Tuning: Standard
🎸 Intro:
DAEmBmDABmG
🎸 Verse :
DAEmBm
I spent the summer in Santa Cruz
DA
And I met a blonde on the beach with
BmG
lots of quirky tattoos
DA
She had that old movie quote,
EmBm
"We're gonna need a bigger boat"
DA
Two tiny waves on her toes and
BmG
turtle tracks on her collarbones
🎸
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🎸 Pre-Chorus:
EmGA
I asked her what they meant
EmBmA
And this is what she said
🎸 Chorus:
ABm
You gotta go with the flow
D/F#G
'cause the tides always turnin'
ABm
And sink or swim, divin' in is the
D/F#G
best way to learn
ABm
Kick up the sand 'cause your tan proves
D/F#G
you lived through the burn
ABm
And when you wipe out, it's gonna hurt
D/F#GBmA
You can't stop the waves but you can learn
ABmD/F#GABmD/F#G
how to surf
🎸 Post-Chorus:
ABm
And by the way, it's okay,
D/F#G
it could always be worse
ABm
And when you wipe out, it's gonna hurt
D/F#G
You can't stop the waves but
BmA
you can learn
DAEmBm
how to surf
🎸 Verse :
DA
And I met a blonde on the beach with
BmG
lots of quirky tattoos
DA
She had a shark on her arm,
EmBm
a pirate shredin' the gnar
DABm
An octopus wearin' shades and seagull wings
G
on her shoulder blades
🎸 Pre-Chorus:
EmGA
I asked her what they meant
EmBmA
And this is what she said
🎸 Chorus:
ABm
You gotta go with the flow
D/F#G
'cause the tides always turnin'
ABm
And sink or swim, divin' in is the
D/F#G
best way to learn
ABm
Kick up the sand 'cause your tan proves
D/F#G
you lived through the burn
ABm
And when you wipe out, it's gonna hurt
D/F#GBmA
You can't stop the waves but you can learn
ABmD/F#GABmD/F#G
how to surf
🎸 Post-Chorus:
ABm
And by the way, it's okay
D/F#G
it could always be worse
ABm
And when you wipe out, it's gonna hurt
D/F#G
You can't stop the waves but
BmAEm
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
BmA
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
GAD
And set your troubles afloat"
🎸 Instrumental:
ABmD/F#GABmD/F#GABmD/F#GABmD/F#G
🎸 Chorus:
ABm
She told me, "Hey, seize the day,
D/F#G
know the ocean by heart
ABm
And if it don't float your boat,
D/F#G
learn to swim with the sharks
ABm
Kick up the sand 'cause your tan proves
D/F#G
you lived through the burn
ABm
And when you wipe out, it's gonna hurt
D/F#G
You can't stop the waves
ABm
Yeah, when you wipe out, it's gonna hurt
D/F#GBmA
You can't stop the waves but you can learn
ABmD/F#GABmD/F#G
how to surf
🎸 Post-Chorus:
ABm
And by the way, it's okay,
D/F#G
it could always be worse
ABm
And when you wipe out, it's gonna hurt
D/F#G
You can't stop the waves but you can
BmAD
learn how to surf
Chords used in Learn How To Surf by Owl City:
D, A, Em, Bm, G, D/F#
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