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]
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
