Summer Paradise


Contents:

Hot Fun In The Summertime
Summer Of Love
Island Fever
Still Surfin'
Slow Summer Dancin' (One Summer Night)
Strange Things Happen
Remember Walking In The Sand
Lahaina Aloha
Under The Boardwalk
Summer In Paradise


Hot Fun In The Summertime (Sylvester Stewart)


C........................G7..................C.......................G7
Hot fun in the summertime, hot fun in the summertime

C..................Gm7.............................Dm7............Ab....Bb....Eb
End of the spring and here she comes back (hi hi hi hi hi)
.......................Dm7......G7.................Dm7.....G7
Yeah those summer days, those summer days
C......................Gm7.......................Dm7........Ab....Bb....Eb
That's when I have most of my fun back (hi hi hi hi hi)
.......................Dm7......G7.................Dm7.......G7
Yeah those summer days, those summer days
............................................................Dm7........................................G7
Aww we can bum bum where we want to (bow bow bow do doop)
..................................Dm7....................................G7
Hey we're out of school (bow bow bow do doop)
..................................Dm7...............................................G7
County fair in the countryside (bow bow bow do doop)
..................................Dm7...................................G7
And everything is cool (bow bow bow do doop)

Dm7...................G7.................Dm7..................G7
Hot fun in the summertime, hot fun in the summertime
Dm7...................G7.................Dm7..................G7
Hot fun in the summertime, hot fun in the summertime

C...................Gm7........................Dm7............Ab.........Bb..........Eb
First day of fall and there she goes back (bye bye bye bye bye)
......................Dm7......G7.................Dm7.......G7
Yeah those summer days, those summer days
............................................................Dm7........................................G7
Aww we can bum bum where we want to (bow bow bow do doop)
..................................Dm7.....................................G7
Hey we're out of school (bow bow bow do doop)
..................................Dm7...............................................G7
County fair in the countryside (bow bow bow do doop)
..................................Dm7...................................G7
And everything is cool (bow bow bow do doop)

Chart prepared by Francis Greene


Summer Of Love (Mike Love/Terry Melcher)


..............D...........................................E....................................A
I can't wait til summer 'cause it's gonna be a summer of love
A
Hey now (well it's a love thing)

A..........................................................................D7
People all around the world in every nation, like to get together for some excitations
.....A..................................................................E7
If you're a girl appreciates her recreation, why don't you let me take you on a love vacation
.................A
Yeah I'll take you to the movies, but I'm no fool
...............D7
First I'll get you on the beach or in a swimming pool
A..........................................................................E7
Doing unto others is the Golden Rule, but doing it with you would be so very cool

A...............................................F#m......................A.....................................F#m
Girls are always ready for a summer of love, goin' out and lookin' for love
A...............................................F#m......................A.....................................F#m
Girls are always ready for a summer of love, goin' out and lookin' for love
..............D............................................E....................................A
I can't wait til summer 'cause it's gonna be a summer of love
A
Hey now (well it's a love thing)

A
Everytime the weather starts to gettin' hotter
............D7
Don't worry about it toss your clothes and hit the water
...................A................................................................................E7
We'll be California dreaminin' bay watchin' everyday, just off the beach in Malibu surfin' U. S. A.
..........A
Now no girl ever wants to leave their love back home
......D7
So if you miss him baby call him on the phone
.........A
But make it quick we're almost in a party zone
...............E7
Cause summer days and nights aren't meant to spend alone

...........A
Now summer is a time when there're no strings attached
........D7
But we could get together if you come on back
......A........................................................................E7
I'd like to tell you if it's any satisfaction, you'll always be my summer seasons main attraction

Chart prepared by Francis Greene


Island Fever (Terry Melcher/Mike Love)


................G
Do you ever get the feelin' that you got to get away
.............C...........................................D
It's a sympton of the fever all across the U. S. A.
.........G
My family doctor told me "son the flu is what you have"
.............C............................................D
But I know it's island fever and I got it real bad

G.............................Em7................Am7....................................Am7/D
Hey doc I need a pain reliever, ooh I got it bad I got the island fever
G...................................Em7..............Am7....................................Am7/D
I got it bad I got the island fever, ooh I got it bad I got the island fever
Bb...........................................Gm7............................Cm7....................................Cm7/F
My baby caught it and I'm not quite sure how, ooh I got it bad I got the island fever
Bb..................................................Gm7..............................Cm7................Am7/D
She might have got it from her travel brochure now, ooh I got it bad

G.......................................Em7
Come on baby wouldn't it be nice
Am7..........................................Am7/D
If I could take you down to paradise
G.......................................Em7
Sweet little mama gotta get away
Am7.......................................Am7/D
Your daddy knows a little hideaway
Bb...............................Gm7...................................Cm7
Hey girl I got some good advice, bribe your dad
....................................................Am7/D
Make him take you down to paradise

G....................................Em7...................Am7....................................Am7/D
I've been pickin' up a love vibration, ooh I got it bad I got the island fever
G.................................Em7.................Am7...................................Am7/D
Comin' from a little island nation, ooh I got it bad I got the island fever
Bb..........................Gm7................Cm7....................................Cm7/F
For my own self-preservation, ooh I got it bad I got the island fever
Bb...............................Gm7.............Cm7...................Am7/D
Better make a quick reservation, ooh I got it bad

Chart prepared by Francis Greene


Still Surfin' (Mike Love/Terry Melcher)


.......F....................................................F7..............................Bb.................................Bbm6
He used to ride the sidewalks in a landlocked town, a solitary surfer still he got around
......................F...................................................Dm.............................Gm7.....C7
He had his favourite spots now where the best rides could be found
............F........................................................F7...................Bb....................................................Bbm6
With posters on his wall from "Surfer" magazine, his room looked like a shrine to the surfin' scene
...................F...................................................Dm.........................Gm7....C7......................................F
Go to Hawaii out of high school was his big time college dream (that's where the girls are) ahhh
................F.............................................................................Dm
Did you ever wonder what happened to surfer Joe, he up and took a rider down to Mexico
..............Gm7..................................................C7
With a pretty senorita we both used to know

.................F...............................................................................Dm
You can see him catch a wave in the mornin' light, and sometimes you can find him on his board at night
.......Gm7..............................................................C7
A silouette on water as the sun dips outta sight
...................F...............................................Dm
He's still surfin' (still surfin'), he's still surfin' (still surfin')
.............Gm7.............................................................................Gm7/C............................................C7
You'll catch  him on a wave on his way to class then be back there after school on his daylight pass
....................F...............................................Dm
He's still surfin' (still surfin'), he's still surfin' (still surfin')
Gm7..........................................................................Gm7/C.............................C7
Surfers always love them summer days with a board in the water one with the waves,
...................F
He's still surfin'

..........F.....................................................F7............................Bb.........................................................Bbm6
He's always been a surfer since the early days, spends endless summers searchin' for that perfect wave
.......................F.......................Dm...................Gm7....C7
He and his surfin' senorita never seem to age
.........F...................................................F7..........................Bb...........................................Bbm6
He doesn't do a whole lot with his law degree, he thought about a major oceanography
.................F.........................................Dm......................Gm7..C7.............................................F
But he does a lot of thinkin' 'bout how to save the sea (that's where the whales are) ahhh
F.................................................................................Dm
Things up north were gettin' kinda out of hand, so he got a break to see the ride on the sand
.................Gm7...................................................................C7
With his little mama-seeta in a surfer's never never land

F
In the morning light, he's still surfin', on his board at night, he's still surfin'
In the Summer days, he's still surfin', one with the waves, he's still surfin'

Chart prepared by Francis Greene


Slow Summer Dancin' (One Summer Night) (Bruce Johnston/Danny Webb)


Intro: C.G.B.C.G.B..C.G.B.C.G.B..C.G.B.C.G.B..C.F.E.C.G.B
...........C....................Am7..............F.....................Dm7

C.................Em7/B............................Am7.......Em7/G
I'll set the stage while she's still dancing
F.....................Am7/E...............Dm7....Dm7/G..G7
I'll make the music soft and slow
C........................................Em7/B..Am7..................Em7/G
Then I'll turn down the lights, make things just right
F#m7(b5)....B7...........................Em7.....F..............G7......C
For every slow song that we know, over and over again

C..................................................F....................G7
One summer night (do do do do) we fell in love
Em7.................Am7..F#m7(b5)..Fm6
One summer night I held you tight
Em7....Am7..F...............G7............C......Am7
You and I, under the moon for love
F.................................G7
One summer night, one summer night

C.................Em7/B........................Am7.......Em7/G
We'll spin around this room together
F....................Am7/E.........Dm7....Dm7/G..G7
I'll treat my angel really nice
C..................Em7/B..................Am7.......Em7/G
We'll fall in love, we'll fall forever
F#m7(b5)............B7.................Em7......F..............G7.......C
Thank God for lazy summer nights, over and over again

C...................................................F...........................G7
One summer night (do do do do) I kissed your lips
Em7................Am7..F#m7(b5)..Fm6
One summer night I held you close
Em7........Am7..F............G7..........C......Am7
You and I, under the moon of love
F.................................G7
One summer night, one summer night

C#................................................F#.........................G#7
One summer night (do do do do) I kissed your lips
Fm7................A#m7..Gm7(b5)..F#m6
One summer night I held you close
Fm7.......A#m7..F#........G#7..........C#......A#m7
You and I, under the moon of love
F#..............................G#7............................C#....A#m7....F#.....G#7.....C#
One summer night, one summer night

Chart prepared by Francis Greene


Strange Things Happen (Terry Melcher/Mike Love)


(original key: Eb)


.............................D...Bm.....D.....Bm
She believes in God and karma too
........................D..Bm.....................D.................Bm
Paranormal powers you know some people do
.........................G..Em..G..Em
Got Scorpio risin' uh huh
.............................D...........Bm...D..Bm
Tell you what's in your stars

................................D..Bm.............D........Bm
She was down in Rio, turn the heads of state
..........................D..Bm.......................D.....Bm
Got 'em into makin' this planet a better place
......................G..Em..G..Em
On Copacabana uh huh
.........................D..Bm....................D...Bm
Oh yeah she radiate better go meditate

D.................................................Bm....................A........D
Everytime I touch my baby strange things happen
Bm.........................A
Strange things happen
D...................D7/C.....................G/B...................A.............Em7...Em7/A...D
Everytime I touch my baby strange things happen to me
Bm.......................A...........D....................................Bm.....................A
Strange things happen oh ohhh ohhh oh oh strange things happen
D....................D7/C...................G/B....................A............Em7
Everytime I touch my baby strange things happen to me

...........................D..Bm................D.....Bm
Met a pshycic reader with a crystal ball
..............D..Bm...........................D.....Bm
Had a vision said we could have it all
........................G..Em..G..Em
I caught her gazin' uh huh
.................D..Bm...D.....Bm
At our destiny cosmically

Chart prepared by Francis Greene


Remember Walking In The Sand (George Morton)


......Cm
Remember, remember, remember
......................................G7....Cm....Ab....Fm7....G7
Walking in the sand

Cm........................................Ab
Seems like the other day, my baby went away
Fm7........................................G7
She went away across the sea

Cm..........................................Ab
It's been two years or so, since I saw my baby go
Fm7.............................................G7
And then this letter came for me

....Cm................................................Ab
Oh it said that we were through, she's found somebody new
Fm7..........................................G7
Oh baby's gone what can I do

Cm
Remember, remember, remember
Walking in the sand
Remember, walking in the sand
Remember, walking hand in hand
...........................................................G7
Remember, walking in the sand

I want to know
Cm.......................................Ab
What ever happened to, the little girl I once knew
Fm7.................................G7
She said that she'd be true

Chart prepared by Francis Greene


Lahaina Aloha (Terry Melcher/Mike Love)

Intro: D / E / A / / / D / E / F#m

(F#m).................................D
Where the sea breeze sways the palm trees
E...................................C#m.........E
Paradise awaits and so does she
F#m..................................D
Reliving love that was like a romance
E...........................E/A..A
From a page in history

F#m..............................D
It was the last place that he stopped at
E.............................C#m.........E
On the way back to his boat
F#m........................D
She was dancing met his glancing
E......................................E/A....A
Like they say "It was all she wrote"

A....................F#m...........Bm7................E.........................................E/A..A
You know I want to but I can't stay, girl you know I'm gonna sail away
............................F#m............................................Bm7
And when the wind comes up and when the sun goes down
C#m........................................F#m
I'll say "goodbye" to this Hawaiian town
F#m..........................................D.............................E.........................................E/A..A
Out on the water when the full moon shines, you and Lahaina always on my mind

F#m......................................D
They left the dance floor so they could spend more
E.......................................C#m.........E
Precious time near the water side
F#m...................................D
It wasn't wrong and it wasn't right
......................E...............................E/A..A
They were two ships passing in the night

A...................F#m............Bm7................E.........................................E/A..A
You know I want to but I can't stay, girl you know I'm gonna sail away
................................................F#m........................Bm
And when the wind comes up and when the sun goes down
C#m............................................F#m
I'll say "goodbye" to this Hawaiian town
F#m...........................................D.............................E.........................................E/A..A
I think about you when the full moon shines, you and Lahaina always on my mind

Chart prepared by Francis Greene


Under The Boardwalk (Arthur Resnick/Kenny Young/Mike Love)


E........C#m........E........................C#m
Boardwalk (I wanna take you girl under the)
E........C#m............E.......................C#m
Boardwalk (I'm gonna take you girl under the)
E........C#m.........E.......................C#m
Boardwalk (I wanna take you girl under the)
E.........C#m.......E................C#m
Boardwalk

..........................E...............C#m.............................E.......C#m....F#m7
Ah when the sun beats down and burns the tar up on the roof
..................F#m7/B....B7............................F#m7/B.....B7...................E....Emaj7
And the street's so hot you're hoping this whole town is fireproof

E7..................A...............F#m7..............E....C#m..E
Under the boardwalk, down by the sea (oh yeah)
.................C#m...................G#m7.F#m7.F#m7/B.E..C#m..E..C#m
I'm on a blanket with my baby that's where I'll be

.............................E.............C#m.........................E....C#m...........F#m7
And when the sun goes down we'll take a walk along the strand
.....................F#m7/B..B7.........................F#m7/B.......B7............................E....Emaj7
And as the tide goes out we'll write "I love you" right there in the sand

...................C#m...........B
Under the boardwalk
...................C#m...........B
Under the boardwalk

..............................E.........C#m..............E........C#m.....F#m7
And when the moon is out and it's finally cooling down
..........................F#m7/B...B7......................F#m7/B..B7.......................E....Emaj7
Don't have to look too far because my girl and I just might be found

Chart prepared by Francis Greene


Summer In Paradise (Mike Love/Terry Melcher/Craig Fall)


G.............................................D....................................Em..........................C
Way back when well our master plan was havin' fun fun fun as America's band
...................G......................................D.............................Em.......................C.............D
Well we came out rockin' with Rhonda and Barbara Ann singin' of surf and sand
.............................G...................................D...........................Em...................................C
Now when we look back over all the fun we had if our lifestyle's over now it sure is sad
....................G..................................D...............................Em...................................C..........D
We gotta get back to livin' without a care give me sunshine water and an ozone layer
G........................D.............................................Em................................C
Paradise is a state of mind where Mother Nature nurtures and man is kind
G........................................................D....................................Em...............D.......C
We need a change now wouldn't it be nice if we could bring back summer
...............Em...........D..............C...............C/D..G..............D........................Em...C
Get us back our summer, summer in paradise, (paradise) summer in paradise

..............G...........................................D..................................Em.....................................C
They chop down the forests and in their haste leave a trail of destruction and toxic waste .................G..................................D..........................Em.....................C............D
Is leavin' no one safe in their home or their habitat can't let it go like that
G.................................................D..................................................Em.............................................C
Too much consumption and too much greed when you consider all the people that are livin' in need G...........................................D..........................Em...........................C...........D
Interdependence in this world is a natural fact and we're all under attack
...............G..................................D..........................Em.......................................C
It's the eve of destruction or so they say but mankind doesn't have to go that way
...........G.......................................D................................................Em................D...........C
If we all get together we can make things right and we can bring back summer ..............Em.............D.............C...............C/D..G................D.........................Em....C
Get us back our summer, summer in paradise, (paradise) summer in paradise

G.....................................D......................................Em.....................................C
Surfers recycle now don't you know like everyone from California to Kokomo
..........................G................................D.....................................Em....................C.............D
We're gonna keep on rockin' and raisin' world consciousness we gotta fix this mess
G..............................................D..........................Em....................................C
Looked in the future and what I saw was a world in harmony with natural law
G....................................................D.................................Em...............D.........C
There's trouble now but it will be alright if we can bring back summer
.............Em..............D............C................C/D..G................D..........................Em...C
Get us back our summer, summer in paradise, (paradise) summer in paradise

G.........D.......................Em...C
Paradise, summer in paradise

Chart prepared by Francis Greene


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