Surf Rider chords by Barry Hill

SURF RIDER          B.Hill / G.Crouch (1974)

Intro:   |Em|Em|Em|F#/E|
         |C |C |Em|Em  |
         |C |D |Em|Em  |
         |C |C |Em|Em  |
         |C |D |Em|Em  |

          C
Yah! Yah! Yah!
          Em
Yah! Yah! Yah!
          C
Yah! Yah! Yah!
D
Yah! Yah!
          Em
Yah! Yah! Yah!  Surf Rider!
          C
Yah! Yah! Yah!
          Em
Yah! Yah! Yah - ah!
          C
Yah! Yah! Yah!
D

Yah! Yah! Yah!


Chorus:

Em           F#/E
  Surf Rider!
        C                  D
You are up there riding it,
             Em
Child of the ocean,
     C                D
This great, beautiful mother of life,
    Em  F#/E
The sea
C              D                   Em
Playing in the water just like the dolphin,
C               D       Em
You and the sea,  harmony


Verse 1:

C#m            D#7        A           G#7
   Each subtle movement responded to, balanced
             C#m    D#7  A                 G#7
Now you move quickly,    slicing along the tube
A                                    G#7
  This wave on you is about to break    yet you still slip through.


Chorus:
Em           F#/E
  Surf Rider!
        C                  D
You are up there riding it,
             Em
Child of the ocean,
     C                D
This great, beautiful mother of life,
    Em  F#/E
The sea
C              D                   Em
Playing in the water just like the dolphin,
C               D       Em
You and the sea,  harmony


Verse 2:

C#m         D#7  A               G#7               C#m   D#7
   Waves of life move within our bodies and we the riders
   A                  G#7
Respond to the subtle movements
A
 Sometimes we lose control
B/A
   Shipwrecked on desolate beaches
A
 Waves break above our heads
B/A
   For a moment -
A                       B/A
 Eternity - we know the grace, skill, and control
    A                       A#m7-5              Em
And move the waves with the smooth gliding of a bird


Bridge: | Em |(x12)


Solo:   | G | Eb | C | C |(x4)

Outro:
          C
Yah! Yah! Yah!
          Em
Yah! Yah! Yah!
          C
Yah! Yah! Yah!
D                   Em
Yah! Yah! Yah! Yah! Yah! Surf Rider!

          C
Yah! Yah! Yah!
          Em
Yah! Yah! Yah - ah!
C
Child of the ocean,
Em
Play like the dolphin,
         C
With the sea in harmony
        A/C#
You are up there riding it.
Em           F#/E
  Surf Rider!