Still Cruisin' (Terry Melcher)
.............F.............Dm.................F.............Dm....................F............Dm..................F..............Dm
Come on let's cruise ya got nothin' to lose so come on let's
cruise ya got nothin' to lose
......................Gm7..C7...............Gm7...C7.......F
Baby come on, now get yourself in gear, still cruisin' after all
of these years
F
Hey girl let's go for a spin, hop in my hot rod and do it again
Gm7..........................................C7................................Gm7..............C7........................F
You've got a greenhouse effect on me, I know a secret spot,
paradise by the sea
F
We'll find a place to park, that's kinda cool after dark
F
We'll take a trip on up to the lake, down by the river, where we
can make out
Gm7............................C7....................................Gm7...........................................C7
On the island, wake up on the cape, punch up your favorite
station, (toss in your favourite tape)
............................Bb....................................F....Dm...F
When we go cruisin' everything is all right
.............Dm.................Bb
Baby when we go cruisin' now
Eb
Baby put your top down, parade around down town
...................................................................................F
People trying to cool down, party all summer long
F..............Gm7...C7...Gm7...C7
...........F
Everybody got a favorite spot, where they like to come a lot
F..............Gm7...C7...Gm7...C7
...........................Bb.....................................F......Dm....F
When we go cruisin' everything is all right
.............Dm...............Bb
Baby when we go cruisin' now
Eb
People dancin' in the sand, rockin' to a reggae band
....................................................................................F
Lovers walkin' hand in hand, party all summer long
Chart prepared by Francis Greene
Somewhere Near Japan (John
Phillips/Terry Melcher/Mike Love/Bruce Johnston)
D....Bm....G....A.../G.../F#.../E
D....Bm....G....A.../G.../F#.../E
D......................................Em7.............D/F#.........................G
Late last night I got an S. O. S. the fairy tale girl's in deep
distress
.....................Bm............................................................A.../G.../F#.../E
She says I don't know where I am but it's near Japan
D.....................Em7..................D/F#...............G
My engine's all burned out, my crew has all bailed out
..........................Bm..........................................................
A.../G.../F#.../E
I don't know where I am but it's somewhere near Japan
..........................D.......................................................Bm
And she said "Rescue me" I'm somewhere in the China Sea
.........................G.......................................................A.../G.../F#.../E
I think I'm sinkin' fast, this call is probably my last
D...........................................Bm..............................................G
I'm throwin' out a life line and I'm doin' it for old time's sake
........................................................................
A...../G.../F#...../E
Though I know you're gonna break my heart one more time
....................D...................................................................Bm
And she said "thank you dear" I think she sounded quite
sincere
........................................G......................................................................
A.../G.../F#.../E
And when she turned to go she said "I crave adventure don't
you know"
Break: D........Bm........G........A.../G.../F#.../E
..........D..............................................Em7
And now she's driftin' on some Chinese junk
D/F#...............................................G
Her world is spinning and her hope has sunk
...........Bm.................................................................
A.../G.../F#.../E
So I close my eyes and I'm somewhere near Japan
D....................................................Em7
The spinning stopped and the world stood still
....D/F#........................G
I broke her fall and I always will
.........................Bm.....................................................
A.../G.../F#.../E
Strung out in no man's land somewhere near Japan
D.........Em7........D/F#........G........Bm........A..../G..../F#...../E
Chart prepared by Francis Greene
Island Girl (Alan Jardine)
(original key: Bb)
A...................................D............................E................A...............D.....E
I went to Trinidad I didn't know just what I had 'til I found her
A...................................................D.............................E.........................A...............D.....E
She wears a pretty smile that compliments her shapely style and I
found her
A..................D...................E.......A...............D.................E
Island girl she's oh so pretty, island girl I like her plenty
A................D.................E..............A.......D.....E
Island girl I'm gonna make her mine
A..................D......................E.........A................D..............E
Island girl she makes me happy, island girl she kinda sassy
A................D................E..............A...............D.....E
Island girl I'm gonna make her mine
F#m.......................................C#m
Everybody's got an island fantasy
.......F#m...................................C#m
For me it's like a Caribbean odyssey
F#m...................................................C#m
All the people live and love there by the sea
D.............................................................E
Near the sparkling water 'neath the coco-palm tree
............A..........F#m.......D.......................E
She's fine, so fine all mine, she's so good to me
..............A.............F#m...........D..........................E
And I know, our love's, so free, that it was meant to be
F#m..........................C#m
She's a real beauty from the Caribbean
F#m................................C#m
Long dark hair flowin' in the breeze
F#m................................C#m
She's the kinda beauty makes you come alive and
D.............................................E
We can live together for eternity
A....................................................D......................E............................A...............D.....E
Every now and then I get this silly grin when I'm there in her
company
A.............................................D...............E...........................A...............D.....E
She says I'm crazy that I'm also very lazy I know she loves me
Chart prepared by Francis Greene
In My Car (Brian Wilson/Eugene
Landy/Alexandra Morgan)
E..............................................C#
When I'm behind the wheel, horses of gas and steel
.........E..................................C#
The highway is my home, in fiberglass and chrome
E......C#m7.....F#m7.......B7......E................C#m7.....F#m7.....B7
Fantasy car shiny Corvette, let's take a ride you can't forget
G..............Em7..Am7..D7...........E
Come on pretty lady ride with me
.............B....F#m7.........B7.........E
In my car, I'm captain of my destiny
.............B.....F#m7..B7...............C#
In my car, pretty babe come cruise with me
F#m................................D#................G#m.....B7.....E
Come for a drive, and we'll arrive, feelin' alive
E....................................C#
I'm master of my fate, when I accelerate
E................................................C#
My new Vette is my throne, when on the road we roam we roam we
roam roam
E............C#m7......F#m7....B7......E.......C#m7.......F#m7.....B7
Cruisin' like we're in a dream, feelin' like we're still sixteen
G...........Em7.............Am7......D7............E
Being a part of the great American scene
A
Cruise, cruise, cruise with me baby now
..........................................................E
Move, move up in the stratosphere
A
Zoom, zoom, zoom with me darlin' now
F#m.............C#m..............F#m..........C#m............F#m...........B.......E
We're still cruisin' after all these, cruisin' after all these
years
E.....................................................C#
Wind blowing through my hair, I feel like a millionaire
E..................................................C#
Radio is blasting strong, we're breaking out in song
E............C#m7........F#m7.......B7.....E..........C#m7...F#m7..B7
Blazing trails both near and far, park my car behind a star
G..........Em7...Am7.D7...E
Life is full of possibilities
Chart prepared by Francis Greene
Kokomo (John Phillips/Mike
Love/Terry Melcher/McKenzie Phillips)
C............................................................................F
Aruba, Jamaica ooh I wanna take you, Bermuda, Bahama come on
pretty mama
..........C...........................................................................F
Key Largo, Montego, baby why don't we go, Jamaica
.................G7.......C..Cmaj7..Gm7........................F
Off the Florida Keys, there's a place called Kokomo
Fm.............................C............................D7...............G7
That's where you wanna go to get away from it all
...........................C..Cmaj7..Gm7......................F
Bodies in the sand, tropical drink melting in your hand
Fm.............................C.......................................D7.........................G7....................C
We'll be falling in love to the rhythm of a steel drum band, down
in Kokomo
C..............................................................................F
Aruba, Jamaica ooh I wanna take you to Bermuda, Bahama come on
pretty mama
..........C....................................................................................F
Key Largo, Montego, ooh I wanna take you down to Kokomo
...........Fm.............................................C
We'll get there fast and then we'll take it slow
Am7.......................Dm7...G7....................................C
That's where we wanna go way down to Kokomo
.........C
To Martinique, that Monserrat mystique
..............................C..Cmaj7..Gm7.......................F
We'll put out to sea, and we'll perfect our chemistry
Fm...........................C..........................D7.......G7
By and by we'll defy a little bit of gravity
.......................C..Cmaj7..Gm7.............F
Afternoon delight, cocktails and moonlit nights
Fm..........................................C.....................................D7.................G7............................C
That dreamy look in your eye give me a tropical contact high way
down in Kokomo
C
Port Au Prince I wanna catch a glimpse
...................C..Cmaj7..Gm7.....................F
Everybody knows a little place like Kokomo
Fm...................C............................D7......................G7...........................C
Now if you wanna go and get away from it all, go down to Kokomo
Chart prepared by Francis Greene
Wipe Out (The Surfaris)
(original key: Db)
D
Wipin' out wipe out, wipin' out wah wah wah, wipin' out wipe out,
wipin' out
....................G
Wah wah wah, wipin' out wipe out, wipin' out
....................D
Wah wah wah, wipin' out wipe out, wipin' out wipe out
A..................G.......................D.......................................A
Hey watch out, wah wah wah, wipin' out wipe out
...........D
For three years straight we toured the nation
When we get through we needed a vacation
............G
We wanted to party and get a little rest
...............D
So we packed our things and headed out west
.........A................................................G
We got our surfboards took the beachball out
................D.................................................A
Jumped in a limousine ready to "Wipeout"
........D
We got to California I said headed for the beach
There were girls galore all within our reach
......................G
There was sand and sun and lots of fun
....................D
But when we get there the fun really begun
..............A.................................G
So we cut on the box and started to shout
......................D..............................................................A
It was the Beach Boys rockin' huh huh the "Wipeout"
.........D
The sun went down and the night began
We was rapping for the people cold chillin' boppin'
...........G
Just partying hard making lots of noise
...................D
When around the corner came the real Beach Boys
..............A...............................G
So we all jumped up and started to shout
............D.....................................................A
"Let's all sing the song called the 'Wipeout'"
Chart prepared by Francis Greene
Make It Big (Terry
Melcher/Bill House/Mike Love)
................F...C/F...Bb/F...C/F
Make it big
........F....C/F....Bb/F....C/F
So big
...............................F.....C.........................Bb
You can make it big, you can make it bigger than life
...................C.....................A7...Dm7...........F7
See your name spelled right, up on the bright lights
Bb..................C/Bb.........................A7.............................Dm7
Have a little faith in yourself in everything that you do
..........................Dm7/C.............Bb............................Bb/C
I know you're gonna make it big if you want to, if you really
want to
...............................F....C....Bb........C....A7....Dm7....F7
You can make it big
Bb..................C/Bb.........................A7..............................Dm7
Have a little faith in yourself in everything that you do
..........................Dm7/C.............Bb............................Bb/C
I know you're gonna make it big if you want to, if you really
want to
F........................Dm..............F.............................Dm
Baby you're a superstar, lookin' like you're goin' far
Gm7......................................................Gm7/C
Do what you want, why don't you do what you wanna
.....................F...................Dm................F.........................Dm
You could be my little movie queen up there on the silver screen
Gm7.............................................Gm7/C
Do what you want, go on and do what you wanna
Am............................F.................................Am................................................F
Catch a plane to Hollywood and right away you're best buddys with
Johnny B. Goode
........................Am................................Dm7
And he say "Baby welcome to the neighborhood"
.........................Gm7..........................Gm7/C
Now you can do what you want, do what you wanna
...............................F...C/F...Bb/F...C/F
You can make it big
.........F....C/F....Bb/F....C/F
So big
.................F.C/F...Bb/F...................C/F....F....C/F
Make it big, oh I know you can make it
............Bb/F.................C/F......F....C/F
Everybody you can make it
......Bb/F.....................C/F......F....C/F
Oh I know you can make it
Chart prepared by Francis Greene
Crocodile Rock (E. John, B
Taupin)
(original key: F#)
F....Dm7....Bb....C7....F....Dm7....Bb....C7
...........F...............................................................Dm7
I remember when rock was young, me and Suzie had so much fun
.................Bb...........................................................C7
Holding hands and skimming stones, had an old gold Chevy and a
place of my own
................F.............................................................Dm7
But the biggest kick I ever got, was doing a thing called the
Crocodile Rock
...................Bb
While the other kids were Rocking Round the Clock
..................C7
We were hopping and bopping to the Crocodile Rock
...........Dm7
Well Crocodile Rocking is something shocking
.......................G7
When your feet just can't keep still
C7.............................................................F
I never knew me a better time and I guess I never will
Dm7
Oh Lawdy mama those Friday nights
..............G7
When Suzie wore her dresses tight
....................C7...............................................Eb.Bb.Eb.Bb.Eb.Bb
And the Crocodile Rocking was out of sight
..................F............................................................Dm7
But the years went by and the rock just died, Suzie went and left
me for some foreign guy
Bb...........................................................................C7
Long nights crying by the record machine, dreaming of my Chevy
and my old blue jeans
......................F...............................................................Dm7
But they'll never kill the thrills we've got, burning up to the
Crocodile Rock
..................Bb................................................................C7
Learning fast as the weeks went past, we really thought the
Crocodile Rock would last
Chart prepared by Francis Greene
Problem Child (Terry Melcher)
(original key: C#)
C....Am....Dm7....G7....C....Am....Dm7....G7
C..........................Am..................Dm7...................G7..C....Am....Dm7....G7
Who wants to grow up, who wants responsibility
C.........................D#dim............Dm7........................G7..........C..........Am......Dm7....G7
Who wants to show up and work until you're ninety-three, oh no
not me
Em7.............................................Am7
Now everybody says you're running wild
Dm7............................................G7
Your teacher's calling you a problem child
C....................Am.................Dm7.....................G7...........C....Am....Dm7....G7
You're just a kid now but soon you'll be a king of hearts
C......................D#dim.........Dm7.............G7.........C....Am....Dm7....G7
That girl next door might turn into a work of art
Em7..............................................Am7
Some people say we'll put the boy on trial
Dm7............................................G7
He's guilty 'cause he's just a juvenile
F.................................Fm6
You make us crazy, you make us smile
C..........................................................C7
Someday you'll grow up boy and you'll change your style
F...............................................D7
First you'll be married with kids after a while
.........Dm7..................................................G7
And one of them might want to be a problem child
Chart prepared by Francis Greene