Biography:
Beachwood Sparks is an American psychedelic country-rock band from Los Angeles. Formed in 1997, the band was on hiatus from 2002-08 while band members concentrated on other projects. While they reunited in 2008, most members joined songwriter Cass McCombs in 2016 to form The Skiffle Players.
The band was formed by bassist Brent Rademaker and guitarist Christopher Gunst who met in the 1990s when both were members of Los Angeles indie-rock group Further.
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Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
The Sun Surrounds Me
(Beachwood Sparks)
Intro: (slide guitar & drums)
Bb Bb
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Bb Cm
The dark times gettin' a hold of me
Bb
And the sun don't shine anymore
Bb Cm
And I, can't hear the birds that sing
Bb
Well if this is where our love has gone
Bb C
Then baby, we gotta talk about it
-- Repeat Intro (slide guitar, drums & bass) --
Chorus 1:
Bb Cm Bb
The song surrounds me and all i'm singing are the dark times
Bb Cm Bb
The song surrounds me and all i'm singing are the dark times
Bb Cm Bb
I'm telling you lover so we can see it through
Bridge:
Gm G# Gm
Still your memories of the days before
Gm F#
And all the love you had
F Bb
Comes raining down on you
-- Repeat Intro (slide guitar & drums) --
Bb Cm
Dark water between our ships tonight
Bb
Days comin' and goin' right out of my mind
Bb Cm
While everywhere love's to be found
Bb
This is where the heart of it is
Bb Cm
I break it to you now, we're gonna turn it around
-- Repeat Intro (with band) --
Chorus 2:
Bb Cm Bb
The sun surrounds me and all i'm seeing are the dark times
Bb Cm Bb
The sun surrounds me and all i'm seeing are the dark times
Bb Cm Bb
I'm telling you brother so we can see it through
Solo:
Gm G# Gm Gm F#
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F Bb Bb Bb Bb
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Chorus 3:
Bb Cm Bb
The song surrounds me and all i'm singing are the dark times
Bb Cm Bb
I'm telling you lover so we can see it through
Bb Cm Bb
The sun surrounds me and all i'm seeing are the dark times
Bb Cm Bb(hold)
I'm telling you brother so we can see it through
Outro:
Bb Bb Bb Bb
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Bb Bb Bb Bb
| + + + + | + + + + | + + + + | + + + + |
Bb Bb Bb Bb
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Bb(hold)
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(Beachwood Sparks)
Intro: (slide guitar & drums)
Bb Bb
| + + + + | + + + + |
Bb Cm
The dark times gettin' a hold of me
Bb
And the sun don't shine anymore
Bb Cm
And I, can't hear the birds that sing
Bb
Well if this is where our love has gone
Bb C
Then baby, we gotta talk about it
-- Repeat Intro (slide guitar, drums & bass) --
Chorus 1:
Bb Cm Bb
The song surrounds me and all i'm singing are the dark times
Bb Cm Bb
The song surrounds me and all i'm singing are the dark times
Bb Cm Bb
I'm telling you lover so we can see it through
Bridge:
Gm G# Gm
Still your memories of the days before
Gm F#
And all the love you had
F Bb
Comes raining down on you
-- Repeat Intro (slide guitar & drums) --
Bb Cm
Dark water between our ships tonight
Bb
Days comin' and goin' right out of my mind
Bb Cm
While everywhere love's to be found
Bb
This is where the heart of it is
Bb Cm
I break it to you now, we're gonna turn it around
-- Repeat Intro (with band) --
Chorus 2:
Bb Cm Bb
The sun surrounds me and all i'm seeing are the dark times
Bb Cm Bb
The sun surrounds me and all i'm seeing are the dark times
Bb Cm Bb
I'm telling you brother so we can see it through
Solo:
Gm G# Gm Gm F#
| + + + + | + + + + | + + + + | + + + + |
F Bb Bb Bb Bb
| + + + + | + + + + | + + + + | + + + + | + + + + |
Chorus 3:
Bb Cm Bb
The song surrounds me and all i'm singing are the dark times
Bb Cm Bb
I'm telling you lover so we can see it through
Bb Cm Bb
The sun surrounds me and all i'm seeing are the dark times
Bb Cm Bb(hold)
I'm telling you brother so we can see it through
Outro:
Bb Bb Bb Bb
| + + + + | + + + + | + + + + | + + + + |
Bb Bb Bb Bb
| + + + + | + + + + | + + + + | + + + + |
Bb Bb Bb Bb
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Bb(hold)
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Beangrowers
Beans
Beans Fatback
Beans on Toast
Bear Bones