Learn How To Surf chords by Owl City
Guitar chords with lyrics
- Capo on 1st
Tuning: Standard
🎸 Intro:
D A Em Bm
D A Bm G
🎸 Verse :
D A Em Bm
I spent the summer in Santa Cruz
D A
And I met a blonde on the beach with
Bm G
lots of quirky tattoos
D A
She had that old movie quote,
Em Bm
"We're gonna need a bigger boat"
D A
Two tiny waves on her toes and
Bm G
turtle tracks on her collarbones
🎸 Pre-Chorus:
Em
G A
I asked her what they meant
Em Bm A
And this is what she said
🎸 Chorus:
A Bm
You gotta go with the flow
D/F# G
'cause the tides always turnin'
A Bm
And sink or swim, divin' in is the
D/F# G
best way to learn
A Bm
Kick up the sand 'cause your tan proves
D/F# G
you lived through the burn
A Bm
And when you wipe out, it's gonna hurt
D/F# G Bm A
You can't stop the waves but you can learn
A Bm D/F# G A Bm D/F# G
how to surf
🎸 Post-Chorus:
A Bm
And by the way, it's okay,
D/F# G
it could always be worse
A Bm
And when you wipe out, it's gonna hurt
D/F# G
You can't stop the waves but
Bm A
you can learn
D A Em Bm
how to surf
🎸 Verse :
D A
And I met a blonde on the beach with
Bm G
lots of quirky tattoos
D A
She had a shark on her arm,
Em Bm
a pirate shredin' the gnar
D A Bm
An octopus wearin' shades and seagull wings
G
on her shoulder blades
🎸 Pre-Chorus:
Em
G A
I asked her what they meant
Em Bm A
And this is what she said
🎸 Chorus:
A Bm
You gotta go with the flow
D/F# G
'cause the tides always turnin'
A Bm
And sink or swim, divin' in is the
D/F# G
best way to learn
A Bm
Kick up the sand 'cause your tan proves
D/F# G
you lived through the burn
A Bm
And when you wipe out, it's gonna hurt
D/F# G Bm A
You can't stop the waves but you can learn
A Bm D/F# G A Bm D/F# G
how to surf
🎸 Post-Chorus:
A Bm
And by the way, it's okay
D/F# G
it could always be worse
A Bm
And when you wipe out, it's gonna hurt
D/F# G
You can't stop the waves but
Bm A Em
you can learn how to surf
🎸 Bridge:
D/F# G
(Go with the flow)
A
Then she said, "When you're sad and
G
you feel alone
Bm A
Write 'em down, all your worries and woes"
G
(Go with the flow)
A
"Then, fold 'em up, cork it shut and
Bm
let that bottle go
G A D
And set your troubles afloat"
🎸 Instrumental:
A Bm D/F# G
A Bm D/F# G
A Bm D/F# G
A Bm D/F# G
🎸 Chorus:
A Bm
She told me, "Hey, seize the day,
D/F# G
know the ocean by heart
A Bm
And if it don't float your boat,
D/F# G
learn to swim with the sharks
A Bm
Kick up the sand 'cause your tan proves
D/F# G
you lived through the burn
A Bm
And when you wipe out, it's gonna hurt
D/F# G
You can't stop the waves
A Bm
Yeah, when you wipe out, it's gonna hurt
D/F# G Bm A
You can't stop the waves but you can learn
A Bm D/F# G A Bm D/F# G
how to surf
🎸 Post-Chorus:
A Bm
And by the way, it's okay,
D/F# G
it could always be worse
A Bm
And when you wipe out, it's gonna hurt
D/F# G
You can't stop the waves but you can
Bm A D
learn how to surf
Chords used in Learn How To Surf by Owl City:
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