Chords with lyrics
Tuning: G C E A (G C E A) Key: C Difficulty: Novice 26 Miles, Santa Catalina (Bruce Belland, Glen Larson) by James Dent May Jr. from the 2009 album The Good Feeling Music of Dent May & His Magnificent Ukulele, Pop Intro: C Am F G C Chorus: C Am F G C Am F G Twenty-six miles a-cross the sea San-ta Cat-a-lina is a-waitin' for me C Am F G C Am F G Santa Catalina, the island of romance, romance, romance, romance
Verse: C Am F G C Am F G Water all around it every-where, tropical trees and the salty air C Am F G C F C C7 But for me the thing that's a-waitin' there - romance Bridge 1: Dm G C Am Dm G C It seems so distant, twenty-six miles away, Restin' in the water serene Dm G C D7 G I'd work for anyone, even the Navy Who would float me to my island dream Verse: C Am F G Twenty-six miles, so near yet far C Am F G I'd swim with just some water-wings and my guitar C Am F G I could leave the wings but I'll need the guitar for C Am F G romance, romance, romance, romance Chorus: C Am F G C Am F G Twenty-six miles a-cross the sea San-ta Cat-a-lina is a-waitin' for me C Am F G C Am F G Santa Catalina, the island of romance, romance, romance, romance
Bridge 2: Dm G C Am Dm G C A tropical heaven out in the ocean, Covered with trees and girls Dm G C D7 G If I have to swim, I'll do it forever, Till I'm gazin' on those island pearls C Am F G C Am F G Forty kilometers in a leaky old boat. Any old thing that'll stay afloat C Am F G C Am F G When we ar-rive we'll all pro-mote romance, romance, romance, romance Chorus: C Am F G C Am F G Twenty-six miles a-cross the sea San-ta Cat-a-lina is a-waitin' for me C Am F G C Am F G Santa Catalina, the island of romance, romance, romance, romance Outro: C Am F G C Am F G C Am F G C Twenty-six miles a-cross the sea San-ta Cat-a-lina is a-waitin' for me
