On The Beach chords by Raspberries

Guitar chords

"On The Beach"
                             (Eric Carmen)

As described by the composer in his capsule review of _Side 3_: "Surf noises
and seagulls preface an exciting number about getting it on after the prom,
or the like".

Intro:

	12-string (eighth notes) w/piano and sound effects:

	C minorCm
	/ / / /  / / / /


Verse 1:

	C minorCm            /Bb                 /Ab    Gsus4Gsus4
	It's time to leave, ....
	C minorCm         /Bb           /Ab    Gsus4Gsus4
	I'd rather be alone ....
	Abmaj7Abmaj7    Dm7-5       G7G7     C minorCm
	I found a place ...
	         F minorFm             Cm/G
	Just the two of ...
	                    D7/F#D7/F#              F minorFm
	'Cause there's some ....
	Gsus4Gsus4  G+G
	      Ooh, I ...


Chorus:

	 C majorC           E minorEm          FaddG  /E /D
	Woo you all night ...
	 G7G7                C majorC         E minorEm          FaddG /E /D
	'Cause we got all summer to ....

	[1:  EaddC, to break]		EaddC: x7650x
	[2:  EaddF E, to bridge]	EaddF: xxx101
	[3:  EaddC, to coda]

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Break:

	       (A minorAm)
	On the beach

	(12-string):

	A minorAm       A minorAm+7     Am7Am7      Am6Am6
	 / / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /

	(drums and bass enter)

	DmDm      DmDm+7/C#  Dm7/C    Dm6/B G+G+ G+G
	 / / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /


Verse 2:

	They don't expect ....
	I'll have us ...
	We'll take the ...
	There'll be no one ...
	Just what we ...
	Ooh, I ...
	Gsus4Gsus4  G+G
	      Oh, I ....

[repeat chorus]


Bridge:

	         A augmentedA            F# minorF#m
	On the ...
	            A augmentedA              F# minorF#m
	I've waited so ...
	                D MajorD        BB
	We'll take the ...
	             D MajorD                BB                 G+G
	'Cause the night's young and ...
	(G+G)
	Ooh, I wanna... ooh, I ....

[repeat chorus]

Coda (repeat to fade):

	(12-string only first time)

	A minorAm      A minorAm+7/G#  Am7/GAm7/G   Am6/F# E MajorE+ E MajorE
	 / / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /

	(band enters and continues to fade)

	DmDm      DmDm+7/C#  Dm7/C    Dm6/B E MajorE+ E MajorE
	 / / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /


-- another ace 70's tab from Andrew Rogers