Chords for Brian Wilson Surf's up

Tempo:
86.25 bpm
Chords used:

F

Dm

C

Cm

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Brian Wilson Surf's up chords
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[B]
[Bm] [B]
[E]
[B] [E] [Bm]
[B] [Bm]
[Gbm] [Db] [D]
[Dm] A diamond necklace played the part, hand in hand some drums along, [F] to a handsome man at the top.
[Dm] Upline class aristocracy, back to the opera [G] class you see, the pit and the [F] pendulum drop.
[Gm] Culminated [F] ruins to love [C] again.
[Dm]
[G] Canvas the town and brush [A] the backdrop.
Are you [D] sleeping?
[Dm]
Humpbelt had overtaken me, Jim's chandelier [D] awakened me, to a song, a song in the [F] dark.
[A] [Dm]
The music, holocaustly vow, the music all is lost [G] for now, to a muted trumpet it swung.
Culminated ruins [F] to [C] love again.
[Dm] [G] Canvas the town and brush the [A] backdrop.
Are you [D] sleeping?
Brother John, [E] [D]
[Fm] dove nested tower, the hour [Eb] was strike, the street brick silver [Ab] moon.
Carriage across the fog, [Eb] to step, to lap, back seller to.
[Dm] The last come hard in [C] all [F] exile.
[Dm] The glass was raised, the fire rose, the fullness [C] of the wine, the dim last [F] toasting.
[Dm] What a porter, [C] do [F] or die.
A joke of grief, I'm part of that.
[Gm] Beyond belief, [C] a broken man, too [F] tough to cry.
[Ab] Sirsup, [Eb]
a porter tied away.
[Ab]
Come about hard and [Eb] join the young men of the spring you gave.
[Ab] I heard the word, [Cm] wonderful thing, a [Fm] children's song.
[Eb]
[Bb] [Cm] [Fm] A children's [C] song.
[Bb] Have you listened?
[Cm] They're strong in love [Bb] and the children [Cm] know the way.
[Eb] [Fm] A [C] children's song.
[Cm] Have [Bb] you listened?
[Cm] They're [Fm]
strong in love [Cm] and the [Bb]
children know the way.
[F] A children's song.
[N] [D] [N]
Key:  
F
134211111
Dm
2311
C
3211
Cm
13421113
D
1321
F
134211111
Dm
2311
C
3211
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To start learning Brian Wilson - Surfs Up chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - Cm, Bb, Cm, Fm, Cm, F, Dm and C in sequence. Start slow with ChordU's Free Tempo controller and increase your speed as you get comfortable. Considering the song's key of Bb Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ [Bm] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ [Gbm] _ _ [Db] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Dm] A diamond necklace played the part, hand in hand some drums along, [F] to a handsome man at the top.
_ _ _ [Dm] _ Upline class aristocracy, back to the opera [G] class you see, the pit and the [F] pendulum _ drop.
_ _ _ _ [Gm] Culminated [F] ruins to love [C] again.
[Dm] _ _ _
_ [G] Canvas the town and brush [A] the backdrop.
Are you [D] _ sleeping? _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
Humpbelt had overtaken me, Jim's chandelier [D] awakened me, to a song, a song in the [F] dark.
[A] _ _ _ [Dm]
The music, holocaustly vow, the music all is lost [G] for now, to a muted trumpet it _ swung. _ _
_ _ Culminated ruins [F] to [C] love again.
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [G] _ Canvas the town and brush the [A] backdrop.
_ Are you [D] sleeping?
_ _ _ _ _ _ Brother John, [E] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ dove nested tower, the hour [Eb] was strike, the street brick silver _ [Ab] moon. _
Carriage across the fog, [Eb] to step, to lap, back seller to.
[Dm] The last come hard in [C] all [F] exile.
_ _ _ _ [Dm] The glass was raised, the fire rose, the fullness [C] of the wine, the dim last [F] toasting.
_ [Dm] What a porter, [C] do [F] or die.
_ _ _ A joke of grief, I'm part of that.
[Gm] Beyond belief, [C] a broken man, too [F] tough to cry. _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ Sirsup, _ _ [Eb] _
a porter tied away.
_ [Ab] _
Come about hard and [Eb] join the young men of the spring you gave.
[Ab] I heard the word, [Cm] wonderful thing, a [Fm] children's song.
_ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Fm] A _ _ children's [C] song.
_ [Bb] Have you listened?
_ [Cm] _ _ _ They're strong _ in love _ [Bb] and the _ children [Cm] know the way.
_ [Eb] [Fm] A _ _ [C] children's song.
[Cm] Have [Bb] you listened?
[Cm] They're _ _ [Fm] _ _
strong in love [Cm] _ and the [Bb] _
children know the way.
[F] A children's song.
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [N] _

Facts about this song

This track, written by Brian Wilson and Van Dyke Parks, is part of the album Smile.

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