Jan and Dean - Ride The Wild Surf guitar chord

From: Andrew Rogers

Date: Mon, 20 Apr 1998 16:16:38 -0400

Subject: j/jan_and_dean/ride_the_wild_surf.crd

"Ride The Wild Surf"

(Jan Berry - Roger Christian - Brian Wilson)

Intro:

D G D Eb

/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

Verse 1:

Ab Bbm

In Hawaii there's a place known as Waimea Bay

Cm Eb Ab

Where the best surfers in the world come to stay

Ab Bbm

And ride the wild surf, they come to try

Cm Eb Fm

To conquer those waves some thirty feet high

Chorus:

Db

Ride, ride, ride the wild surf

Eb

Ride, ride, ride the wild surf

Db

Ride, ride, ride the wild surf

Ab Fm Db Bb C Eb E

Gotta take that one last ride

[key changes to A]

Verse 2:

A Bm

Surf fever brings 'em here to meet the test

C#m E A

And hangin' 'round the beach you'll see the best

A Bm

They're waxed up and ready, just a-waitin' for

C#m E F#m

The surf to build up on the northern shore

Chorus [in A]:

D

Ride, ride, ride the wild surf

E

Ride, ride, ride the wild surf

D

Ride, ride, ride the wild surf

A F#m D B C# D

Gotta take that one last ride

Bridge:

G A D Bm

Lined up and waitin' for that next big set outside

G

Nothin' can stop it 'cause you

D E

Just gotta ride, ride, ride, ride, ride

Verse 3:

The heavies at the Pipeline are OK

But they can't match the savage surf at Waimea Bay

It takes a lot of skill and courage unknown

To catch a last wave and ride it in alone

Chorus:

Ride, ride, ride the wild surf

Ride, ride, ride the wild surf

Ride, ride, ride the wild surf

A F#m D E

Gotta take that one last

[key changes to Bb]

Bb Gm Eb F Bb

Gotta take that one last ride

Chorus [in Bb]:

Eb

Ride, ride, ride the wild surf

F

Ride, ride, ride the wild surf

Eb

Ride, ride, ride the wild surf

Bb Gm Eb F Eb Bb

Gotta take that one last ri-i-i-i-i-i-ide

-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers