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Santa Cruz

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Santa Cruz
intro
  GDFC
2x   
then G for a while
 G                   D
[]Heading south the []compass reads
 F                                C
[]Look at our speed, we’re going []63
 G                            D
[]Look out the window as the []trees go green
 F                         C
[]I look at them and they []look at me
 G                         D
[]I got Neil Young on the []stereo
 F                   C
[]He comes along whe[]never I go
 G                                  D
[]There’s something different as I []hear him now
 F                      C
[]Heading south on a fa[]miliar route
F                      G
I can feel the lifting of my blues
C                  Am
I can see a wide horizon loom
F                   G
I got the feeling I just can’t lose
                F
[D[Pulling into Santa Cruz
G                         D
I got an old friend, he remembers me
F                          C
From way back when we were seventeen
G                        D
We’ve got kids and we’re older now
F                              C
But when I see him we’re still seventeen
G                   D
I need the beach to set me free
F                  C
I need the wind to make me breathe
G                   D
I need the water to wash my soul
F                       C
I need my loved ones to let me go
F                      G
I can feel the lifting of my blues
C                  Am
I can see a wide horizon loom
F                   G
I got the feeling I just can’t lose
                F
[D[Pulling into Santa Cruz
G                         D
Up in the Northwest we’ve got it good
F                         C
A little soggy, but we’ve got it good
G                          D
Can’t help thinking that I wish I would
F                   C
Move my ass down to Santa Cruz
G                       D
I got a feeling I don’t wanna lose
F            C
Pulling into Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz chords and lyrics

Free chords for Santa Cruz by Pearl Jam. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Santa Cruz
intro
2xG D F C
then G for a while
[G]Heading south the [D]compass reads
[F]Look at our speed, we’re going [C]63
[G]Look out the window as the [D]trees go green
[F]I look at them and they [C]look at me
[G]I got Neil Young on the [D]stereo
[F]He comes along whe[C]never I go
[G]There’s something different as I [D]hear him now
[F]Heading south on a fa[C]miliar route
[F]I can feel the lifting [G]of my blues
[C]I can see a wide ho[Am]rizon loom
[F]I got the feeling I [G]just can’t lose
[D[Pulling into [F]Santa Cruz
[G]I got an old friend, he re[D]members me
[F]From way back when we were [C]seventeen
[G]We’ve got kids and we’re [D]older now
[F]But when I see him we’re still [C]seventeen
[G]I need the beach to [D]set me free
[F]I need the wind to [C]make me breathe
[G]I need the water to [D]wash my soul
[F]I need my loved ones to [C]let me go
[F]I can feel the lifting [G]of my blues
[C]I can see a wide ho[Am]rizon loom
[F]I got the feeling I [G]just can’t lose
[D[Pulling into [F]Santa Cruz
[G]Up in the Northwest we’ve [D]got it good
[F]A little soggy, but we’ve [C]got it good
[G]Can’t help thinking that I [D]wish I would
[F]Move my ass down to [C]Santa Cruz
[G]I got a feeling I don’t [D]wanna lose
[F]Pulling into [C]Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz Chords by Pearl Jam

Learn how to play Santa Cruz by Pearl Jam with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Santa Cruz chords”, “Santa Cruz guitar chords”, or “Pearl Jam Santa Cruz 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 Cruz chords and for experienced players who want accurate Santa Cruz lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include G, D, F, C, Am, A.

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