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Surf Wax America

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Weezer: Surf Wax America by Rivers Cuomo
Here's Surf Wax America. For all those who don't have the Weezer
album, I highly recommend it, especially if you like Nirvana.
Tune down 1/2 step  NOTE: chords are NOT in actual pitch
[CHORDS]
     EADGBe
  D/A55777x
  C/G33555x
    G3555xx
  C/E03555x
  A/E00222x
[Intro/Lead]
   Dadd4                C       Em7  G  
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|------3----------1-------------------0-------|
G|--------0----------0----------0--------0-----|
D|---4------0---2------0-----0-------------0---|
A|------------------------2--------------------|
E|---------------------------------3-----------|
{With intro}
The sea is foamin' like a bottle of beer
The wave is comin' but I ain't got no fear
I'm waxing down so that I'll go real fast
I'm waxing down because it's really a blast
{Without intro/With Distortion}
D/AI'm going C/Gsurfing 'cuz I Gdon't like your face
D/AI'm bailing C/Gout because I Ghate the race
D/Aof rats that C/Grun round and Ground in the maze
D/AI'm going C/Gsurfin',  GI'm going surfin'
[Chorus]
C/GYou take your D/Acar to work               Note: the C/E sounds good when
C/E          G                                you play with the album.
I'll take my board                            If you play alone, an E/B
             C/G                             D/Asounds better
And when you're out of fuel
C/EI'm still Gafloat
D/AMy buddies aC/Gnd their homies aGll come along
D/AThey seem inC/Gvincible as Gthey surf along
D/AThe sea is C/Grollin' like a Gthousand pound keg
D/AWe're goin' C/Gsurfin', Gwe're goin' surfin'
[Chorus]
C/GYou take your D/Acar to work
C/EI'll take my Gboard
C/GAnd when you're D/Aout of fuel
C/EI'm still Gafloat
[Interlude]
A/EAll alC/Gong the Gundertow
is A/EstrengthenC/Ging its Ghold
A/EI never C/Gthought it'd Gcome to this
A/ENow I can C/Gnever go Ghome
"Maybe it's just a coincidence
 or maybe she doesn't know what to get;
 But why does it seem like every year's
 a toolbox Christmas?"
                  -Jehovah's Toolshed

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Surf Wax America

by Weezer

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/A

C/G

C/E

A/E

Em7

Weezer: Surf Wax America by Rivers Cuomo

Here's Surf Wax America. For all those who don't have the Weezer

album, I highly recommend it, especially if you like Nirvana.

Tune down 1/2 step NOTE: chords are NOT in actual pitch

[CHORDS]

EADGBe

D/A

55777x

C/G

33555x

3555xx

C/E

03555x

A/E

00222x

[Intro/Lead]

C Em7 G

Dadd4

e|---------------------------------------------|

B|------3----------1-------------------0-------|

G|--------0----------0----------0--------0-----|

D|---4------0---2------0-----0-------------0---|

A|------------------------2--------------------|

E|---------------------------------3-----------|

{With intro}

The sea is foamin' like a bottle of beer

The wave is comin' but I ain't got no fear

I'm waxing down so that I'll go real fast

I'm waxing down because it's really a blast

{Without intro/With Distortion}

D/A C/G G

I'm going surfing 'cuz I don't like your face

D/A C/G G

I'm bailing out because I hate the race

D/A C/G G

of rats that run round and round in the maze

D/A C/G G

I'm going surfin', I'm going surfin'

[Chorus]

C/G D/A

You take your car to work Note: the C/E sounds good when

C/E G you play with the album.

I'll take my board If you play alone, an E/B

C/G D/A

sounds better

And when you're out of fuel

C/E G

I'm still afloat

D/A C/G G

My buddies and their homies all come along

D/A C/G G

They seem invincible as they surf along

D/A C/G G

The sea is rollin' like a thousand pound keg

D/A C/G G

We're goin' surfin', we're goin' surfin'

[Chorus]

C/G D/A

You take your car to work

C/E G

I'll take my board

C/G D/A

And when you're out of fuel

C/E G

I'm still afloat

[Interlude]

A/E C/G G

All along the undertow

A/E C/G G

is strengthening its hold

A/E C/G G

I never thought it'd come to this

A/E C/G G

Now I can never go home

"Maybe it's just a coincidence

or maybe she doesn't know what to get;

But why does it seem like every year's

a toolbox Christmas?"

-Jehovah's Toolshed

About Surf Wax America Chords by Weezer

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