Keepin' The Summer Alive


Contents:

Keepin' The Summer Alive
Oh Darling
Some Of Your Love
Livin' With A Heartache
School Days (Ring! Ring! Goes The Bell)
Goin' On
Sunshine
When Girls Get Together
Santa Ana Winds
Endless Harmony
East Meets West
Chasin' The Sky


Keepin' The Summer Alive (Carl Wilson/R. Bachman)


...................D.................C........................G
When it's ice cream weather get the gang back together
D............................C....................G
Roll down your windows and ride
.......................D....................C...................G
They'll be sleepin' in the sand dunes dancin' in the streets
.........................D...........................C.............G
They're just tryin' to keep the summer alive

.........................D...........................G/D.........D7.....G/D
They're just tryin' to keep the summer alive
.........................D...........................G/D.........D7.....G/D
They're just tryin' to keep the summer alive
.........................D...........................G/D.........D7.....G/D
They're just tryin' to keep the summer alive
.........................D...........................G/D.........D7.....G/D
They're just tryin' to keep the summer alive

...................D.................C......................G
When it's ice cream weather all the girls will look better
..........D.................C..................G
The boys try to give them a ride
..............D..............C...........................G
To the one last party 'fore the school bell rings
.........................D...........................C.............G
They're just tryin' to keep the summer alive

G.........D....Bm7....Em7........Am7...........Bm7...........Cmaj7
Lay down in the sun and watch the clouds roll by
..........G..D................Bm7........Em7..Am7....Bm7.....Cmaj9
And bein' with the one you love, in the summertime

....................D...........C.............................G
When it's last September back in school we'll remember
...........D..................C..................G
The cure for the wintertime blues
....................D.................C......................G
Grab your girl hit the road head on down to the beach
....................D............................C......................G
You'll be comin' home with sand in your shoes

Chart prepared by Francis Greene


Oh Darling (Brian Wilson/Mike Love)


(original key: F#)


.......F...........................................................................F/A.Bb
Before we met there must have been some other
............F................................................Dm
Like story book and fairy tale lover
.........C....................................................................................F
But in my life there's never been another, so perfect lover

F7..........Gm7.....Gm7/C..........F...........Dm7
Oh-ho darling, now that I found you
..................Gm7.....................Gm7/C...............F
It's like a missing piece of puzzle has appeared
..........F7...........Gm7..Gm7/C.............F...............Dm7
And now my darling my love surrounds you
.............................Gm7................Am7
And since you came into my life my love
........Bb.....................Gm7/C.............F
Perfection's never ever been so near

........F.........................................................F/A.Bb
To love and to be loved is so inspiring
............F..........................................................Dm
And that's why every lover's so desiring
C......................................................................................F........Gm7
Oh for love that's seeking never tiring, always inspiring

A7................................................Dm7
Love like just like moonlight glowing
................................F7
Our love keeps growing

Gm7......................Am7..........Dm7
Lying here with you in the night
Gm7......................Am7........Dm7
Underneath the heavenly sky
Gm7................Am7.......Dm7
Baby what a beautiful sight
.............................F7
While we make love, hold me tight

Chart prepared by Francis Greene


Some Of Your Love (Brian Wilson/Mike Love)


Bb.C.Db.D.F.G.F.Bb.G.Eb..A.G.F.Eb.D.C.Bb.C.D (rpt)
Bb.........................Eb............F7....................Bb

Bb.........................................Gm.......................Bb..................Gm
Some some some of your love, oh gimme some of your love
Bb.........................................Gm.......................Bb..................Gm
Some some some of your love, oh gimme some of your love
F...Cm7...F...Cm7
Woah

...........F
You gotta see my favourite little acrobat
.........Eb
She really got her every little move down pat
............F
She's got my vote for number one in the class
.....Eb
I couldn't help but try to make a forward pass

.................F
There's nothin' like a-romancin' in the stands
Eb
Walking down the hallways a-holdin' hands
F
Punchin' up our juke box favorite band
Eb
Cuddlin' up in summer moonlight in the sand

Eb.....Bb..Ab..Eb
Kiss me, baby
Eb.....Bb...D7...Gm7..Cm7..F7
Hold me tight tonight

Bb.........................................Gm....................Bb..................Gm
Some some some of your love, a gimme some of your love
Bb.........................................Gm....................Bb..................Gm
Some some some of your love, a gimme some of your love
Bb.........................................Gm.................................Bb.......................................Gm
Some some some of your love, wontcha gimme some some some of your love

Chart prepared by Francis Greene


Livin' With A Heartache (Carl Wilson/R. Bachman)


Bm/D....A....D6/A....A....D6/A....A....D6/A....A....D6/A

A......D6/A.......A...........D6/A.................A........D6/A....A....D6/A
You left me alone with nothin' but a heartache
A........D6/A..........A....D6/A..............A.........D6/A....A....D6/A
Don't leave me alone livin' with a heartache
Bm.....A..........G..........................A..............D
After all this time I still wish you were mine
...Bm.............A........G............................A............D.....E
I miss you every day come back to me and stay
........................A.D6/A.A.D6/A.............A.........D6/A...A
Livin' with a heartache, livin' with a heartache

...................Bm....A/C#..D
I've loved you for so long
...........................Bm..........A/C#................D
It's hard to believe that you've really gone
...........................Bm.........A/C#.................D
But I'll try to change to what I should be
.........................Bm............................................E
I'm no good alone you know-a everyone sees

........................Bm..........A/C#.........D
Please come back and stay with me
..........................Bm...........................A/C#...............D
And give our love a chance and maybe you'll see
.....................Bm............A/C#.......D
My love is true like a heart of gold
..................Bm...............................E
I promise you a love you can hold

..................Bm.............................A/C#....D
We are strangers since we've been apart
.....................Bm......................A/C#......D
And I can't live inside this broken heart
..................Bm...........A/C#.......D
So now I say what's on my mind
..................Bm..............................E
It's up to you are we wasting time

Chart prepared by Francis Greene


School Days (Ring! Ring! Goes The Bell) (Chuck Berry)


F.......................Fmaj9............Dm7.........G7.......Gm7/C..C7
School days, school days, dear old Golden Rule days

............................................................F
Up in the morning and out to school, the teacher is teachin' the Golden Rule
...........................................................Bb.......................................................F
American History and Practical Math, studyin' hard and hopin' to pass
............................................................................C......Bb...............................................................F
And workin' your fingers right down the bone, the guy behind you won't leave you alone

.....................................F
Ring ring goes the bell, they're cooking the lunch and ready to sell
......................................................Bb.....................................................................F
You're lucky if you can find a seat, you're fortunate if you have time to eat
...............................................................C.......Bb.................................................................F
Back in the classroom open your books, the teacher don't know how mean she looks

.......................................................F
Soon as three o'clock rolls around, you finally lay your burden down
..........................................................................Bb.................................................................F
Throw down your books get out of your seat, and down the halls and into the street
............................................................C.....Bb................................................F
Up to the corner and 'round the bend, right to the juke joint you go in

....................................................G
Drop the coin right into the slot, you gotta hear somethin' that's really hot
.........................................................................C................................................................................G
With the one you love you're makin' romance, and all day long you've been wantin' to dance
.......................................................D.....C...............................................................G
Feelin' the music from head to toe, and round and round and round you go

..................................G
Hail hail rock and roll, deliver me from the days of old
....................................C.............................................................G
Long live rock and roll, the beat of the drums loud and bold
......................................D....C.................................................G
Rock rock rock and roll, the feelin' is there, body and soul

Chart prepared by Francis Greene


Goin' On (Brian Wilson/Mike Love)


Bb..Eb..Cm7/F..Bb
Ooh goin'      on

Bb...................Dm7...Cm7
When in the mornin' I must arise
F7...................Cm7.....F7....................Cm7
I look in the mirror, it couldn't be clearer
Am7(b5).........D7....................Gm7..Em7(b5)
Somethin' is gone from my eyes,
..........Cm7........................Cm7/F
Goin' on, goin' on, goin' on

Bb.......................Dm7.....Cm7
I know what is missin' 'cause since you've been gone
F7...............................Cm7.......F7...........................Cm7
My mind keeps on reelin',  my heart keeps on feelin'
Am7(b5).......D7..........Gm7..Em7(b5)
Why is my love goin on,
..........Cm7........................Cm7/F
Goin' on, goin' on, goin' on

Bb..............Bb7/Ab.........Eb/G..........................Gb7
I love you, I miss you, things won't be the same till I kiss you
Bb/F............Em7(b5)................Eb........................Cm7/F.......................Bb....Eb.Cm7/F.Bb
I'm empty, without you, my heart's full with my arms about you, ooh goin'    on

Bb........................Dm7..Cm7
We said it was over we're livin' apart
F7.............................Cm7.......F7......................Cm7
We couldn't quite make it, but still I can't shake it
Am7(b5)...................D7...........Gm7..Em7(b5)
Our love still lives on in my heart
..........Cm7.....................Cm7/F
Goin' on, goin' on, goin' on

Bb..............Bb7/Ab...Eb/G......................Gb7
I love you, forever, love won't be the same again ever
Bb/F...............Em7(b5).........Eb.....................Cm7/F........................Bb..Eb.Cm7/F.B
Without you I'm longing, you gave me a sense of belonging, ooh goin'   on

Break: B / D#m7 / C#m7 / / / F#7 / C#m7 / F#7 / C#m7 /

A#m7(b5).....D#7.......G#m7..Fm7(b5)
Why is my love goin on,
..........C#m7........................C#m7/F
Goin' on, goin' on, goin' on

B.................B7/A...........E/G#..........G7
I love you, I miss you, I'm sorry, forgive me
B/F#............Fm7(b5).......E.........................C#m7/F#............B..E.C#m7/F#.B
Believe me, my lover, there never could be any other, ooh goin'   on
B.....................B7/A.........E/G#...........G7
Come be my, redeemer, awaken me beautiful dreamer
B/F#..........Fm7(b5)............E...........................C#m7/F#........................B..E.C#m7/F#.B
I love you, I miss you, things won't be the same till I'm with you, ooh goin'   on

Chart prepared by Francis Greene


Sunshine (Brian Wilson/Mike Love)


Bb
Dum dum dum be dum be doo, dum dum dum be dum be doo
F7...................................................Bb
Dum dum dum be dum be doo, dum dum dum be dum be doo

Bb
With a smile she brings me light, she can make my whole world bright
F7......................................................................Bb
She brings out the sun at night, she's my sunshine
Eb............................................................Bb
Life would be full sailing on the sea, in a boat, just with her and me
F7............................................................Bb
And propose that she'll be my only one

Bb
She can make you feel so fine, like to love her all the time
F7.......................................................Bb
It's the reason I'm a-pleasin' my sunshine
Eb........................................................Bb
Some-a-day I'm gonna marry her, some-a-way I'm gonna carry her
F7.............................................................Bb
To a place where we can play in the sun

Bb
Like a full moon shinin' bright, she'll light up the darkest night
F7................................................................................Bb
Will she squeeze me, how she'll please me my sunshine
Eb........................................................Bb
Some-a-day I'm gonna marry her, some-a-way I'm gonna carry her
F7.............................................................Bb
To a place where we can play in the sun

Bb
Never felt a kiss so sweet, never could I ever meet
F7............................................................Bb
Someone even half as sweet as my sunshine
Eb........................................................Bb
Some-a-day I'm gonna marry her, some-a-way I'm gonna carry her
F7............................................................Bb
To a place where we can play in the sun

Chart prepared by Francis Greene


When Girls Get Together (Brian Wilson/Mike Love)


(original key: Ab)


G...........................................................................................Am7
When girls get together, they like to talk about their latest love
...........................D7........................................................G
And their description seems somehow to fit just like a glove
G............................................................................................................Am7
When girls get together, they don't waste time on things like weather and stuff
.........................D7.........................................................G
They all just play around and never seem to discuss it enough
C......................................D7.................G.......G7
This must have been going on prehistory
C........................D7.....................G
They may not ever solve the mystery
.........E7...............................Am7....D7
But they'll go talk until eternity

G...................................................................................................Am7
When girls get together and bring up father or brother or men of their lives
........................D7................................................................................G
It means so much if she's your sister or your mother or your lovin' wife
C..................D7............................G.................G7
I guess we guys might never really know
C.............................D7......................G
How good we've got it but we'd like to show
E7......................................Am7...............D7
Just how much that we love them so

G..............................................................................................Am7
One bright springtime morning, I overheard an elderly lady's voice
.....................D7..............................................................G
As I walked by her bench she told her friends of her great loss
G................................................................................................Am7
After they'd gone away, three little girls came skipping through the park
....................D7....................................................G
Talking of little boys and getting home before it's dark

G
When girls get together

Chart prepared by Francis Greene


Santa Ana Winds (Brian Wilson/Al Jardine)


.........C..G....................C..G.....................F............Bb.........C
Fire wind oh desert wind, she was born in a desert breeze
..........................C..G................................C..G......................F...................Bb.........C
And wind her way, through Canyon Way, from the desert to the silvery sea
.....Em7.......Am7.......Em7............Am7
In every direction, see the perfection
............F..........................................................G
And see the San Gabriel Mountain scene

F........................................Am7.........................C
Santa Ana winds keep blowin' across my eyes
F........................................Am7........................C....G
Santa Ana winds keep blowin' across my eyes

...............C..G...................C..G...........F.........................Bb...........C
Fill my sails, oh desert wind, and hold the waves high for me
......................C..G........................C..G......................F................Bb................C
Then I will come, and test my skill, where the Santa Ana winds blow free
.....Em7...........Am7...........Em7..........Am7
In waves of elation, my part of creation
........F.......................................................G
Becoming one with the boundless sea


Em7....Am7....Em7....Am7....Em7....Am7....Em7....Am7

F........C.........F....G....C

................C..G.....................C..G.................F...............Bb.......C
I am the wind, oh desert wind, on my pilgrimage to the sea
.................C..G................C..G................F..................Bb.....C
I will prevail, I will not fail, to bring life into humanity
.......Em7.........Am7..............Em7.....Am7
My song is creation, and rejuvenation
......F......................................................G
Whispering the wisdom in its purity


Chart prepared by Francis Greene


Endless Harmony (Bruce Johnston)


Em(+9).............................B(#5)/D#..B7/D#
Ocean lovers who like to harmonize
Dm6............................................G7/D
They're all cousins friends and brothers
.................................C#m7(b5)..A7/C#
And they make their mamas cry
Cmaj7............................C6
They're record-making heart-breaking
G/D.......................A7(#5)..A7
Just West Coast boys
Am7............................Am7/D.......................G............................B(addC)..B
Oh I know it's a beginning of an endless harmony, ooh ooh ooh ooh

Em(+9).......................................................B(#5)/D#..........B7/D#
Striped shirt freedom, brave new heroes go out on the road
Dm6.........................................................................G7/D
Where there's mid-sixties screaming and that nighttime Holiday Inn scheming
C#m7(b5)..............................A7/C#
While the lifestyle turns to gold
Cmaj7...............................C6
The music's growing and vibrations showing
G/D..................A7(#5)..A7
What's it all mean
Am7.........................Am7/D..............................G....C/G..G
Oh I know it means there's an endless harmony

.........................Dm7/G
And we sang God bless America
................C.......C6..........Cmaj7..C7
It's the land where we toured
G/F...F.................G/F......F
She takes great care of us
.......Em..Em(maj7)/D#..Em7/D..C#m7(b5)
And people love the way we sing
.................Cmaj7.................G/B.....................Am7.................B(addD,C,B,A)....Emaj7
We sing doot doo doot, doot doo doot, doot doo doo doo

Chart prepared by Francis Greene


East Meets West (Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio)


Ab....Eb/G....G7....Abmaj7

C.....G/B.....Am...G..F..............................Em......Dm
East meets west, different drummers side by side
..............C....G/B...Am..G..F..............................Em...Dm
When east meets west, the best of both survive

G..................................F.........G...................................F......C
From the nights in Hollywood, to the lights on Broadway
G..........................F........G...............Am............Bb
Some said we never could ever cross that line
Dm...................C........G/B................C
I remember hanging out in sixty-two
Dm................................C...G/B
Down at the diner scorin' all the time
C...........................G/B...Am.........................G/B
Way out in California where the surf was up
C.............................G/B.........Am
You had a woodie and the girls would stand in line
Dm............................C..........G/B..........................C
We were the kings of the things we liked to do
Dm...............C....G/B.............Am..........F....Am..........F
A game of rivalry between me and you, me and you

G..............................F..........G.....................................F...C
Riding down the Jersey shore, riding 'round La Jolla
G..................F.......G................Am....Bb
Top Forty evermore on the radio
Dm.......................C........G/B.......................C
Got the rhythm of the breakers in my blood
Dm.........................C.......G/B
I take it with me everywhere I go
C.............................G/B...Am............G/B
I need to feel the inner city energy
C.............................G/B......Am
Can't do without it it's the only way I know
Dm....................................C.......G/B......................C
There's no goodbye to all the ties that bind us to
Dm.....................C.....G/B...Am..........F....Am.........F
The way we'll always be, me and you, me and you

Chart prepared by Francis Greene


Chasin' The Sky (R. Bishop)


Bbmaj7....Fmaj7....Bbmaj7....Fmaj7

.....F
I never had the key to happiness
I got no bed of roses I confess
..............Bbm.......F.......................Bbm............................C7...............C#dim
But I'm doing alright, I got the sun all day and the moon all night
....................Bbmaj7..Fmaj7
Chasin' the sky
Bbmaj7........................................Fmaj7
Waiting for my ship to come in
C#dim.........Bbmaj7..Fmaj7
Chasin' the sky
Gm7.................................Am7...Gm7............................Am7
Knowing that luck is a lady, going just a little bit crazy
...............Gm7.........Am7..Bb..Fmaj7
I been chasin' the sky

F
Floating down the river of my dreams
Keeping my cool whatever that means
..................Bbm...............F................Bbm..................C7..........C#dim
With the current so strong, to be sure, I'll keep hanging on
C#dim.......Bbmaj7..Fmaj7
Chasin' the sky
Bbmaj7.....................................Fmaj7
Waiting for my ship to come in
...................Bbmaj7..Fmaj7
Chasin' the sky
Gm7..................................Am7...Gm7.........................Am7
Knowing that luck is a lady, going just a little bit crazy
................Gm7.......Am7.......Bb.............Fmaj7............C#dim
I been chasin' the sky, oh I've been chasin' the sky

Dm............C..G7...................C7.......C#dim
I can't deny, it's true that time is wastin'
Dm....................C......G7..........................C7....C#dim.....Bbmaj7....Fmaj7
Why watch it fly, when all I want to do is chase the sky


Bbmaj7........Fmaj7........Bbmaj7........Fmaj7....C#dim


Chart prepared by Francis Greene


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