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[Intro]
N.C.
YO what's up this is G.love comin' at 'ya live out here from
N.C.
California even though I'm Philly born in Brett And i got my man
N.C.
Jack Johnson in the studio today we just got outta surf my
N.C.
man Jack tell 'em what time it is
C#m F#  A   G#
[Verse]
C#mSweepin' the floors,
Open up the doors yeah,
F#Turn on the lights, gettin' ready for the night
ANobody's romancin' 'cuz it's too early for dancin' but G#here comes
the music
C#mbright lights flashin to cover up your lack
F#so many people so many problems so many reasons
Another round, drink it down
just another night on the G#town
with the C#mbig man, money man better than the other man
F#he got the plan with the million dollars give a damn
Awhen nobody understands, he'll become a smaller man
the G#bright lights keep flashin man the women keep on dancin
[Chorus]
with the C#mclowns yeah yeah yeahA  
pick me up when i'm F#down yeah yeahG#  
the rodeo C#mclowns yeah yeah yeahA  
pick me up when i'm F#down yeah yeahG#  
[Verse]
C#mThe disco ball spinnin all the music and the women and the
F#shots of tequila man the'll say that they need ya
Abut what they really need,
is just a G#little room to breathe
teeny C#mboppin disco queen she barely understands her F#dreams
of belly button rings and other kids of things
Asymbolic of change but the thing that is strange is that the
G#changes occoured and now she's just a part of the
[Chorus]
C#mherd yeah yeah yeahA  
man i thought that you F#heard yeah G#yeah
the changes ocC#mcured yeah yeah yeahA  
man i thought that you F#heard yeah G#yeah
[Verse]
C#mlights out shut down late night wet ground
F#you walk by, look at him but he can't look at you yeah
Ayou might fell pity but he only feels the ground because
G#you understand moods but he only knows let down
C#mby the coner there's another one, F#reachin' out a hand comin
from a broken man, well, Ayou try to live,
but he's done tryin, not G#dead but definetly dyin'C#m  A  
with the rest of the F#clowns yeah G#yeah cmonC#m  A  
with the rest of the F#clowns yeah G#yeah cmon
[Solo]
C#m A   F#  G#
C#m A   F#  G#
C#m A   F#  G#
C#m A   F#
C#m A   F#  G#
C#m A   F#  G#
[Chorus]
the rodeo C#mclowns yeah yeah yeahA  
pick me up when i'm F#down yeah yeahG#  
the rodeo C#mclowns yeah yeah yeahA  
pick me up when i'm F#down yeah yeahG#  
[Outro]
C#msweepin the floors, open up the doors yeah
F#turn on the lights, gettin ready for the night
Anobody's romancin cuz it's too early for dancin, but G#here
comes the music

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Surf Song

by Jack Johnson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

[Intro]

N.C.

YO what's up this is G.love comin' at 'ya live out here from

N.C.

California even though I'm Philly born in Brett And i got my man

N.C.

Jack Johnson in the studio today we just got outta surf my

N.C.

man Jack tell 'em what time it is

C#m F# A G#

[Verse]

C#m

Sweepin' the floors,

Open up the doors yeah,

Turn on the lights, gettin' ready for the night

A G#

Nobody's romancin' 'cuz it's too early for dancin' but here comes

the music

C#m

bright lights flashin to cover up your lack

so many people so many problems so many reasons

nother round, drink it down

just another night on the town

C#m

with the big man, money man better than the other man

he got the plan with the million dollars give a damn

when nobody understands, he'll become a smaller man

the bright lights keep flashin man the women keep on dancin

[Chorus]

C#m A

with the clowns yeah yeah yeah

F# G#

pick me up when i'm down yeah yeah

C#m A

the rodeo clowns yeah yeah yeah

F# G#

pick me up when i'm down yeah yeah

[Verse]

C#m

The disco ball spinnin all the music and the women and the

shots of tequila man the'll say that they need ya

but what they really need,

is just a little room to breathe

C#m F#

teeny boppin disco queen she barely understands her dreams

of belly button rings and other kids of things

symbolic of change but the thing that is strange is that the

changes occoured and now she's just a part of the

[Chorus]

C#m A

herd yeah yeah yeah

F# G#

man i thought that you heard yeah yeah

C#m A

the changes occured yeah yeah yeah

F# G#

man i thought that you heard yeah yeah

[Verse]

C#m

lights out shut down late night wet ground

you walk by, look at him but he can't look at you yeah

you might fell pity but he only feels the ground because

you understand moods but he only knows let down

C#m F#

by the coner there's another one, reachin' out a hand comin

from a broken man, well, you try to live,

G# C#m A

but he's done tryin, not dead but definetly dyin'

F# G# C#m A

with the rest of the clowns yeah yeah cmon

F# G#

with the rest of the clowns yeah yeah cmon

[Solo]

C#m A F# G#

C#m A F#

C#m A F# G#

[Chorus]

C#m A

the rodeo clowns yeah yeah yeah

F# G#

pick me up when i'm down yeah yeah

C#m A

the rodeo clowns yeah yeah yeah

F# G#

pick me up when i'm down yeah yeah

[Outro]

C#m

sweepin the floors, open up the doors yeah

turn on the lights, gettin ready for the night

A G#

nobody's romancin cuz it's too early for dancin, but here

comes the music

About Surf Song Chords by Jack Johnson

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What key is "Surf Song" in?

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