Intro: x4 E Verse 1: E We went to the beach Every year, the middle of June We crammed into that Astrovan A Tighter than a can of sardines E And we went to the beach We fought in the back And dad got mad And mama rolled the windows down A "Y'all smell the salt of the beach?" B
Well, it was double beds C#m With a kitchenette A Bedspreads of sea-foam green B C#m It was sunburns and taking turns E B On boogie boards we'd bring C#m E Even if we spent every single cent to stay across the street E We went to the beach Verse 2: E We mowed a few yards I filled a coffee can with some Benjamins A Just a couple of friends E A Barely seventeen E And we went to the beach And in the middle of March Before real life starts A Partied so hard We could barely remember a thing B C#m It was PBRs and tiki bars E B A Don't take my fake I.D B C#m It was cigarettes, girls we just met E A And making out on lifeguard seats B C#m E A And those polaroids of me and the boys is all the proof I need B A E And we went to the beach Instrumental Break: E A E A B Bridge: B C#m E A Girl, don't you hate to leave B C#m E A E It's been one hell of a week B C#m It was a vow, to you too, "I do." E Babe, can you believe? B It was brand new tans C#m Brown-golden bands E A Of sand all in the sheets B C#m E A If I know you and me, we only get one of these E And we went to the beach Outro: A We went to the beach E We went to the beach A B E