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Beach Boys : Love You
1977


  1. Let Us Go On This Way
  2. Roller Skating Child
  3. Mona
  4. Johnny Carson
  5. Good Time
  6. Honkin' Down The Highway
  7. Ding Dang

  8. Solar System
  9. The Night Was So Young
  10. I'll Bet He's Nice
  11. Let's Put Our Hearts Together
  12. I Wanna Pick You Up
  13. Airplane
  14. Love Is A Woman

Let Us Go On This Way

E
Bm7/e
E
Bm7/e
To get to you baby I went through the wringer
E
Bm7/e
E
Bm7/e
Ain't gonna let you slip through my fingers
Gmaj7
Cmaj7
Going to school isn't my fondest desire
Gmaj7
Cmaj7
But sittin' in class you set my soul on fire
B
D#m7
C#m7
B
F#/a#
G#m7
A
God please let us go on this way
E
Bm7/e
E
Bm7/e
All day long I practiced what to say
E
Bm7/e
E
Bm7/e
I think about this game that I like to play
Gmaj7
Cmaj7
When I leave you I'm so depressed
Gmaj7
Cmaj7
'Cause you're my only happiness
B
D#m7
C#m7
B
F#/a#
G#m7
A
God please let us go on this way
E
B/f#
Seems we have extra-sensory perception
E/g#
A
F#/a#
B
You can send me thoughts, I'd have no objection
E
B/f#
Now we can fly high in the sky
E/g#
A
F#/a#
B
We'll live forever, we'll never die
E
Bm7/e
E
Bm7/e
God please let us go on this way (God please let us go on) God please let us go on this way (God please let us go on) God please let us go on this way (God please let us go on) God don't let her slip through my fingers (God please let us go on) God please let us go on this way


Roller Skating Child

F7
Well she's a roller skating child with a ribbon in her hair
Cm7/f
She gets my heart to beating when I see her there
F7
You know my heart starts smiling when she sings
Cm7/f
She's such an angel I bet she's got wings
Bb
Cm
Bb
Cm
And we'll make sweet lovin' when the sun goes down
Bb
Eb
Gm
F
We'll even do more when your mama's not around
Bb
Cm
Bb
Cm
Well, oh my, oh gosh, oh gee
Bb
Eb
Gm
F
She really sends chills inside of me
They've got a record playing in the skatin' rink She comes skatin' past me and she gives me a wink I go and get my skates on and I catch up with her We do it holdin' hands, it's so cold I go "brrr" And we'll make sweet lovin' when the sun goes down We'll even do more when her mama's not around Well, oh my, oh gosh, oh gee She really sends chills inside of me
D7
Round and around and around we go
Gm
The music keeps me on my feet
C
Am
D7
Gee it's sweet, it's sweeter than honey
Gm
C
When we're walkin' down the street (that's right)
We run in to the kitchen and we grab a bite Her folks let me stay with her 'til late at night So many guys want a girl like mine A love like this happens only one time And we'll make sweet lovin' when the sun goes down We'll even do more when her mama's not around Well, oh my, oh gosh, oh gee She really sends chills inside of me
Gb
Ab
Bb
Roller skating child


Mona

Capo:
-I
G
Em
Mona, come-a, come-a, come-a, come to me
Am7
Gimme, gimme, gimme some lovin'
D7
Tell me, tell me, tell me you want it
Listen, listen, listen my Mona How's about an eight o'clock dinner? How's about a nine o'clock movie? Won't, it won't, it won't it be groovy? Put your lovin' arms around me Aren't ya, aren't ya glad that you found me? Do ya, do ya like fine wine now? Don't it, don't, it don't it taste fine now? Can't ya, can't ya, can't ya just hear it? Rock and rock and rock and roll music Get-a, get-a, get-a that beat now Doesn't it, doesn't it, doesn't it feel neat now? Will ya, will ya, will ya just kiss me? When you leave me don't you just miss me? Could we, could we, could we get married? Enough, enough, enough of goin' steady Disco, disco, discotheque mama Show me, show me, show me the boogie Start-a, start-a, start-a little dance now Take-a, take-a, take-a, little chance now Come on listen to "Da Doo Ron Ron" now Listen to "Be My Baby" I know you're gonna love Phil Spector Mona, come-a, come-a, come-a come to me Gimme, gimme, gimme some lovin' Tell me, tell me, tell me you want it


Johnny Carson

Capo:
-II
Dm
C
Dm
C
Dm
C
Dm
C
He sits behind his microphone
C
F
C
F
Johnny Carson
Dm
C
Dm
C
Dm
C
Dm
C
He speaks in such a manly tone
C
F
C
F
Johnny Carson
Am7
Ed McMahon comes on and says "Here's Johnny"
D7
Am7
Every night at eleven thirty he's so funny
F
Am7
It's (nice) to (have) you (on) the (show) tonight
F
G7
I've seen (your) act (in) Vegas out of sight
When guests are boring he fills up the slack Johnny Carson The network makes him break his back Johnny Carson Ed McMahon comes on and says "Here's Johnny" Every night at eleven thirty he's so funny Don't (you) think (he's) such (a) natural guy The (way) he's (kept) it (up) could make you cry
Dm
C
F
C
F
C
F
C
F
Bb
Gm
Eb
F7
Who's a man that we admire? Johnny Carson is a real live wire!


Good Time

Capo:
-I
C
G7
My girlfriend Betty, she's always ready
C
F
To help me in any way
Am
D7
She'll do my cookin', she's always lookin'
Am7
B7
For ways she can make my day
Em
And when I'm lookin' at her, the sound of pitter patter
A9
On rainy days like today
Em
Could get you feelin' warmer
C/d
D7
G7
And you know what that can lead to
C
F
Maybe it won't last, but what do we care?
G7
C
My baby and I just want a good time
C
F
Might go up in smoke now. but what do we care?
G7
C
My baby and I just want a good time
My girlfriend Penny, she's kinda skinny And so she needs her falsies on She don't like cookin' but she's so good lookin' I miss her when she's gone And when she gets to dancin' I feel just like romancin' Especially when we're dancing close She'll do the dirty boogie And that's when I go up in smoke
C
G7
C
G7
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa
C
F
G7
C
Good time, oh good time, oh good time, good time, hey


Honkin' Down The Highway

E7
Honkin', honkin' down the gosh darn highway Tryin', tryin' to get past them cars
A
E/g#
Got a, got a little date with an angel
C#m7
F#m7
She's the one that said she'd go with me
B7
E
To see a little movie tonight (Honk, honk, honkin' down the highway)
A
E/g#
D/a
Her folks told me that she's lonely
Bm7
Em7
And she loves me only
F#m7
G
B7
She's used to running away from guys
Prayin', prayin' that she'll hold me tight And hopin', hopin' that she'll see the light Who cares if I gotta spend my money Even if I have to act funny To go and steal her heart away (Honk, honk, honkin' down the highway)
A
E/g#
D/a
Take it one little inch at a time now
Bm7
Em7
'Til we're feelin' fine now
F#m7
G
B7
I guess I've got a way with girls
E7
Honk, honk, honkin' down the highway Honk, honk, honkin' down the highway Honk, honk, honkin' down the highway Honk, honk, honkin' down the highway
A
E/g#
C#m7
F#m7
B7
E
Honk honk honkin' down the highway
E7
Prayin' prayin' that she'll hold me tight (Honk, honk, honkin' down the highway) And hopin' hopin' that she'll see the light (Honk, honk, honkin' down the highway) Who cares if I gotta spend the night (Honk, honk, honkin' down the highway)


Ding Dang

F
I love a girl, I love her so madly She treats me so fine but I treat her so badly I love a girl, I love her so madly She treats me so fine but I treat her so badly


Solar System

Capo:
-I
G/d
A/c#
What do the planets mean? And have you ever seen
Bm7
E7
Sunrise in the morn? It shined when you were born
A
Bm7
A
Bm7
Saturn has rings all around it
F/c
F
Bb
Cm7
I searched the sky and I found it
Bbmaj7
Gm7
C7
Am7
Solar system
Bbmaj7
Gm7
C7
Am7
D7
Brings us wisdom
G/d
A/c#
Then there's the Milky Way, that's where the angels play
Bm7
E7
You've seen the lover's moon, looks good in the month of June
A
Bm7
A
Bm7
Neptune is god of the sea
F/c
F
Bb
Cm7
Pluto is too far to see
Bbmaj7
Gm7
C7
Am7
Solar system
Bbmaj7
Gm7
C7
Am7
D7
Brings us wisdom
Em
Bm
The constellations are stars that form animals
G7sus4
G7
Cmaj7
Leo and Capricorn, too
Cm7
G/b
Cm7
G/b
Star bright, star light
Cm7
G/b
Am7
D7
Make this wish come true tonight
G/d
A/c#
If Mars had life on it I might find my wife on it
Bm7
E7
Venus the goddess of love can thank all the stars above
A
Bm7
A
Bm7
Mercury's close to the sun
F/c
F
Bb
Cm7
You'll see it when day is done
Bbmaj7
Gm7
C7
Am7
Solar system
Bbmaj7
Gm7
C7
Am7
Brings us wisdom


The Night Was So Young

Capo:
-I
Dmaj7
The night was so young and everything still
Em7/a
The moon shining bright on my windowsill
Dmaj7
I think of her lips, it chills me inside
Em7/a
And then I think why does she have to hide
D/a
A6
Gmaj7
Em7
Is somebody gonna tell me why she has to hide?
F#m7
B7
F#m7
B7
She's passin' it by, she won't even try
Em7
Gm6
A7
Gmaj7/a
To make this love go where it should
The sky's turnin' gray, there's clouds overhead I'm still not asleep, I'm in my bed I think of her eyes and it makes me sigh I think of her voice and it makes me cry Is somebody gonna tell me why she has to lie? She'd be so right to hold me tonight Love was made for her and I It's three o'clock I go to my sink I pour some milk and I start to think Is she asleep or is she awake And does she think of the love we could make Wake up, call me baby call me, tell me what's on your mind I've got a car and you're not too far Please let me come over to you


I'll Bet He's Nice

Capo:
I
D
F#m/c#
I'll bet he's nice
D
F#m/c#
I'll bet he's twice
Gm6
As nice as me and it makes me cry 'Cause I remember you and I
F#m7
/b
B7
Please don't tell me if it's true
Em7
/a
A7
Because I'm still in love with
D
Bm
D
Bm
You pretty darlin', you my pretty darlin'
D
Bm
Gm6
A7
You pretty darlin', you my pretty darlin'
I'll bet he's sweet I'll bet he's neat I'll bet he's funny and that ain't all I'll bet he shows you quite a ball Please don't tell me if it's true Because I'm still in love with You pretty darlin' you my pretty darlin' You pretty darlin' you my pretty darlin'
G
Bm7
Cmaj7
Baby, don't you ever tell me that you're leaving
Am7
D7
G
Now that you got me to believing
Bm7
Cmaj7
You are the sunshine and the flower
Am7
D7
G
A7
Come on and make my every hour
I'll bet he's nice I'll bet he's twice As nice as me and it makes me cry 'Cause I remember you and I Please don't tell me if it's true Because I'm still in love with You pretty darlin' you my pretty darlin' You pretty darlin' you my pretty darlin'


Let's Put Our Hearts Together

Capo:
-I
Gmaj7
Am7/d
I don't wanna tell you that I care for you
Gmaj7
Am7/d
And have you just ignore me
Gmaj7
Am7/d
It's better that I wait and see just how you feel
Gmaj7
Am7/d
And maybe you'll adore me
G
Am7
G/b
I know you've had so much experience
C
B7sus4
B7
Em7
That you don't need another person in your life
Em7/a
A7
I know it may sound funny
Em7/a
A7
D
Am7
D7
But you're the kind of woman who'd make a very sweet wife
Gmaj7
Am7/d
Take your time, don't worry how you feel
Gmaj7
Am7/d
Because you know we've got forever
Gmaj7
Am7/d
Maybe I'll come up with some idea
Gmaj7
Am7/d
And you'd think that I was clever
G
Am7
G/b
I've never had someone, I need someone
C
B7sus4
B7
Em7
To live with and be good...... to
Em7/a
A7
Don't worry 'bout your past loves
Em7/a
A7
D
Am7
D7
And if they've never understood you
G
D+
Dm7/g
G7
Let's put our hearts together
C
F7
G
E7
And say we'll leave each other never
A
D7
G
Let's see what we can cook up between us
Bb
Eb/f
Gmaj7
Cmaj7
Together, together
Bm7
Am7
D7
G
Together you and I


I Wanna Pick You Up

F
Fmaj7
Fm7/bb
I love to pick you up
Bb7
Ebmaj7
Cm7
'Cause you're still a baby to me
Fm7
Bb7
Ebmaj7
Cm7
Cribs and cradles and bottles and toys
Fm7
Gm7
C7
Are part of the joys they bring
I wanna wash your face Change your clothes and button your shoes Walk you around and wrestle with you Then I'm gonna make you sing
Am7
Dm7
Am7
Dm7
In the mornin' I could wake you up
Bm7
Em7
Bm7
Em7
Feed you breakfast from a little cup
F
Dm7
Gm7
C7
I want to pick you up
F
Dm7
Gm7
C7
Rock you back and forth and make you smile
Ab
Fm7
Bbm7
Eb7
Ab
Gm7/c
I want to hold you close for a while
I wanna tickle your feet Drop you in your little tub Wash your body and shampoo your hair Be careful not to sting your eyes When it's night I'll put you in your bed And I'll bend and kiss ya on your head I want to pick you up Rock you back and forth and make you smile I want to hold you close for a while
F
Gm7
Pat, pat, pat, pat, pat her on her butt, butt
C7
She's going to sleep, be quiet
F
Bb
Pat, pat, pat, pat, pat her on her butt
Gm7
Gm7/c
C7
Fmaj7
She's going to sleep, little baby go to sleep


Airplane

Gmaj7
G7
Cmaj7
Over the city in an airplane
Am7
D7
G
I can see everything below
Gmaj7
G7
Cmaj7
The houses they look so tiny the cars look like dots
Am7
D7
G
We've only got fifteen minutes to go
C
B7
Em7
A7
The clouds in the sky caress my mind so tenderly
D
G
A7
D
Am7/d
D
The sun shines down on the great big beautiful scene
Gmaj7
G7
Cmaj7
The sound of the engine fills my ears up
Am7
D7
G
I'm hopin' this rainy weather clears up
Gmaj7
G7
Cmaj7
My lover is waiting at the airport
Am7
D7
G
Soon she'll be kissing me hello
C
B7
Em7
A7
The woman sitting next to me tells me 'bout her guy
D
G
A7
D
Am7/d
D
And I tell her all about you and I
G
Bb
Dm7
Gm7
Eb
F
G
Airplane, airplane, carry me back to her side
G
Bb
Dm7
Gm7
Eb
F
G
Airplane, airplane, I need God as my guide
Bm/d
Em7
Bm
C
Am7
D7
G
Down, down on the ground, can't wait to see her face
G
I can't wait (can't wait), to see (her face) I can't wait (can't wait), to see (her face)
D7
I can't wait (can't wait),to see (her face) I can't wait (can't wait), to see (her face)


Love Is A Woman

Capo:
-I
A
C#7
D
Bm7
Love... is a woman
A
F#m7
Bm7
E7
So treat her tenderly tonight
A
C#7
D
Bm7
Love... makes a woman
A
F#m7
Bm7
E7
A
So give her all your love tonight
A
A woman is love, and if you're smart
D
E7
You'll tease her, please her tonight
A
So take my advice, you just treat her nice
D
F#
Bm7
E7
A
And you'll find that woman is love
Love is a woman So tell her she smells good tonight Love is a woman So make her feel that way tonight A woman is love, and if you're smart You'll tease her, please her tonight So take my advice, you just treat her nice And you'll find a woman in love
A
G
E
One, two, three (two three), she's fallin' in love with me Four, five six (five six), she fell for all my tricks Seven, eight, nine (eight nine), she makes me feel so fine
Love is a woman So treat her tenderly tonight Love is (makes) a woman So give her all your love tonight
A
D
A
Love is a woman (dip dip dip)
D
A
D
A
Love is a woman (dip dip dip)