Under The Boardwalk (chromatic)

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Tab

UNDER THE BOARDWALK
By: Artie Resnick & Kenny Young
The Drifters
Key: G

-1   3   -3  -4   -4     3
Oh, when the sun beats down, 
-1    3   -3  -4  -4 -4  3  -4-3 
and burns the tar up-on the roof. 
-3   -4    4    4  4   4
And your shoes get so hot, 
-1   -3   -4    4    -5   5   -4 -3  -5
you wish your tired feet were fi-re-proof. 
7   7   7    6  -5 5    7   7   7  -8 76-5 -4-33
Un-der the board-walk, down by the sea.     Yeah 
3 -3  -4  -4   -4  -4 -5-4-3    -4  -4-33 3
On a blan-ket with my ba-by’s where I'll be. 

 -1  2  -1    2    2      6  6  -6* -6*6
(Un-der the board-walk), out of the sun. 
 2   2  -1*   -1   -1
(Un-der the board-walk), 
 -5   -4 -5   6   -5   6
we`ll be hav-ing some fun. 
 -1 -1  -1*   2    2      
(Un-der the board-walk), 
 6   6   6   -6* 6 -6*
peo-ple walk-ing a-bove. 
 2   2  -1*   -1   -1    
(Un-der the board-walk, 
 -5   -4  -5   6  -5  6
we`ll be fall-ing in love. 
-5 -5  -5*  6 -5   6    6 -5   6   
Un-der the board-walk, board-walk. 

 3   -3   -4  -4   3
From the park you hear 
-1   3  -3   -4  -4 -4 -4 3 -4-3 
the hap-py sound of a car-ou-sel. 
-3  -4  4   4     4   -1 -3-4  5    
you can al-most taste the hot dogs 
 5    -5    5-4   -3   -5
and French fries they sell. 
7   7   7    6  -5 5    7   7   7  -8 76-5 -4-33
Un-der the board-walk, down by the sea.     Yeah 
3 -3  -4  -4   -4  -4 -5-4-3    -4  -4-33 3
On a blan-ket with my ba-by’s where I'll be. 

 -1  2  -1    2    2      6  6  -6* -6*6
(Un-der the board-walk), out of the sun. 
 2   2  -1*   -1   -1
(Un-der the board-walk), 
 -5   -4 -5   6   -5   6
we`ll be hav-ing some fun. 
 -1 -1  -1*   2    2      
(Un-der the board-walk), 
 6   6   6   -6* 6 -6*
peo-ple walk-ing a-bove. 
 2   2  -1*   -1   -1    
(Un-der the board-walk, 
 -5   -4  -5   6  -5  6
we`ll be fall-ing in love. 
-5 -5  -5*  6 -5   6    6 -5   6   
Un-der the board-walk, board-walk. 

7   7   7    6  -5 5    7   7   7  -8 76-5 -4-33
Un-der the board-walk, down by the sea.     Yeah 
3 -3  -4  -4   -4  -4 -5-4-3    -4  -4-33 3
On a blan-ket with my ba-by’s where I'll be. 

 -1  2  -1    2    2      6  6  -6* -6*6
(Un-der the board-walk), out of the sun. 
 2   2  -1*   -1   -1
(Un-der the board-walk), 
 -5   -4 -5   6   -5   6
we`ll be hav-ing some fun. 
 -1 -1  -1*   2    2      
(Un-der the board-walk), 
 6   6   6   -6* 6 -6*
peo-ple walk-ing a-bove. 
 2   2  -1*   -1   -1    
(Un-der the board-walk, 
 -5   -4  -5   6  -5  6
we`ll be fall-ing in love. 
-1 -1  -1*  2 -1   2    2 -1   2   
Un-der the board-walk, board-walk.

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