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Beachboy

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Emajor

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1/23

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 23Position: 5

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[Intro/Main Riff]
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[Verse 1]
E                      A      B  (or play riff)
I don't get parties or getting high
EI just get low most of Athe timBe
EAnd I'll be there for yAou baby Bbut I've got to have some room
EAnd you gotta keep your Aeyes oBn the new guys in the room
EAnd the way they dance Ais crazBy, I have never seen this shit
EAnd the strobe light's Away too Bhot so let's just get this over with
EShe says, "Your lips taAsted liBke they did way back in July
EHeadaches and overdose, AI hope Bthat we never die"
EOctober's always here, ANovembeBr never leaves
EDecember disappears, shAe says Bto me...
[Pre-Chorus]
EShe says to dance really fastA, "'Cause I like to dance Breal fast
EAnd my friends are all passed Aout in the back of my friBend's van"
EAnd she's got this sexy hair Abraid that goes over her fBorehead
ELindsey, let me kiss your forAehead
[Chorus]
And AI know that you Bthink that I don't Ecare about the C#mfriends I left beAhind
The ones who Bstay up late at Enight screaming out their C#mshattered minds
AI know that you Bthink that I don't Ecare about the C#mfriends that I left beAhind
The ones who Bstay up late at Enight screaming out their C#mshattered minds
[Instrumental]
E    A    B
[Bridge]
AEnd she's on top of me, and it is Ahot, hot, Bhot!
She says, "ECome on sweetheart, Atake 'em Boff"
So I will Etake 'em off, and then we Atake 'em offB  
                          EN.C.
And then her dad walks in; oh shit, her dad walks in
[Pre-Chorus]
EShe says to dance really fast, "'Cause I Alike to dance Breal fast
EAnd my friends are all passed out in the back Aof my frienBd's van"
EAnd she's got this sexy hair braid that goes oAver her forBehead
ELindsey, let me kiss your forAehead
[Chorus]
And AI know that you Bthink that I don't Ecare about the C#mfriends I left beAhind
The ones who Bstay up late at Enight screaming out their C#mshattered minds
AI know that you Bthink that I don't Ecare about the C#mfriends that I left beAhind
The ones who Bstay up late at Enight screaming out their C#mshattered minds
[Outro]
(bottom 2 strings only)
It's always a Ehead game with you C#mNick
You never had a Eshot at any of G#mthis
So just smash a guiEtar, smash your C#mdreams
Grow up Enow is just what I Bmean
It's always a Ehead case with you NC#mick
You never had a Eshot at any of G#mthis
So just smash a Eguitar, smash your C#mdreams
Grow up Enow is just what I Bmean, C#moh
GErow up now is just Bwhat I meanC#m  
GErow up now is just Bwhat I meanC#m  
GErow up now is just Bwhat I meanC#m  
GErow up now is just wBhat I mean
[Outro]
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A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-0---0---0---0---|-5-5-5-7---7-7-7-|-0---------------|

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Beachboy

by McCafferty

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

G#m

[Intro/Main Riff]

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

B|-----------------|-----------------|

G|-----------------|-----------------|

D|-----------------|-----------------|

A|-----------------|-----------------|

E|-0---0---0---0---|-5-5-5-7---7-7-7-|

[Verse 1]

E A B (or play riff)

I don't get parties or getting high

E A B

I just get low most of the time

E A B

And I'll be there for you baby but I've got to have some room

E A B

And you gotta keep your eyes on the new guys in the room

E A B

And the way they dance is crazy, I have never seen this shit

E A B

And the strobe light's way too hot so let's just get this over with

E A B

She says, "Your lips tasted like they did way back in July

E A B

Headaches and overdose, I hope that we never die"

E A B

October's always here, November never leaves

E A B

December disappears, she says to me...

[Pre-Chorus]

E A B

She says to dance really fast, "'Cause I like to dance real fast

E A B

And my friends are all passed out in the back of my friend's van"

E A B

And she's got this sexy hair braid that goes over her forehead

E A

Lindsey, let me kiss your forehead

[Chorus]

A B E C#m A

And I know that you think that I don't care about the friends I left behind

B E C#m

The ones who stay up late at night screaming out their shattered minds

A B E C#m A

I know that you think that I don't care about the friends that I left behind

B E C#m

The ones who stay up late at night screaming out their shattered minds

[Instrumental]

E A B

[Bridge]

E A B

And she's on top of me, and it is hot, hot, hot!

E A B

She says, "Come on sweetheart, take 'em off"

E A B

So I will take 'em off, and then we take 'em off

N.C.

And then her dad walks in; oh shit, her dad walks in

[Pre-Chorus]

E A B

She says to dance really fast, "'Cause I like to dance real fast

E A B

And my friends are all passed out in the back of my friend's van"

E A B

And she's got this sexy hair braid that goes over her forehead

E A

Lindsey, let me kiss your forehead

[Chorus]

A B E C#m A

And I know that you think that I don't care about the friends I left behind

B E C#m

The ones who stay up late at night screaming out their shattered minds

A B E C#m A

I know that you think that I don't care about the friends that I left behind

B E C#m

The ones who stay up late at night screaming out their shattered minds

[Outro]

(bottom 2 strings only)

E C#m

It's always a head game with you Nick

E G#m

You never had a shot at any of this

E C#m

So just smash a guitar, smash your dreams

E B

Grow up now is just what I mean

E C#m

It's always a head case with you Nick

E G#m

You never had a shot at any of this

E C#m

So just smash a guitar, smash your dreams

E B C#m

Grow up now is just what I mean, oh

E B C#m

Grow up now is just what I mean

E B C#m

Grow up now is just what I mean

E B C#m

Grow up now is just what I mean

E B

Grow up now is just what I mean

[Outro]

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B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

E|-0---0---0---0---|-5-5-5-7---7-7-7-|-0---------------|

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