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Surfs Up

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[Verse 1]
Gm7/DA diamond necklace played the pawn
Gm7/DHand in hand some drummed along, oh
Dm7/GTo a handsome man and baton
Gm7/DA blind class aristocracy
Gm7/DBack through the opera glass you see
Dm7/GThe pit and the pendulum drawn
   BbColumGm7nated ruins  F/Cdo-C7mi-D/Cno
   G/DCanvass the town and brush the bA/Gackdrop
Are you sD/Aleeping?
[Verse 2]
Gm7/DHung velvet overtaken me
Gm7/DDim chandelier awaken me
Dm7/GTo a song dissolved in the dawn
Gm7/DThe music hall a costly bow
Gm7/DThe music all is lost for now
Dm7/GTo a muted trumpeter swan
   BbColumGm7nated ruins  F/Cdo-C7mi-D/Cno
   G/DCanvass the town and brush the A/Gbackdrop
Are you D/Asleeping, Brother DJohn?
Em7 Gm/F D/F#
[Bridge]
   Ab6Dove nested towers the hour was
Eb/BbStrike the street quicksilver moon
   Ab6Carriage across the fog
Two-Eb/Bbstep to lamp lights cellar tune
The Dm7laughs come hard in Gm7/CAuld LaC7ng SFyne
The Dm7glass was raised, the fired rose
The Gm7/Cfullness of the wC7ine, the dim last Edimtoast-Fing
Dm7While at port Gm7/Cadieu C7or dFie
A Dm7choke of grief heart hardened I
Gm7/CBeyond belief a bC7roken man too tFough to cry
[Outro]
   Ab6Surf's Up
   Eb/BbAboard a tidal wave
   Ab6Come about hard and join
The Eb/Bbyoung and often spring you gave
I Dbmaj7heard the word
WonCm7derful thing
A Fm7children's song  Cm7/F  Bb  Cm7  
Fm7(Ad lCm7/Fib)Bb  Cm7  

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Surfs Up

by The Beach Boys

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Gm7/D

Dm7/G

Gm7

F/C

D/C

G/D

A/G

D/A

Em7

Gm/F

D/F#

Ab6

Eb/Bb

Dm7

Gm7/C

Edim

Dbmaj7

Cm7

Fm7

Cm7/F

[Verse 1]

Gm7/D

A diamond necklace played the pawn

Gm7/D

Hand in hand some drummed along, oh

Dm7/G

To a handsome man and baton

Gm7/D

A blind class aristocracy

Gm7/D

Back through the opera glass you see

Dm7/G

The pit and the pendulum drawn

Bb Gm7 F/C C7 D/C

Columnated ruins do-mi-no

G/D A/G

Canvass the town and brush the backdrop

D/A

Are you sleeping?

[Verse 2]

Gm7/D

Hung velvet overtaken me

Gm7/D

Dim chandelier awaken me

Dm7/G

To a song dissolved in the dawn

Gm7/D

The music hall a costly bow

Gm7/D

The music all is lost for now

Dm7/G

To a muted trumpeter swan

Bb Gm7 F/C C7 D/C

Columnated ruins do-mi-no

G/D A/G

Canvass the town and brush the backdrop

D/A D

Are you sleeping, Brother John?

Em7 Gm/F D/F#

[Bridge]

Ab6

Dove nested towers the hour was

Eb/Bb

Strike the street quicksilver moon

Ab6

Carriage across the fog

Eb/Bb

Two-step to lamp lights cellar tune

Dm7 Gm7/C C7 F

The laughs come hard in Auld Lang Syne

Dm7

The glass was raised, the fired rose

Gm7/C C7 Edim F

The fullness of the wine, the dim last toast-ing

Dm7 Gm7/C C7 F

While at port adieu or die

Dm7

A choke of grief heart hardened I

Gm7/C C7 F

Beyond belief a broken man too tough to cry

[Outro]

Ab6

Surf's Up

Eb/Bb

Aboard a tidal wave

Ab6

Come about hard and join

Eb/Bb

The young and often spring you gave

Dbmaj7

I heard the word

Cm7

Wonderful thing

Fm7 Cm7/F Bb Cm7

A children's song

Fm7 Cm7/F Bb Cm7

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