Bobby Troup (Fred Raphael Music
Co.)
As sung by the Beach Boys
Transcript by Warren Barbour
Oo - oo oo - oo - oo oo - oo - oo oo - oo - oo oo - oo
Brian) D _ Eb F
_ G _ F Eb _ F _ Eb D _ Eb _ D C _
A
Al ) - -
D _ D _ D C _ C _ C Bb _ Bb _ Bb G
_ G
Carl ) - -
A _ Ab _ Ab G _ Gb _ Gb F _ E _ E Eb _ Db
Mike ) - -
Bb _ B _ B C _ A _ A Bb _ G _ G
Bb _ Db
Ah (ah - ah - ah - ah - ah - ah - ah - ah)
Brian) D ->
Al ) -
F# _ G _ A _ C _ Bb _ A _ G _ A
Carl ) - D
_ E _ F# _ A _ G _ F# _ E _ F#
Mike ) D ->
Now a - a young man's gone but his le-gend lingers o - on
Brian) D Eb_ Eb
F F \Bb Bb
Bb /Eb D C Bb C _ C
Al ) A
Bb_ A D C Bb
Bb Bb Bb A Bb Bb A _ A
Carl ) F# G _ F
F F G
G Bb G F G G
A _ G
Mike ) D C _ C
Bb A G G
Bb C D Eb E F _ Eb
For so much had he to gi - i - i - ive
Brian) D Eb F
F /Bb Bb \F _ F _ F _ F
Al ) A
Bb C C F E Eb _ Eb_ Eb_
Eb
Carl ) F G
A G /D D D _ C _ Bb_ A
Mike ) D C
Bb D /G G /Bb _ A _ G _ F
But his life is through for the story told is tru - ue
Brian) D Eb
F F \Bb Bb Bb
Eb_D C Bb C _ C
Al ) Bb A
D C Bb Bb Bb
Bb_Bb Bb Bb A _ A
Carl ) F G
F F G G
Bb G _F G G A _ G
Mike ) D C
Bb A G G
Bb C _D Eb E F _ Eb
For he died just as he li - ived
Brian) D Eb F
\Bb C \F Bb _ Bb
Al ) A
Bb C \G Bb \F G _ F
Carl ) F G
A F G F Eb _ D
Mike ) D C
Bb D Eb F \Bb _ Bb
For this da - a - ring young star met his death while in his car
Brian)/G A
Bb _ Bb_ Bb Bb G Bb
Bb A G F D
F
Al ) C
D D _ Eb_ F F
D Db Db D E
D A C
Carl ) Bb C
Bb _ C _ D D \Bb \Gb Gb
F /D C A A
Mike ) Bb F
G _ G _ G F E
\A A Bb /Bb A
F D
No one kno - ows the re - ea - son why
Brian) F F
G _ G G F _ F _ Eb
F
Al ) B B
D _ Eb F Eb _ Eb _ Db D
Carl ) Ab Ab Bb
_ Bb C B _ Bb _ A A
Mike ) D D
Eb _ C D Db _ C _ B Bb
Screaming tire flashing fi - ire and gone was this young star
Brian) G A
Bb Bb Bb G _ G Bb
A G F D
F
Al ) Eb
F F E E
D _ C# F E E D
\A /C
Carl ) C C
D D D Bb _ A
C# D Db C \F
/A
Mike )/Bb Gb
G G G E _\A
A Bb /Bb A \F \D
Oh how could they let him di - i - ie
Brian) G A
Bb G F E F
_ F _ F
Al ) C Eb
D F Bb Bb Eb _ D
_ C
Carl ) Bb C Bb
Bb G G Bb _ A _ G
Mike ) Eb Gb G
Eb Db C /G _ F _ Eb
Still a young man is gone yet his le - gend lingers o - on
Brian) F
F F# F# F# B B
B E D# C# B
C#_ C#
Al ) C
Bb B D# C# B B
B B A# B B
A#_ A#
Carl ) G
F F# F# F# G# G# B
G# F# G# G# A#_ G#
Mike ) Eb
D D# B A# G# G# B
C# D# E F F#_ E
For he di - ied wi - ith out a ca - a - ause
Brian) D# E F# _
F# F# _ F# /B B \F# _ F#_ F#
Al ) A# B
C# _ C# C# _ D# F# E C# _ D _ E
Carl ) F# G# A# _ G#
A# _ B D \G A _ A _ A#
Mike ) D# C# B _
D# /B _ G# G C D _ B _ C
And they say that he'll be known for - ev - er mo - o - ore
Brian) F# F#
F# F# G# \B /A# G#
F# \B /B _ B _ B
Al ) E
E E E D#
B /F# E D# B /F#
_ F _ E
Carl ) A# A#
A A A B B
B A# G# A _ G#_ G
Mike ) C C
C# C# C B C#
C# D# E D _ C#_ C
As the re - e - e - bel with o - out a
Brian) D# E F# _
F#_ F#_ F# \B C#_ C# \F#
Al ) - -
D# _ D _ C#_ C - B _ A# -
Carl ) - -
F# _ F _ E _ D# - G#_ F# -
Mike ) - -
B _ A#_ A _ G# - /E _\F# -
Ca - a - a - a - a - a - a - a - a - ause
Brian) B ->
Al ) G# _ F#_ G#_
A#_ B _ A#_ G#_ A#_ G#_ F#
Carl ) E _ D#_ E _ F#_
G#_ F#_ E _ F#_ E _ D#
Mike ) B ->