Surf's Up

A diamond necklace played the pawn.

Hand in hand, some drummed along ing me (F)to a handsome mannered baton.

(Gm7)A blind class aristocracy.

Back through the op'ra glass you see (F)the pit mut and the pendulum drawn.

(Bbmaj9)(Gm7)Columnated ruins (C7)(D)domino.

(G)Canvas the town and brush the (A)backdrop.

Are you (D)sleeping?

(Gm7)Hung velvet overtaking me.

Dim in chandelier awaking (F)me to a song dissolved in the dawn.

(Gm7)The music hall, a costly bow;

the music all is lost for now (F)to a mut and ed trumpeter swan.

(Bbmaj9)(Gm7)Columnated ruins (C7)(D)domino.

(G)Canvas the town and brush the (A)backdrop.

Are you (D)sleeping,

(D)brother John?

(Ab6)Dove nested towers, the hour was (Eb)strike the street,

quicksilver moon.

(Ab6)Carriage a cross, the fog (Eb)twostep to lamplight silver moon.

cellar tune.

The (Dm7)laughs come hard in (C7sus)Auld

(C7)Lang Syne.

The (Dm7)glass was raised, the fired roast,

the (C7sus)fullness of the (C7)wine, the dim last (Edim7)(F)toasting.

(Dm7)While at port, (C7sus)adieu (C7)or (F)die.

A (Dm7)choke of grief, hearthardened eye,

(C7sus)beyond belief, a (C7)broken man too (F)tough to cry.

(Ab6)Surf's up, mmmm, mmmm, (Eb)mmmm, aboard a tidal wave.

(Ab6)Come about hard and join the (Eb)young and often tidal wave.

spring you gave.

I (Ab)heard the word, (Cm7)wonderful thing,

a (Fm7)children's song.

(Cm7)A (Fm7)children's (Cm7)song.

Have you (Bb)listened as they (Cm)play?

Their (Fm7)song is (Cm7)love,

and the (Bb)children know the (Cm)way.

A (Fm7)children's (Cm7)song.

Have you (Bb)listened as they (Cm)play?

Their (Fm7)song is (Cm7)love,

and the (Bb)children know the (Cm)way.

A way.