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Surf Song by Jack Johnson
Surf Song
Tuning: E A D G B E
[Intro]
N.C.
YO what's up this is G.love comin' at 'ya live out here from
N.C.
California even though I'm Philly born in Brett And i got my man
N.C.
Jack Johnson in the studio today we just got outta surf my
N.C.
man Jack tell 'em what time it is
C#m F# A G#
[Verse]
C#m
Sweepin' the floors,
Open up the doors yeah,
F#
Turn on the lights, gettin' ready for the night
A G#
Nobody's romancin' 'cuz it's too early for dancin' but here comes
the music
C#m
bright lights flashin to cover up your lack
F#
so many people so many problems so many reasons
A
nother round, drink it down
G#
just another night on the town
C#m
with the big man, money man better than the other man
F#
he got the plan with the million dollars give a damn
A
when nobody understands, he'll become a smaller man
G#
the bright lights keep flashin man the women keep on dancin
[Chorus]
C#m A
with the clowns yeah yeah yeah
F# G#
pick me up when i'm down yeah yeah
C#m A
the rodeo clowns yeah yeah yeah
F# G#
pick me up when i'm down yeah yeah
[Verse]
C#m
The disco ball spinnin all the music and the women and the
F#
shots of tequila man the'll say that they need ya
A
but what they really need,
G#
is just a little room to breathe
C#m F#
teeny boppin disco queen she barely understands her dreams
of belly button rings and other kids of things
A
symbolic of change but the thing that is strange is that the
G#
changes occoured and now she's just a part of the
[Chorus]
C#m A
herd yeah yeah yeah
F# G#
man i thought that you heard yeah yeah
C#m A
the changes occured yeah yeah yeah
F# G#
man i thought that you heard yeah yeah
[Verse]
C#m
lights out shut down late night wet ground
F#
you walk by, look at him but he can't look at you yeah
A
you might fell pity but he only feels the ground because
G#
you understand moods but he only knows let down
C#m F#
by the coner there's another one, reachin' out a hand comin
A
from a broken man, well, you try to live,
G# C#m A
but he's done tryin, not dead but definetly dyin'
F# G# C#m A
with the rest of the clowns yeah yeah cmon
F# G#
with the rest of the clowns yeah yeah cmon
[Solo]
C#m A F# G#
C#m A F# G#
C#m A F# G#
C#m A F#
C#m A F# G#
C#m A F# G#
[Chorus]
C#m A
the rodeo clowns yeah yeah yeah
F# G#
pick me up when i'm down yeah yeah
C#m A
the rodeo clowns yeah yeah yeah
F# G#
pick me up when i'm down yeah yeah
[Outro]
C#m
sweepin the floors, open up the doors yeah
F#
turn on the lights, gettin ready for the night
A G#
nobody's romancin cuz it's too early for dancin, but here
comes the music
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version 2
Slide from chord to chord
C#m F# A G#
4 1 4 4
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the solo is :
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g------------------4-----4--------------------------------|
D-------2--4--4/6-----6-----6/4--2-----------2------------|
A--2/4------------------------------4--2--4-----4---------|
E---------------------------------------------------------|
e---------------------------------------------------------|
b---------------------------------------------------------|
g------------------4-----4--4/6--4------------------------|
D-------2--4--4/6-----6-------------6/4--2----------------|
A--2/4--------------------------------------4-------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------|
e---------------------------------------------------------|
b---------------------------------------------------------|
g------------------4-----4--------------------------------|
D-------2--4--4/6-----6-----6/4--2-----------2--2h4--2----|
A--2/4------------------------------4--2--4---------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------|
e----------------------------------------------------------|
b----------------------------------------------------------|
g------------------4-----4--4/6--4----------------------4--|b
D-------2--4--4/6-----6-------------6/4--2--------2--4--4--|b
A--2/4--------------------------------------2--4-----------|
E----------------------------------------------------------|
YO what's up this is G.love comin' at 'ya live out here from
California even though I'm Philly born in Brett And i got my man
Jack Johnson in the studio today we just got outta surf my
man Jack tell 'em what time it is
Sweepin' the floors,
Open up the doors yeah,
Turn on the lights, gettin' ready for the night
Nobody's romancin' 'cuz it's too early for dancin' but here comes
the music
bright lights flashin to cover up your lack
so many people so many problems so many reasons
nother round, drink it down
just another night on the town
with the big man, money man better than the other man
he got the plan with the million dollars give a damn
when nobody understands, he'll become a smaller man
the bright lights keep flashin man the women keep on dancin*CHOURUS*with the clowns yeah yeah yeah
pick me up when i'm down yeah yeah
the rodeo clowns yeah yeah yeah
pick me up when i'm down yeah yeah
photo
The disco ball spinnin all the music and the women and the
shots of tequila man the'll say that they need ya
but what they really need,
is just a little room to breathe
teeny boppin disco queen she barely understands her dreams
of belly button rings and other kids of things
symbolic of change but the thing that is strange is that the
changes occoured and now she's just a part of the
herd yeah yeah yeah
man i thought that you heard yeah yeah
the changes occured yeah yeah yeah
man i thought that you heard yeah yeahlights out shut down late night wet ground
you walk by, look at him but he can't look at you yeah
you might fell pity but he only feels the ground because
you understand moods but he only knows let down
by the coner there's another one, reachin' out a hand comin
from a broken man, well, you try to live,
but he's done tryin, not dead but definetly dyin'
with the rest of the clowns yeah yeah cmonChorus 2xsweepin the floors, open up the doors yeah
turn on the lights, gettin ready for the night
nobody's romancin cuz it's too early for dancin, but here
comes the music
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