Surfin' USA (chromatic)

by Chuck Berry, The Beachboys · posted by WaltP

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How to read this tab — notation key

+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

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Tab

SURFIN’ U.S.A. chromatic
By: Chuck Berry
The Beachboys
Key: C

-3* -3* -3* -3*-3* -3 -3 3  -1
If  ev- ry  bo-dy had an o-cean 
-3* -3* -3*-3* -3 3
A-cross the U  S  A 
-3* -3*-3* -3* -3* -3   3  -1
Then ev-ry bod-y'd be surf-in' 
-3*  -3*-3*-3* -3 3
Like Cal-i-for-ni-a 
  4    4    4    4   4    4    4   -2
You'd see them wear-in' their bag-gies 
 -3 -3 -3   4   4    3
Huar-a-chi san-dals too 
-3*-3*-3*-3* -3*  -3    3   -1
A bush-y bush-y blonde hair do 
 -2  -2   2 -1 1
Surf-in'  U  S A 

 -3*    -3*  -3*  -3* -3* -3  3  -1
You'll catch 'em surf-in' at Del-mar 
 3  -3 3  -3*  -3  3
Ven-tu-ra coun-ty line 
-3*-3* -3*  -3    3   -1
San-ta Cruz and Tress-els 
 3  -3   3    -3* -3 3
Aus-tra-lia's Nar-a-bine 
-5  4  4   4   4  -2
All ov-er Man-hat-tan 
-3  -3*  4  4  4   3
And down Do-he-ny way 
1  1   2   2   3    -2  -1
Ev-ry bod-y’s gone surf-in' 
 -2  -2  2 -1 1
Surf-in' U  S A 

We'll all be planning out a route 
We're gonna take real soon 
We're waxing down our surf borads 
We can't wait for June 
We'll all be gone for the summer 
We're on safari to stay 
Tell the teacher we're surfin' 
Sufin USA 
At Haggarty's and Swami's 
Pacific Palisades 
San O nofre and Sunset 
Redono Beach L A 
All over Lajola, at Waiamea bay 
Evry body's gone surfin' 
Surfin' USA

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