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Santa Monica

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Verse -
   G5     G5x x x x       G5     G5  G5/   E     G5     G5x x x x
Same basic strumming technique throughout the rest of the song.
[Verse I]
                                         G5  G5/   E  G5  
           I am still living with your ghost
                  G5/         E        G5  G5/  E  G5  
           Lonely and dreaming of the west coast
                      G5/               E     D5      E5  C5  
           I don't want to be your downtime
           I don't C5want D5to be yG5our stupid game
[Verse II]
                                         G5  G5/   E  G5  
           With my big black boots and an old suitcase
                  G5/         E        G5  G5/  E  G5  
           I do believe I'll find myself a new place
                      G5/               E     D5      E5  C5  
           I don't want to be the bad guy
           I don't C5want D5to do yG5our sleepwalk dance anymore
           I just want to see some palm trees
           Go and try to shake away this disease
[Chorus]
           We can live beside thC5e ocean
           C5Leave the fire D5behindG5  
           G5Swim out past the E5breakeD5rs
           D5Watch the woC5rld dieG5  
[Verse III]
                                         G5  G5/   E  G5  
           I am still dreaming of your face
                  G5/         E        G5  G5/  E  G5  
           Hungry and hollow for all the things you took away
                      G5/               E     D5      E5  C5  
           I don't want to be your good time
           I don't C5want D5to be yG5our fall-back crutch anymore
[Verse IV]
                                         G5  G5/   E  G5  
           I'll walk right out into a brand new day
                  G5/         E        G5  G5/  E  G5  
           Insane and rising in my own weird way
                      G5/               E     D5      E5  C5  
           I don't want to be the bad guy
           I don't C5want D5to do yG5our sleepwalk dance anymore
           I just want to feel some sunshine
           I just want to find some place to be alone
[Chorus]
           We can live beside thC5e ocean
           C5Leave the fire D5behindG5  
           G5Swim out past the E5breakeD5rs
           D5Watch the woC5rld dieG5  
Chords used -
e   G5x       G5/Ex       C5x       D5x       E5x
B   x       x       x       x       x
G   x       x       5       7       9
D   5       5       5       7       9
A   5       5       3       5       7
E   3       0       x       x       x
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Santa Monica

by Everclear

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G5/E

Verse -

G5 G5 G5 G5 G5 E G5 G5

x x x x / x x x x

Same basic strumming technique throughout the rest of the song.

[Verse I]

G5 G5 E G5

I am still living with your ghost

G5 E G5 G5 E G5

/ /

Lonely and dreaming of the west coast

G5 E D5 E5 C5

I don't want to be your downtime

C5 D5 G5

I don't want to be your stupid game

[Verse II]

G5 G5 E G5

With my big black boots and an old suitcase

G5 E G5 G5 E G5

/ /

I do believe I'll find myself a new place

G5 E D5 E5 C5

I don't want to be the bad guy

C5 D5 G5

I don't want to do your sleepwalk dance anymore

I just want to see some palm trees

Go and try to shake away this disease

[Chorus]

We can live beside the ocean

C5 D5 G5

Leave the fire behind

G5 E5 D5

Swim out past the breakers

D5 C5 G5

Watch the world die

[Verse III]

G5 G5 E G5

I am still dreaming of your face

G5 E G5 G5 E G5

/ /

Hungry and hollow for all the things you took away

G5 E D5 E5 C5

I don't want to be your good time

C5 D5 G5

I don't want to be your fall-back crutch anymore

[Verse IV]

G5 G5 E G5

I'll walk right out into a brand new day

G5 E G5 G5 E G5

/ /

Insane and rising in my own weird way

G5 E D5 E5 C5

I don't want to be the bad guy

C5 D5 G5

I don't want to do your sleepwalk dance anymore

I just want to feel some sunshine

I just want to find some place to be alone

[Chorus]

We can live beside the ocean

C5 D5 G5

Leave the fire behind

G5 E5 D5

Swim out past the breakers

D5 C5 G5

Watch the world die

Chords used -

G5 G5/E C5 D5 E5

e x x x x x

B x x x x x

G x x 5 7 9

D 5 5 5 7 9

A 5 5 3 5 7

E 3 0 x x x

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About Santa Monica Chords by Everclear

Learn how to play Santa Monica by Everclear with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Santa Monica chords”, “Santa Monica guitar chords”, or “Everclear Santa Monica chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Santa Monica chords and for experienced players who want accurate Santa Monica lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include G5, E, D5, E5, C5, G5/E.

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What key is "Santa Monica" in?

The chords for "Santa Monica" show the original chord names (including G5, E, D5, E5, C5, G5/E). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.