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On The Beach:Cliff Richard & The Shadows.
#7 in UK, #4 in Australia, and #12 in Canada in 1964.
INTRO:  A   E   A  E... D   E   D  E  
#1.
AI can think of Dnothin' better, Athan dancin' Eon the beach.
ASee a girl, you can Dgo and get her, your Etroubles will 
be out of Areach.
CHORUS:
On the Ebeach, you can dance to  rock 'n' roll.
On the Abeach, hear the Bossa Nova played with soul.
On the Ebeach, you can dance and twist and shout.
On the Abeach, everybody hear me, A7come on out.
On the Dbeach, come on everybody stomp your feet.
On the Abeach, you can dance with F#manyone you meet,
cause your B7troubles are out of Ereach, on the Dbea..Ach.
FMmmm, this is Afun..
FMmmm, won't you Etell me I'm the one you're gonna 
dance with?A  E  A  E  
AYeahE...Bossa DNo...Eva..A.E  A  
FMmm, this is Afun.
FMmmm, now I Eknow you're the one I'm gonna dance withA..E  A  E  
AYeah.E...twist and Dshout Enow!!!
#2.
AYou can do the Ddance that you want to, Awith anyone Ethat you meet.
AAnd if the Bossa DNova doesn't get you, the ETwist'll have you on 
your Afeet.
CHORUS:
On the Ebeach, you can dance to  rock 'n' roll.
On the Abeach, hear the Bossa Nova played with soul.
On the Ebeach, you can dance and twist and shout.
On the Abeach, everybody hear me, A7come on out.
On the Dbeach, come on everybody stomp your feet.
On the Abeach, you can dance with F#manyone you meet,
cause your B7troubles are out of Ereach, on the Dbea..Ach.
OUTRO:
 A   E   A  E... D   E   D  A.
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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On The Beach

by Cliff Richard

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On The Beach:Cliff Richard & The Shadows.

#7 in UK, #4 in Australia, and #12 in Canada in 1964.

A E A E D E D E

INTRO: ...

#1.

A D A E

I can think of nothin' better, than dancin' on the beach.

A D E

See a girl, you can go and get her, your troubles will

be out of reach.

CHORUS:

On the beach, you can dance to rock 'n' roll.

On the beach, hear the Bossa Nova played with soul.

On the beach, you can dance and twist and shout.

A A7

On the beach, everybody hear me, come on out.

On the beach, come on everybody stomp your feet.

A F#m

On the beach, you can dance with anyone you meet,

B7 E D A

cause your troubles are out of reach, on the bea..ch.

F A

Mmmm, this is fun..

F E

Mmmm, won't you tell me I'm the one you're gonna

A E A E

dance with?

A E D E A E A

Yeah...Bossa No...va...

F A

Mmm, this is fun.

F E A E A E

Mmmm, now I know you're the one I'm gonna dance with..

A E D E

Yeah....twist and shout now!!!

#2.

A D A E

You can do the dance that you want to, with anyone that you meet.

A D E

And if the Bossa Nova doesn't get you, the Twist'll have you on

your feet.

CHORUS:

On the beach, you can dance to rock 'n' roll.

On the beach, hear the Bossa Nova played with soul.

On the beach, you can dance and twist and shout.

A A7

On the beach, everybody hear me, come on out.

On the beach, come on everybody stomp your feet.

A F#m

On the beach, you can dance with anyone you meet,

B7 E D A

cause your troubles are out of reach, on the bea..ch.

OUTRO:

A E A E D E D A

... .

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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