Chords for Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers - The Beach
Tempo:
94.9 bpm
Chords used:
B
E
A
C#
D#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] [B] [E] Well now the beach be [A] one of the best [E] things we got
Cause it's not [A] what you have on, but [B] what you have not
[F#m] No more [B] silly clothes for [C#m] you, no more [G#m] shoe, no necktie [A] too
And the [F#m] beach be [B] one of the best things [E] we got
[B] [E] Well now the beach be [A] one of the best [E] things there be
Well a fashion [A] show is there for [B] you to see
[A] See whose [B] bum you like the [C#m] best, see whose [G#m] got a hairy chest
[A] And the beach be [B] one of the best things [E] there be
Okay, start up the car
Ribbit ribbit ribbit ribbit ribbit ribbit ribbit ribbit
Going to the beach, it's not yet
Ribbit ribbit ribbit ribbit ribbit ribbit ribbit ribbit
We're going to the beach, [B] it's not yet
[Cm]
[Fm] I say the beach be one [A#] of the best places [F] to go
I say the beach be one [A#] of the best things [C] that I know
[Cm] [A#] Fresh [C] sugar laminate, [Dm] but I love people [Cm] when they're on parade
[A#] And the beach [C] be one of the best things [F] that I know
Well, start up the car
Ribbit ribbit ribbit [G] ribbit ribbit ribbit ribbit
Okay, [F] we're going to the beach, it's not yet
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We're going to the beach, [C] it's not yet
[C#] I [F#] said the beach be one [B] of the best things [F#] we got
Where it's not what [B] you have on but what [C#] you have not
[B] And I want that [C#] stinkin I want that [D#m] sweatin back the beach
We've [D#m] got it at those things get [B] me like a beach be [C#] one of the best [D#m] things got
[B] Where it's [F#] not what you have on but what you have not
Yeah
Buddy sugar [D#m] lemonade, but I love people [A#m] when their eyes [B] were raised and the beach be one [C#] of the best things [D#m] got
Where [B] it's not what you have on it's what you have not
Cause it's not [A] what you have on, but [B] what you have not
[F#m] No more [B] silly clothes for [C#m] you, no more [G#m] shoe, no necktie [A] too
And the [F#m] beach be [B] one of the best things [E] we got
[B] [E] Well now the beach be [A] one of the best [E] things there be
Well a fashion [A] show is there for [B] you to see
[A] See whose [B] bum you like the [C#m] best, see whose [G#m] got a hairy chest
[A] And the beach be [B] one of the best things [E] there be
Okay, start up the car
Ribbit ribbit ribbit ribbit ribbit ribbit ribbit ribbit
Going to the beach, it's not yet
Ribbit ribbit ribbit ribbit ribbit ribbit ribbit ribbit
We're going to the beach, [B] it's not yet
[Cm]
[Fm] I say the beach be one [A#] of the best places [F] to go
I say the beach be one [A#] of the best things [C] that I know
[Cm] [A#] Fresh [C] sugar laminate, [Dm] but I love people [Cm] when they're on parade
[A#] And the beach [C] be one of the best things [F] that I know
Well, start up the car
Ribbit ribbit ribbit [G] ribbit ribbit ribbit ribbit
Okay, [F] we're going to the beach, it's not yet
Ribbit ribbit ribbit ribbit ribbit ribbit ribbit ribbit
We're going to the beach, [C] it's not yet
[C#] I [F#] said the beach be one [B] of the best things [F#] we got
Where it's not what [B] you have on but what [C#] you have not
[B] And I want that [C#] stinkin I want that [D#m] sweatin back the beach
We've [D#m] got it at those things get [B] me like a beach be [C#] one of the best [D#m] things got
[B] Where it's [F#] not what you have on but what you have not
Yeah
Buddy sugar [D#m] lemonade, but I love people [A#m] when their eyes [B] were raised and the beach be one [C#] of the best things [D#m] got
Where [B] it's not what you have on it's what you have not
Key:
B
E
A
C#
D#m
B
E
A
[E] _ _ [B] _ [E] Well now the beach be [A] one of the best [E] things we got
_ Cause it's not [A] what you have on, but [B] what you have not
_ _ [F#m] No more [B] silly clothes for [C#m] you, no more [G#m] shoe, no necktie [A] too
And the [F#m] beach be [B] one of the best things [E] we got
[B] _ [E] Well now the beach be [A] one of the best [E] things there be
Well a fashion [A] show is there for [B] you to see
_ [A] See whose [B] bum you like the [C#m] best, see whose [G#m] got a hairy chest
[A] And the beach be [B] one of the best things [E] there be
Okay, start up the car
Ribbit ribbit ribbit ribbit ribbit ribbit ribbit ribbit
Going to the beach, it's not yet
Ribbit ribbit ribbit ribbit ribbit ribbit ribbit ribbit
We're going to the beach, [B] it's not yet
_ [Cm] _ _
[Fm] I say the beach be one [A#] of the best places [F] to go
I say the beach be one [A#] of the best things [C] that I know
[Cm] _ _ [A#] Fresh [C] sugar laminate, [Dm] but I love people [Cm] when they're on parade
[A#] And the beach [C] be one of the best things [F] that I know
Well, start up the car
Ribbit ribbit ribbit [G] ribbit ribbit ribbit ribbit
Okay, [F] we're going to the beach, it's not yet
Ribbit ribbit ribbit ribbit ribbit ribbit ribbit ribbit
We're going to the beach, [C] it's not yet
_ [C#] _ I [F#] said the beach be one [B] of the best things [F#] we got _
Where it's not what [B] you have on but what [C#] you have not _
[B] And I want that [C#] stinkin I want that [D#m] sweatin back the beach
We've [D#m] got it at those things get [B] me like a beach be [C#] one of the best [D#m] things got _
[B] Where it's [F#] not what you have on but what you have not
Yeah
Buddy sugar [D#m] lemonade, but I love people [A#m] when their eyes [B] were raised and the beach be one [C#] of the best things [D#m] got
Where [B] it's not what you have on it's what you have not
_ Cause it's not [A] what you have on, but [B] what you have not
_ _ [F#m] No more [B] silly clothes for [C#m] you, no more [G#m] shoe, no necktie [A] too
And the [F#m] beach be [B] one of the best things [E] we got
[B] _ [E] Well now the beach be [A] one of the best [E] things there be
Well a fashion [A] show is there for [B] you to see
_ [A] See whose [B] bum you like the [C#m] best, see whose [G#m] got a hairy chest
[A] And the beach be [B] one of the best things [E] there be
Okay, start up the car
Ribbit ribbit ribbit ribbit ribbit ribbit ribbit ribbit
Going to the beach, it's not yet
Ribbit ribbit ribbit ribbit ribbit ribbit ribbit ribbit
We're going to the beach, [B] it's not yet
_ [Cm] _ _
[Fm] I say the beach be one [A#] of the best places [F] to go
I say the beach be one [A#] of the best things [C] that I know
[Cm] _ _ [A#] Fresh [C] sugar laminate, [Dm] but I love people [Cm] when they're on parade
[A#] And the beach [C] be one of the best things [F] that I know
Well, start up the car
Ribbit ribbit ribbit [G] ribbit ribbit ribbit ribbit
Okay, [F] we're going to the beach, it's not yet
Ribbit ribbit ribbit ribbit ribbit ribbit ribbit ribbit
We're going to the beach, [C] it's not yet
_ [C#] _ I [F#] said the beach be one [B] of the best things [F#] we got _
Where it's not what [B] you have on but what [C#] you have not _
[B] And I want that [C#] stinkin I want that [D#m] sweatin back the beach
We've [D#m] got it at those things get [B] me like a beach be [C#] one of the best [D#m] things got _
[B] Where it's [F#] not what you have on but what you have not
Yeah
Buddy sugar [D#m] lemonade, but I love people [A#m] when their eyes [B] were raised and the beach be one [C#] of the best things [D#m] got
Where [B] it's not what you have on it's what you have not