Surfin' USA


CONTENTS

Surfin' USA
Farmer's Daughter
Misirlou
Stoked
Lonely Sea
Shut Down
Noble Surfer
Honky-Tonk
Lana
Surf Jam
Let's Go Trippin'
Finders Keepers
The Baker Man


Surfin' U.S.A. (Chuck Berry/Brian Wilson)


(original key: Eb)

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If everybody had an ocean across the U. S. A.
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Then everybody'd be surfin' like Californi-a
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You'd seem 'em wearing their baggies, Huarachi sandals too
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A bushy bushy blonde hairdo, surfin' U. S. A.

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You'd catch 'em surfin' at Del Mar, Ventura County line
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Santa Cruz and Trestle, Australia's Narrabeen
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All over Manhattan, and down Doheny Way
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Everybody's gone surfin', surfin' U.S. A.

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We'll all be planning out a route we're gonna take real soon
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We're waxing down our surfboards, we can't wait for June
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We'll all be gone for the summer, we're on safari to stay
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Tell the teacher we're surfin', surfin' U. S. A.

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At Haggertys and Swamis, Pacific Palisades
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San Onofre and Sunset, Redondo Beach L. A.
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All over La Jolla, at Wiamea Bay
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Everybody's gone surfin', surfin' U.S. A.

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Everybody's gone surfin', surfin' U.S. A
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Everybody's gone surfin', surfin' U.S. A.

Chart prepared by Francis Greene


Farmer's Daughter (Brian Wilson)

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I could come from miles away, ain't got no place to stay
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Glad to help you plow your fields, farmer's daughter

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Might be just a couple of days, clean up rest and on my way
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Thank you and I'm much obliged, farmer's daughter

Bb.............................................F
Mmmm-mmm-mmm-mmm-mmmmm
Bb............................................C7
Mmmm-mmm-mmm-mmm-mmmmm

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So long better leave your land, many thanks it was mighty grand
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I do hope to see you again, farmer's daughter

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Oh oh farmer's daughter, oh oh farmer's daughter

Chart prepared by Francis Greene


Misirlou (Roubanis, Wise, Leeds, Russell)


E.G#.A.B.C.D#.C.B....E.G#.A.B.C.D#.C.B
E

C.B.C.B.A..B.A.B.A.F.G#.....E.B.A.B.A.G#.A.G#.A.G#.F.E
F.....................................E...........F............................................E

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E.D#.E.F.F#.G.G#.A.A....A.G#.A.B.B....B.A.B.C...C.B.C.D#.D#.D#.C.D#.E
............................Am....................G....................F...........................................E

F.E.F.E.D..E.D.E.D.C.B.B....D.C.D.C..B.G#.B.G#.F.E.E
F..................................E........F.....................................E

(repeat)

E / / / / /

E.G#.A.B.C.D#.C.B....E.G#.A.B.C.D#.C.B
E

C.B.C.B.A..B.A.B.A.F.G#.....E.B.A.B.A.G#.A.G#.A.G#.F.E
F.....................................E...........F............................................E

Chart prepared by Francis Greene


Stoked (Brian Wilson)


A.C#.A.G.E..A.C#.A.G.E.G.A.. A.C#.A.G.E..A.C#.A.G.E.G.A
A

D.F#.D.C.A..D.F#.D.C.A.C.D.. A.C#.A.G.E..A.C#.A.G.E.G.A
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E.G#.E.D.B.. D.F#.D.C.A.C.D.. A.C#.A.G.E.. E.E
E....................D............................A.....................E

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D..D...C..C.C.D...A..A...G..G.G.A
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E.G#.E.D.B.. D.F#.D.C.A.C.D.. A.C#.A.G.E.. E.E
E....................D............................A.....................E

Chart prepared by Francis Greene


Lonely Sea (Gary Usher/Brian Wilson)

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The lonely sea, the lonely sea
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It never stops for you or me
Gm..................F..........Eb.Ab.G
It moves along from day to day
C...........................Bb..........Ab..............G
That's why my love, that's why my love
C.........................Bb
You'll never stay
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You'll never stay

C
This pain in my heart
Em
These tears in my eyes
F
Please tell the truth
G....................................F.....G
You're like the lonely sea, sea
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Lonely sea lonely sea
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Lonely sea lonely sea

Chart prepared by Francis Greene


Shut Down (Brian Wilson/Roger Christian)


(original key: Ab)

A.................................Cm...................D............G.......D
Tach it up, tach it up, buddy gonna shut you down

......G
It happened on the strip where the road is wide, two cool shorts standin' side by side
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Yeah, my fuel injected Stingray and a four-thirteen
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We're revvin' up our engines and it sounds real mean
A.................................Cm..................D.............G.......D
Tach it up, tach it up, buddy gonna shut you down

G
Declinin' numbers at an even rate, at the count of one we both accelerate
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Yeah my Stingray is light the slicks are startin' to spin
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But the four-thirteen's really diggin' in
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Gotta be cool now, power shift here we go

.........C
The superstock Dodge is windin' out in low
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But my fuel injected Stingray's really startin' to go
......C
To get the traction I'm ridin' the clutch
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My pressure plate's burnin' that machine's too much
C........G........C.........G...D

G
Pedal's to the floor hear his dual quads drink, and now the four-thirteen's lead is startin' to shrink
..........C
He's hot with ram induction but it's understood
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I got a fuel injected engine sittin' under my hood
A....................................Cm.................D.............G
Shut it off, shut it off, buddy now I shut you down
A....................................Cm.................D.............G
Shut it off, shut it off, buddy now I shut you down

Chart prepared by Francis Greene


Noble Surfer (Brian Wilson)

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Noble surfer, the number one man

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The surfers call him "Noble" and that's just what he is
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He's dedicated to the mighty sea
C..............................................F
Surfin' night and day never twice in one spot
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He's somethin' you and I would like to be

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Noble (ain't joshin'), surfer (ain't joshin')
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He's the number one man (he's movin'), noble (he's movin')
.....G
Noble (ain't joshin'), surfer (ain't joshin')
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He's the number one man (he's movin')

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He's not afraid of body whop from ten feet or more
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He never backs away from a swell
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Hurachis on his feet bushy hair on his head
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And where he's going he'd never tell

.....C...........................................F
A surfin' Cassanova with his customized board
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A Woody and his dirty white jeans
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He takes his choice of honeys up and down the coast
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The finest surfer yet to make the scene

Chart prepared by Francis Greene


Honky-Tonk (Doggett, Scott, Butler, Sheper, Glover)


Intro: B / / / A / / / E / / / B / / /


E / / / A / / / E / / / / / / /

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B / / / A / / / E / / / B / / /

Chart prepared by Francis Greene


Lana (Brian Wilson)


(original key: Eb)

D.........................G
Lana, Lana, oh Lana dear
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Please come along with me

D..................................G
We'll go, we'll go so far away
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So happy we will be

D.......................................G
I'll show, I'll show you another world
...A...............G...............D
Alone with silver and gold

G........C........D...C...G....A

D...............................................G
Don't dear, please don't don't be afraid
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It's heaven I've been told

D.........................G
Lana, Lana, oh Lana dear
..............A.........G..............D.......A
Please come along with me

D........................G
Lana, Lana, oh Lana dear
...............A........G.............D
Please come along with me

Chart prepared by Francis Greene


Surf Jam (Carl Wilson)


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D / / / A / / /

E / D / A / E /

Chart prepared by Francis Greene


Let's Go Tripping (Dick Dale)


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A / / / E / / /

B / A / E / B /

Chart prepared by Francis Greene


Finders Keepers (Brian Wilson)

................D
I kicked out of the surf and stuck my board in the sand
And then up in my Woody to a hamburger stand
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And when I got back my nine five board was gone
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She said yeah she said

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Finders keepers (finders keepers) losers weepers (losers weepers)
................A
Finders keepers (finders keepers)
E.............B............D...........A
Finders keepers, losers weepers

...D
I saw a Hodaddy paddlin' out by the pier
Well he musta got my board 'cause mine isn't here
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But I know how to fix him I'll just raise that meatball flag
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He said yeah he said

................D
He took off on a swell when he saw the flag
He's just a crazy Hodaddy pullin' some kind of gag
................G.................................................................................D
He went over the falls and now my board's coming back to me
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I said yes I said

Chart prepared by Francis Greene


The Baker Man (Brian Wilson)

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Well here comes a dance that will never be banned now (patty cake patty cake baker's man)
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Yeah, stolen from a story called "The Baker's Man" now (patty cake patty cake baker's man)
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It's impossible too sweet to cross the land (patty cake patty cake)

G
Put your favourite records on and start the show now (patty cake patty cake baker's man)
C..................................................................G
Abra-cadabra look at everyone go now (patty cake patty cake baker's man)
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Alakazam this dance has got to grow now (patty cake patty cake)

..................C
Well they tell me that it's optional to use your feet
......................Am
But now you really don't need them if you keep your beat
.........................C
Well Arthur Murray's gettin' blurry tryin' to learn that jive
........................D
When all the kids from coast to coast are really comin' alive

..........G
Well go tell the gang what a time you've had now (patty cake patty cake baker's man)
C.............................................................................G
This Friday night we'll start a regular fad now (patty cake patty cake baker's man)
D...........................................C............................G..................................D
We'll do the Baker 'til it drives us mad now (patty cake patty cake)

G
Patty cake patty cake baker's man, patty cake patty cake baker's man
C.........................................................G
Patty cake patty cake baker's man, patty cake patty cake baker's man
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Choo choo choo choo,choo choo choo, patty cake patty cake baker's man

Chart prepared by Francis Greene


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