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EWell now the beach be one of the Abest things we Egot
?Cause it?s not what you have Aon, it?s what you have Bnot
ANo more silly Bclothes for you, C#mno more shoes no neckBtie too
And the Abeach be one of the Bbest things that we Egot
EWell now the beach be one of the Abest things there Ebe
Well a fashion show is Athere for you  to Bsee
ASee whose bum you Blike the best
C#mSee whose got a Bhairy chest
And the Abeach be one of the Bbest things there beE  
O.K. start up the car
ERiminima Riminima ARiminima ERim
EWe?re goin? to the beach - get Astarted Eyeah
ERiminima Riminima ARiminima ERim
EWe?re goin? to the beach get BstartedC  
(Each additional verse - move 1/2 step up the neck)
I say the beach be one of the best places to go
I say the beach be one of the best things that I know
Cruddy sugar lemonade
But I love people when they?re on parade
And the beach be one of the best things that I know
O.K. start up the car
Riminima Riminima Riminima Rim
We?re goin? to the beach - get start yeah
Riminima Riminima Riminima Rim
We?re goin? to the beach get started
I said the beach be one of the best things we got
Where it?s not what you have on but what you have not
And I want that stink and I want that sweat
In fact the beach be better than most things get
In fact the beach be one of the best things we got
Where it?s not what you have on but what you have not
Cruddy sugar lemonade
but I love people when they?re on parade
And the beach be one of the best things we got
Where it?s not what you have on it?s what you have not

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The Beach

by Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

E A E

Well now the beach be one of the best things we got

A B

?Cause it?s not what you have on, it?s what you have not

A B C#m B

No more silly clothes for you, no more shoes no necktie too

A B E

And the beach be one of the best things that we got

E A E

Well now the beach be one of the best things there be

A B

Well a fashion show is there for you to see

A B

See whose bum you like the best

C#m B

See whose got a hairy chest

A B E

And the beach be one of the best things there be

O.K. start up the car

E A E

Riminima Riminima Riminima Rim

E A E

We?re goin? to the beach - get started yeah

E A E

Riminima Riminima Riminima Rim

E B C

We?re goin? to the beach get started

(Each additional verse - move 1/2 step up the neck)

I say the beach be one of the best places to go

I say the beach be one of the best things that I know

Cruddy sugar lemonade

But I love people when they?re on parade

And the beach be one of the best things that I know

O.K. start up the car

Riminima Riminima Riminima Rim

We?re goin? to the beach - get start yeah

Riminima Riminima Riminima Rim

We?re goin? to the beach get started

I said the beach be one of the best things we got

Where it?s not what you have on but what you have not

And I want that stink and I want that sweat

In fact the beach be better than most things get

In fact the beach be one of the best things we got

Where it?s not what you have on but what you have not

Cruddy sugar lemonade

but I love people when they?re on parade

And the beach be one of the best things we got

Where it?s not what you have on it?s what you have not

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