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Intro: A, B  
       E, A, C#m, D, B
Verse:
EI saw you thAere
EYour long browAn hair
EFalling on your faAce the way it uC#msed to fall on mBine
EAt one tAime
EA long tiAme ago
EI still remAember everything you C#msaid to me that nBight
Pre Chorus:
AIt's too bBad and it's too lEate
You were such a big mistake
APlease don't cBall here anyEmore
AI used to Bmiss you
Chorus:
EThere's no surfin ColAorado aC#mnyway
And it's a sDhame to hear you're happy 
and you stBill look at me that way
EThere's no surfin ColAorado anC#myway, yeah
She never waDved to me or said "good Bye"
One nBight she just left me and her behind
Verse 2:
EThere she gAoes
EAnd no one knAows
EWhat she doAes to my heart, sC#mtill, she'll never kBnow
EHow we spAeak
EAcross the roAom
EEye to Aeye she's holding C#mhim, holding me sBoon
Pre Chorus:
AIt's too bBad and it's too lEate
You were such a big mistake
APlease don't cBall here anyEmore
AI used to Bmiss you
Chorus:
EThere's no surfin ColAorado aC#mnyway
And it's a sDhame to hear you're happy 
and you stBill look at me that way
EThere's no surfin ColAorado anC#myway, yeah
She never waDved to me or said "good Bye"
One nBight she just left me and her behind
Bridge:
EmRemember the first tAime
EmGod Damn we got so hAigh
EmShe held me so cAlose that I thC#mought that I might brBeak
EmAnd know she's a mile Ahigh
EmAnd I'm on Texas tAime
EmShe traded rattlAesnakes for bunny C#mruns in Colorado SpriBngs
Em, F#m, A, B
Chorus:
EThere's no surfin ColAorado aC#mnyway
And it's a sDhame to hear you're happy 
and you stBill look at me that way
EThere's no surfin ColAorado anC#myway, yeah
She never waDved to me or said "good Bye"
One nBight she just left me and her behind
Em, A  4x

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Surf Colorado

by Bowling for Soup

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C#m

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Intro: A, B

E, A, C#m, D, B

Verse:

E A

I saw you there

E A

Your long brown hair

E A C#m B

Falling on your face the way it used to fall on mine

E A

At one time

E A

A long time ago

E A C#m B

I still remember everything you said to me that night

Pre Chorus:

A B E

It's too bad and it's too late

You were such a big mistake

A B E

Please don't call here anymore

A B

I used to miss you

Chorus:

E A C#m

There's no surfin Colorado anyway

And it's a shame to hear you're happy

and you still look at me that way

E A C#m

There's no surfin Colorado anyway, yeah

She never waved to me or said "good Bye"

One night she just left me and her behind

Verse 2:

E A

There she goes

E A

And no one knows

E A C#m B

What she does to my heart, still, she'll never know

E A

How we speak

E A

Across the room

E A C#m B

Eye to eye she's holding him, holding me soon

Pre Chorus:

A B E

It's too bad and it's too late

You were such a big mistake

A B E

Please don't call here anymore

A B

I used to miss you

Chorus:

E A C#m

There's no surfin Colorado anyway

And it's a shame to hear you're happy

and you still look at me that way

E A C#m

There's no surfin Colorado anyway, yeah

She never waved to me or said "good Bye"

One night she just left me and her behind

Bridge:

Em A

Remember the first time

Em A

God Damn we got so high

Em A C#m B

She held me so close that I thought that I might break

Em A

And know she's a mile high

Em A

And I'm on Texas time

Em A C#m B

She traded rattlesnakes for bunny runs in Colorado Springs

Em, F#m, A, B

Chorus:

E A C#m

There's no surfin Colorado anyway

And it's a shame to hear you're happy

and you still look at me that way

E A C#m

There's no surfin Colorado anyway, yeah

She never waved to me or said "good Bye"

One night she just left me and her behind

Em, A 4x

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