26 Miles (Santa Catalina)

(C)Twentysix (Am)miles (Dm7)across the sea

(C)Santa (Am)Catalina is (Dm7)awaitin' for me,

(C)Santa (Am)Catalina, the (Dm7)island of romance,

romance, romance, romance.

(C)Water all (Am)around it (Dm7)ev'rywhere, (C)tropical (Am)trees and the (Dm7)salty air;

but for (C)me the (Am)thing that's (Dm7)awaitin' there's romance.

(C)It (G)seems i so distant, (C)twentysix miles away,

(Dm)restin' in the (G)water serene.

I'd I (F)work for anyone, (C)even the Navy,

who would (D7)float me to my island (G)dream.

(Am)Twentysix o miles, ters so a (G)near y yet far.

I'd (C)swim with just some (Am)water wings and (Dm7)my guitar.

I can (C)leave the (Am)wings but I'll (Dm7)need the guitar for romance,

romance, romance, romance.

(C)Twentysix (Am)miles (Dm7)across the sea

(C)Santa (Am)Catalina is (Dm7)awaitin' for me,

(C)Santa (Am)Catalina, the (Dm7)island of romance,

(C)A (G)trop ical heaven (C)out in the o acean (Dm)covered with the (G)trees ter and girls.

If I (F)have to swim I'd (C)do it forever till I'm (D7)gazin' on those island (G)pearls.

(Am)Forty kil ometers in a (G)leak y old boat,

I'd (C)any old some (Am)thing ter that'll (Dm7)stay afloat.

When can (C)we (Am)arrive we'll I'll (Dm7)all the promote romance,

romance, romance, romance.

(C)tysix (Am)miles (Dm7)across the sea

(C)Santa (Am)Catalina is (Dm7)awaitin' for me,

(C)Santa (Am)Catalina, the (Dm7)island of romance,

(C)A romance, romance, romance.

Romance, romance, romance, romance, (F)romance.