Chords for Vince Gill, David Crosby, Jimmy Web - Surf's Up live at Radio City Music Hall, March 29, 2001

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Hook, diamond, necklace, blade, the pawn, pen, hand, and thumb belong, [F] oh, to a handsome man in return. _ _
[Dm] A blind class aristocracy, back through the opera [F] glass, you see, the pit and the vandal and all. _ _ _
[Bb] _ All I made in [F] ruin, _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [G] don't_
Canvass the town and brush [Am] the backdrop, are [D] you sleeping? _
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[Dm] Hung velvet overtaking me, dim chandelier [F] awakening me, to a song dissolved in the dawn.
_ Wake up, [Dm] I die, I die, I die.
The music, holocaust level, the music, all is lost [G] for now, to a muted [F] trumpet who swung.
_ Wake [Bb] up.
[Gm] All I made in ruin, [C] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [G] don't_
Canvass the town and brush [Am] the backdrop, _ are [D] you sleeping? _
_ _ Brothers_ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
The nested towers, the hour, will [Eb] strike the street, quick silver _ [Ab] moon.
_ [Fm] Carriage across the fog, to [Bb] step, to lamplight, cellar tune.
[Dm] The last come hard [C] in a_
[C] _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] The glass was raised, the final rose, [Gm] the fullness of [C] the wine, the [E] dim light to sleep.
_ [Dm] While at border, _ [C] do or [F] die. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] A choke, [Am] a grief, a lord and I, [G] beyond belief, [G] a [Bb] broken man [C] too tough [F] to cry. _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ Surf's up the_
_ A [Eb] _ _ book, a tidal wave, _
[Ab] _ come of that heart and join [Eb] the young and [Bb] all, for spring you gave.
[Db] I heard the word, wonderful [Eb] _ thing, [Fm] a children's song.
[Eb] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
[Fm] A _ _ [Eb] children's song.
[Cm]
Have [Bb] you listened as they play? _
[Fm] This song _ [Eb] is the love that's right.
[Bb] And the _ children [Cm] know the way.
[Gm] _
[Fm] A _ _ _ [Eb] children's song.
Have [Bb] you _ listened as [Cm] they play?
[F] This [Fm] song [Ab] is [Eb] the love that's right.
[Bb] And the _ children [Cm] know the way.
[Gm] A [Fm]
children's song.
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] Have you _ listened [Cm] as they play?
This [Fm] song [Ab] is [F] the love [Cm] that's right.
And the [Bb] _
children know the [Cm] way.
A [Fm] children's _ song.
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_ _ I have to say, when I first heard Surf's Up, I couldn't believe my ears.
I mean, that is amazing.
And seeing it done live, that was really special.
_ _ _ Van Dyke Parks, let's give him a round of applause.
Where is he?
Stand up.
_ _ Stand up. _ _
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_ Ladies and gentlemen, one of my favorite people and a great artist, Dennis Hopper. _ _ _ _ _
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You know, when I got a call to be part of this evening, the producer said that they wanted me to host a segment about Brian Wilson as a survivor. _ _
_ No, my first thought was, why me, man?
I mean, _ _ _ _ _ what could these people possibly see in my life that would, you know_
Anyway, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
here we go.
In his rollercoaster of a life, Brian Wilson has overcome a lot, including deafness in his right ear since childhood.
That what is hidden underneath the most sensitive and emotional pop music of our time is an incredibly strong and determined man.
Because, believe me, man, I was there and just the sheer act of staying afloat in the 60s took incredible willpower. _ _
_ Brian Wilson is truly the ultimate