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[Verse 1]
AIn Santa MonicaC#m, in the wintertime
F#mThe la - zy sEtreets so undemAandingC#m  
I walk F#minto the crEowd
AIn Santa MonicaC#m  
You get your coffee from F#mthe coolest
Dplaces on the pAromenadeC#m  
Where people F#mdress just soD  E  
C#m7Beauty so unavoDidable, everywhere you turn
it's thC#m7ere
I sit and wonder what am DI doing here?
[Chorus 1]
But on the tAelephone line I am Eanyone, I
am aDnything I wEant to be
I can be a supermF#model or ENorman Mailer
And Dyou wouldn't know the difference
Or would yAou?
C#mOoh...F#m...E  
[Verse 2]
AIn Santa MonicaC#m, all the people got F#mmodern
Enames like Jake or AMandy
C#mAnd modern F#mbodies too
AIn Santa Monica, C#mon the boulevard
F#mYou'll have to Ddodge those in-line Askaters
Or C#mthey'll knock you F#mdownD  E  
C#m7I never felt so lonDely
Never felt so out of placeC#m7  
I never wanted something Dmore than this
[Chorus 2]
But on the Atelephone line I am Eanyone, I
am Danything I Ewant to be
I could be a F#msuper model or ENorman Mailer
And Dyou wouldn't know the difference
On the teleAphone line I am any Eheight, I
am aDny age I wEant to be
I could be a F#mcaped crusader, or Espace invader
And Dyou wouldn't know the difference
AOr would you?C#m  F#m  E  

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Santa Monica

by Savage Garden

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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C#m

F#m

C#m7

[Verse 1]

A C#m

In Santa Monica, in the wintertime

F#m E A C#m

The la - zy streets so undemanding

F#m E

I walk into the crowd

A C#m

In Santa Monica

F#m

You get your coffee from the coolest

D A C#m

places on the promenade

F#m D E

Where people dress just so

C#m7 D

Beauty so unavoidable, everywhere you turn

C#m7

it's there

I sit and wonder what am I doing here?

[Chorus 1]

A E

But on the telephone line I am anyone, I

D E

am anything I want to be

F#m E

I can be a supermodel or Norman Mailer

And you wouldn't know the difference

Or would you?

C#m F#m E

Ooh......

[Verse 2]

A C#m F#m

In Santa Monica, all the people got modern

E A

names like Jake or Mandy

C#m F#m

And modern bodies too

A C#m

In Santa Monica, on the boulevard

F#m D A

You'll have to dodge those in-line skaters

C#m F#m D E

Or they'll knock you down

C#m7 D

I never felt so lonely

C#m7

Never felt so out of place

I never wanted something more than this

[Chorus 2]

A E

But on the telephone line I am anyone, I

D E

am anything I want to be

F#m E

I could be a super model or Norman Mailer

And you wouldn't know the difference

A E

On the telephone line I am any height, I

D E

am any age I want to be

F#m E

I could be a caped crusader, or space invader

And you wouldn't know the difference

A C#m F#m E

Or would you?

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