Soooooo I have taken on the monumental task of writing out the piano chords to four Brian Wilson tunes. Not
many of the songs from the Beach Boys' 2012 album That's Why God Made the Radio are on the internet. This is
the first part of a beautiful suite that comes at the end of the album and that I think is criminally
underrated.
The intro to this song is actually in a different key from the rest of the song. It starts in Bb and
modulates up to C. But then the rest of the song is in C and is really very simple.
Again, this song is on piano, so the guitar shapes for the intro won't be very convenient. But I'm sure many
of you know your barre chords!
No capo
Intro:
Bb F Eb F X2
Bb F Eb
Eb F
Verse 1:
C G F G
On Santa Monica City Pier
C G F G
We watch the people who gather here
C G F
The uninvited who've lost their way
F G
And now we're all here to stay
Chorus 1:
C G F G
And it's a strange world, there's nothin' to it
C G F G
A strange world, I'm gettin' through it
C G F G
A strange world, thinkin' it over
F C
It's a strange world after all
Verse 2:
(C) G F G
In multi-colorful lives we run
C G F G
To catch a glimpse of the setting sun
C G F
I can't imagine how life would be
F G
If you were not here with me
Chorus 2:
C G F G
And it's a strange world, there's nothin' to it
C G F G
A strange world, I'm gettin' through it
C G F G
A strange world
F Fmaj7
It's a strange world after all
Bridge:
(Fmaj7)G Fmaj7 G
Sunday morning, sky's so blue
Fmaj7 G Fmaj7 G
Yo te amo means I love you
Verse 3:
C G F G
You can drive your car to the county fair
C G F G
Or ride your bicycle anywhere
C G F
It doesn't matter that much to me
F G
Cause we're pretty good company
Chorus 3:
C G F G
And it's a strange world, there's nothin' to it
C G F G
A strange world, I'm gettin' through it
C G F G
A strange world, thinkin' it over
F C
It's a strange world after all
Outro:
(C) G F G X2
C G F
F G
C
Chords:
Intro
Bb 688766
Eb X68886
F X8(10)(10)(10)8
Verse/Chorus
C X32010
F 133211
G 320003
Bridge
Fmaj7 133210
Next song:
From There to Back Again
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