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Learn How To Surf Chords by Owl City

Learn How To Surf chords by Owl City

Guitar chords with lyrics

  • Capo on 1st
Tuning: Standard

🎸 Intro:

D A Em Bm
D A Bm G


🎸 Verse :

      D     A   Em  Bm
I spent the summer in Santa Cruz
      D       A
And I met a blonde on the beach with
    Bm    G
lots of quirky tattoos
       D     A
She had that old movie quote,
          Em   Bm
"We're gonna need a bigger boat"
     D      A
Two tiny waves on her toes and
    Bm      G
turtle tracks on her collarbones
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🎸 Pre-Chorus:

Em
      G     A
I asked her what they meant
Em      Bm    A
 And this is what she said


🎸 Chorus:

     A      Bm
You gotta go with the flow
      D/F#     G
'cause the tides always turnin'
      A      Bm
And sink or swim, divin' in is the
D/F#    G
best way to learn
      A        Bm
Kick up the sand 'cause your tan proves
  D/F#       G
you lived through the burn
       A       Bm
And when you wipe out, it's gonna hurt
  D/F#      G         Bm A
You can't stop the waves but you can learn
    A Bm D/F# G A Bm D/F# G
how to surf


🎸 Post-Chorus:

      A     Bm
And by the way, it's okay,
     D/F#   G
it could always be worse
       A       Bm
And when you wipe out, it's gonna hurt
  D/F#      G
You can't stop the waves but
    Bm A
you can learn
    D  A Em Bm
how to surf




🎸 Verse :

      D       A
And I met a blonde on the beach with
    Bm    G
lots of quirky tattoos
     D      A
She had a shark on her arm,
     Em      Bm
a pirate shredin' the gnar
    D      A         Bm
An octopus wearin' shades and seagull wings
    G
on her shoulder blades


🎸 Pre-Chorus:

Em
      G     A
I asked her what they meant
Em      Bm    A
 And this is what she said


🎸 Chorus:
     A      Bm
You gotta go with the flow
      D/F#     G
'cause the tides always turnin'
      A      Bm
And sink or swim, divin' in is the
 D/F#    G
best way to learn
      A        Bm
Kick up the sand 'cause your tan proves
  D/F#       G
you lived through the burn
       A       Bm
And when you wipe out, it's gonna hurt
  D/F#      G         Bm A
You can't stop the waves but you can learn
    A Bm D/F# G A Bm D/F# G
 how to surf


🎸 Post-Chorus:

      A     Bm
And by the way, it's okay

     D/F#   G
it could always be worse
       A       Bm
And when you wipe out, it's gonna hurt
  D/F#      G
You can't stop the waves but
    Bm A    Em
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
             Bm     A
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
G       A     D
 And set your troubles afloat"


🎸 Instrumental:

A Bm D/F# G
A Bm D/F# G
A Bm D/F# G
A Bm D/F# G


🎸 Chorus:
       A       Bm
She told me, "Hey, seize the day,
     D/F#   G
know the ocean by heart
     A        Bm
And if it don't float your boat,
     D/F#     G
learn to swim with the sharks
      A        Bm
Kick up the sand 'cause your tan proves
      D/F#    G
you lived through the burn
       A       Bm
And when you wipe out, it's gonna hurt
  D/F#      G
You can't stop the waves
        A       Bm
Yeah, when you wipe out, it's gonna hurt
  D/F#      G         Bm A
You can't stop the waves but you can learn
    A Bm D/F# G A Bm D/F# G
how to surf


🎸 Post-Chorus:

      A     Bm
And by the way, it's okay,
     D/F#   G
it could always be worse
       A       Bm
And when you wipe out, it's gonna hurt
  D/F#      G
You can't stop the waves but you can
Bm A     D
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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