• Song:

    Surfin USA

  • Artist:

    Beach Boys

Surfin' U.S.A.
The Beach Boys
Written by Brian Wilson (credits given to Chuck Berry due to its similarity 
to "Sweet Little Sixteen"); released as a single with "Shut Down" as the B-
side, and on the album "Surfin' U.S.A.".

Intro:
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                                      If  every - bo- dy  had an

Verse:
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  o     -     cean                    across  the U.  S.      A.,
  ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

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                                      Then every- body'd  be
  ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

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  sur    -    fin'                    like Cali - forni   -   a.
  ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

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                                      You'd see 'em wearin' their bag-
  ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

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              gies,                   huarache    sandals     too,
  ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

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                                      A   bushy,  bushy   blonde
  ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

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  hair   -    do,                         surfin' U.  S.      A.
  ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

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                                      You'll catch 'em surfin' at
  ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Refrain:
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  Del         Mar,                    Ventu - ra  County      line,
 (in  -   side,   out  -  side    U.  S.      A.,

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                                          Santa   Cruz    and
  in  -   side,   out  -  side    U.  S.      A.,

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  Trest   -   les,                    Australia's Narra   -   been,
  in  -   side,   out  -  side    U.  S.      A.,

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                                      All     o   -   ver Man-
  in  -   side,   out  -  side    U.  S.      A.,

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  hat    -    tan                     and down Dohe - ny      Way,
  in  -   side,   out  -  side    U.  S.      A.,

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                                      Eve  -  ry- bo- dy's gone
  in  -   side,   out  -  side)

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  sur    -    fin',                       surfin' U.  S.      A.


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                                      We'll all be plannin' that

Verse:
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  route,                              we're gonna take real   soon,
  ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

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                                      We're waxin' down   our
  ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

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  surf   -    boards,                 we  can't   wait for    June.
  ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

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                                      We'll all be gone for the sum-
  ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

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              mer,                    we're on surfa- ri  to  stay,
  ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

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                                          Tell the teacher we're
  ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

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  sur    -    fin',                       surfin' U.  S.      A.
  ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

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                                      At  Hagger- ty's    and
  ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Refrain:
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  Swa    -    mi's,                   Pa- ci- fic Pa- li  -   sades,
 (in  -   side,   out  -  side    U.  S.      A.,

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                                          San O - nofre   and
  in  -   side,   out  -  side    U.  S.      A.,

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  Sun    -    set,                    Re- dondo   Beach, L.   A.,
  in  -   side,   out  -  side    U.  S.      A.,

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                                      All     o   -   ver La  Jol-
  in  -   side,   out  -  side    U.  S.      A.,

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              la                      and Wa- i - me- a       Bay,
  in  -   side,   out  -  side    U.  S.      A.,

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                                      Eve  -  ry- bo- dy's gone
  in  -   side,   out  -  side)

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  sur    -    fin',                       surfin' U.  S.      A.


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Refrain (half-solo):
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                                      Eve  -  ry- bo- dy's gone


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  sur    -    fin',                       surfin' U.  S.      A.


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                                      Eve  -  ry- bo- dy's gone

Outro:
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  sur    -    fin',                       surfin' U.  S.      A.


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                                      Eve  -  ry- bo- dy's gone...
repeat and fade out...

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