CYah!  
Yah! Yah! EmYah - ah! 
Yah! Yah! CYah!  
DYah! Yah! Yah!  
Chorus:
  EmSurfrider!F#/E  
You are Cup there riding it,              D  
Child of the Emocean,
This Cgreat, beautiful Dmother of life, 
The EmseaF#/E  
CPlaying in the Dwater just like the Emdolphin, 
CYou and the sea,  DharmonEmy
Verse 1:
   C#mEach subtle D#7movement reAsponded to, G#7balanced
Now you move C#mquicklyD#7,    Aslicing along the G#7tube
  AThis wave on you is about to break    G#7yet you still slip through.
Chorus:
  EmSurrider!F#/E  
You are Cup there riding it, D  
Child of the Emocean,
This Cgreat, beautiful Dmother of life, 
The EmseaF#/E  
CPlaying in the Dwater just like the Emdolphin, 
CYou and the sea,  DharmonEmy
Verse 2:
   C#mWaves of D#7life Amove within our G#7bodies and we the C#mriders D#7  
ResApond to the subtle G#7movements
 ASometimes we lose control     
   B/AShipwrecked on desolate beaches
 AWaves break above our heads
   B/AFor a moment - 
 AEternity - we know the B/Agrace, skill, and control
And Amove the waves with the A#m7-5smooth gliding of a Embird
Bridge: |    Em7|    Em7|   F#m7|   F#m7| 
        |  Gmaj7|  Gmaj7|     A7|     A7| 
        |    Bm7|    Bm7|  Cmaj7|  Cmaj7|
        |  Fmaj7|  Fmaj7|
Solo:   |  Gmaj7|    Bb6|  Am7/D|  Am7/D|
        |    Em7|    Eb7|  Am7/D|  Am7/D|
        |  Gmaj7|  A7/C#|  Am7b5|  Am7b5|
        |      G|    Eb7|  Am7/D|  Adim7|
        |     Em|     Em|
Outro:
Yah! Yah! CYah!  
Yah! Yah! EmYah!  
Yah! Yah! CYah! 
DYah! Yah! Yah! Yah! EmYah! Surfrider!
Yah! Yah! CYah!  
Yah! Yah! EmYah - ah! 
CChild of the ocean, 
EmPlay like the dolphin,
With the Csea in harmony
You are A/C#up there riding it.   
  EmSurfrider!F#/E  

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Surf Rider

by Barry Hill

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#/E

C#m

D#7

G#7

B/A

A#m7-5

Em7

F#m7

Gmaj7

Bm7

Cmaj7

Fmaj7

Bb6

Am7/D

Eb7

A7/C#

Am7b5

Adim7

SURFRIDER B.Hill / G.Crouch (1974)

Em Em Em Em

Em Em Em F#/E

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C C Em Em

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C D Em Em

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C C Em Em

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C D Em Em

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Yah! Yah! Yah!

Yah! Yah!

Yah! Yah! Yah!

Yah! Yah! Yah - ah!

Yah! Yah! Yah!

Chorus:

Em F#/E

Surfrider!

C D

You are up there riding it,

Child of the ocean,

C D

This great, beautiful mother of life,

Em F#/E

The sea

C D Em

Playing in the water just like the dolphin,

C D Em

You and the sea, harmony

Verse 1:

C#m D#7 A G#7

Each subtle movement responded to, balanced

C#m D#7 A G#7

Now you move quickly, slicing along the tube

A G#7

This wave on you is about to break yet you still slip through.

Chorus:

Em F#/E

Surrider!

C D

You are up there riding it,

Child of the ocean,

C D

This great, beautiful mother of life,

Em F#/E

The sea

C D Em

Playing in the water just like the dolphin,

C D Em

You and the sea, harmony

Verse 2:

C#m D#7 A G#7 C#m D#7

Waves of life move within our bodies and we the riders

A G#7

Respond to the subtle movements

Sometimes we lose control

B/A

Shipwrecked on desolate beaches

Waves break above our heads

B/A

For a moment -

A B/A

Eternity - we know the grace, skill, and control

A A#m7-5 Em

And move the waves with the smooth gliding of a bird

Em7 Em7 F#m7 F#m7

Gmaj7 Gmaj7 A7 A7

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Bm7 Bm7 Cmaj7 Cmaj7

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Fmaj7 Fmaj7

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Gmaj7 Bb6 Am7/D Am7/D

Em7 Eb7 Am7/D Am7/D

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Gmaj7 A7/C# Am7b5 Am7b5

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G Eb7 Am7/D Adim7

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Em Em

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Outro:

Yah! Yah! Yah!

D Em

Yah! Yah! Yah! Yah! Yah! Surfrider!

Yah! Yah! Yah!

Yah! Yah! Yah - ah!

Child of the ocean,

Play like the dolphin,

With the sea in harmony

A/C#

You are up there riding it.

Em F#/E

Surfrider!

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