SURF RIDER B.Hill / G.Crouch (1974)
Intro: |Em|Em|Em|[ch]F#/E[/ch]|
|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 [ch]F#/E[/ch]
Surf Rider!
C D
You are up there riding it,
Em
Child of the ocean,
C D
This great, beautiful mother of life,
Em [ch]F#/E[/ch]
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:
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Em [ch]F#/E[/ch]
Surf Rider!
C D
You are up there riding it,
Em
Child of the ocean,
C D
This great, beautiful mother of life,
Em [ch]F#/E[/ch]
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 [ch]F#/E[/ch]
Surf Rider!
