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Beach Boys : Misc: 1960s (Early)


  1. All Dressed Up For School
  2. The Baker Man
  3. Barbie
  4. Cindy, Oh Cindy
  5. Guess I'm Dumb
  6. I Do
  7. Judy
  8. Land Ahoy
  9. The Little Girl I Once Knew
  10. Luau
  11. The Monkey's Uncle
  12. Pamela Jean
  13. Ruby Baby
  14. Surf City (Jan And Dean)
  15. What Is A Young Girl Made Of?

All Dressed Up For School
1964

1964 recording, later reinvented as I Just Got My Pay
D
D7/c
G/b
Doot doot doot, doot doot doot-doot doot
Bb7
D/a
Abdim
G
A
D
Doot doot doot-doot doot, doot doot doot-doot doot, doot doot
D
G
Well she first caught my eye a runnin' round in shorts
A7
D
But she never bothered with her hair
D
G
Just a barefooted chick with all skinned up knees
A7
D
Yeah she didn't care what she'd wear
Bb
Dressed up for school, ooh what a turn on
Dbdim
Dressed up for school, ooh what a turn on
Eb
Dressed up for school, ooh what a turn on
Ebm
Bb
All dressed up for school
All summer long she had a crush on me But I just couldn't care at all But those new to school threads really did it for her Now she's turned into a doll Dressed up for school, ooh what a turn on Dressed up for school, ooh what a turn on Dressed up for school, ooh what a turn on All dressed up for school
Solo over verse chords
Goes out every night 'cause she's a sharp little doll And the guys can't leave her alone Now she hardly ever finds the time to talk to me She's not the little girl I've always known Dressed up for school, ooh what a turn on Dressed up for school, ooh what a turn on Dressed up for school, ooh what a turn on All dressed up for school
D
D7/c
G/b
Doot doot doot, doot doot doot-doot doot
Bb7
D/a
Abdim
G
A
D
Doot doot doot-doot doot, doot doot doot-doot doot, doot doot


The Baker Man
1963

G
Well here comes a dance that will never be banned now (Patty cake, patty cake, baker's man)
C
Yeah, stolen from a story called "The Baker's Man" now
G
(Patty cake, patty cake, baker's man)
D
C
It's impossible too sweet to cross the land
G
D
(Patty cake, patty cake)
G
Put your favourite records on and start the show now (Patty cake, patty cake, baker's man)
C
Abracadabra, look at everyone go now
G
(Patty cake, patty cake, baker's man)
D
C
Alakazam, this dance has got to grow now
G
(Patty cake, patty cake)
C
Well they tell me that it's optional to use your feet
Am
But now you really don't need them if you keep your beat
C
Well Arthur Murray's gettin' blurry tryin' to learn that jive
D
When all the kids from coast to coast are really comin' alive
G
Well go tell the gang what a time you've had now (Patty cake, patty cake, baker's man)
C
This Friday night we'll start a regular fad now
G
(Patty cake, patty cake, baker's man)
D
C
We'll do the Baker 'til it drives us mad now
G
D
(Patty cake, patty cake)
G
Patty cake, patty cake, baker's man Patty cake, patty cake, baker's man
C
Patty cake, patty cake, baker's man
G
Patty cake, patty cake, baker's man
D
C
Choo choo choo choo, choo choo choo
G
D
Patty cake, patty cake


Barbie
1962

<Bruce Morgan>
E
C#m7
F#m7
B7
Barbie, Barbie, queen of the prom
E
C#m7
F#m7
B7
Turned down dates with Barry and Tom
E
C#m7
F#m7
B7
Everyone loves her, she's lovely to see
E
C#m7
F#m7
B7
But Barbie, my Barbie, she loves only me
E
C#m7
F#m7
B7
Barbie, Barbie, still in her teens
E
C#m7
F#m7
B7
Belle of the parties, a tomboy in jeans
E
C#m7
F#m7
B7
She's everything that a girl wants to be
E
C#m7
F#m7
B7
E
E7
And Barbie, my Barbie, she loves only me
A
B7
E
E7
This is the year we have prayed for
A
B7
E
E7
This is our moment sublime
A
G#7
C#m7
All of our lives we have waited for
F#7
B7
C7
For this one perfect time
F
Dm7
Gm7
C7
Barbie, Barbie, others I knew
F
Dm7
Gm7
C7
Can't compare for one moment with you
F
Dm7
Gm7
C7
Everyone loves you, and everyone knows
F
Dm7
Gm7
C7
F
Dm7
That Barbie, my Barbie, you love only me
Gm7
C7
F
Dm7
You love only me
Gm7
C7
F
Dm7
You love only me


Cindy, Oh Cindy
1962

<Barron/Long>
Capo:
I
C
Am
C
Am
Ooooh, ooooh
C
Am
F
C
I joined the Navy to see the world but nowhere could I find
C
Am
F
C
A girl as sweet as Cindy the girl I left behind
C
Am
F
Am
I've searched the wide world over can't get her out of my mind
C
G7
Cindy, oh Cindy, Cindy don't let me down
C
Write me a letter, dear, and I'll be homeward bound
I see her face in every wave her lips kiss every breeze Her loving arms reach out to me through calm and stormy seas At night I face the lonely day caressed by memories Cindy, oh Cindy, Cindy don't let me down Write me a letter, dear, and I'll be homeward bound I know my Cindy's waiting for me as I walk the decks alone Her loving arms reach out to me soon I'll be heading home Then my sailing days will be over no more will I roam Cindy, oh Cindy, Cindy don't let me down Write me a letter, dear, and I'll be homeward bound


Guess I'm Dumb
1965

D
Am7/d
D
Am7/d
The way I act don't seem like me
D
Am7/d
Gmaj7
Em7
I'm not on top like I used to be
Bm7
F#m7
Well I give in when I know I should be strong
Bm7/e
Em7
Bm7/e
Em7
I still give in even though I know it's wrong, know it's wrong
Gmaj7
Em7/a
Am7/d
Em7
I guess I'm dumb but I don't care
D
Am7/d
D
Am7/d
And breaking off wasn't hard to do
D
Am7/d
Gmaj7
Em7
But I couldn't stay away from you
Bm7
F#m7
I feel love but not the way I did before
Bm7/e
Em7
Bm7/e
Em7
But this time girl it's got to be for evermore, evermore
Gmaj7
Em7/a
Am7/d
Em7
I guess I'm dumb but I don't care
D
Am7/d
D
Am7/d
F
Cm7/f
F
Em7/a
D
Am7/d
D
Am7/d
And baby since we've been apart
D
Am7/d
Gmaj7
Em7
Lately I've found I had a heart
Bm7
F#m7
I couldn't let go even if I wanted to
Bm7/e
Em7
Bm7/e
Em7
And you must know baby now it's only you, only you
Gmaj7
Em7/a
Am7/d
Em7
I guess I'm dumb but I don't care
D
Am7/d
D
Am7/d
Guess I'm dumb
D
Am7/d
D
Am7/d
Guess I'm dumb


I Do
1963

G
Well I've gone steady with a-lots of girls
Em7
And to all of them I tried to be true
C
Am7
D7
But I'm so glad I never promised them what I promised you
G
Bm7
C
And that's I do take you for my wife
D7
For the rest of my life
Well I heard from my folks time and time again To make sure that I found the right one And every time you meet your heart will beat and you'll want to say You'll say I do take you for my wife For the rest of my life
Instrumental verse
Oh yes I do take you for my wife For the rest of my life
Repeat chorus to fade


Judy
1962

D
G
D
G
D
G
D
G
Oh Judy, do you hear me call your name?
G
C
G
C
D
G
D
G
Oh Judy, do you really feel the same?
A
G
D
G
A
Oh Judy, if I were you I'd take the blame
D
G
D
G
D
G
D
G
Judy, it's getting stronger every day
G
C
G
C
D
G
D
G
Oh Judy, I fell for you in every way
A
G
D
G
D
Oh my Judy, that's what you'll always hear me say
G
Judy, I love you so
D
Judy, I want you to know
G
Oh, I can't let you go
E7
A7
Give me a chance to show
D
G
D
G
D
G
D
G
Judy, I smell love's perfume in the air
G
C
G
C
D
G
D
G
Oh Judy, I'll follow you most everywhere
A
G
D
G
D
Please Judy, now tell me that you really care


Land Ahoy
1962

Same melody as Cherry, Cherry Coupe.
Capo:
II
D
Bm
I've been overseas for almost a year
D
Bm
Any time now precious land should appear
G
I've been away from my lover so long
A7
Look there matey, but I could be wrong
D
Bm
Oh land ahoy, land ahoy, sailor boy
D
Bm
Oh land ahoy, land ahoy, sailor boy
G
Oh land ahoy, land ahoy, sailor boy
A7
Oh land ahoy, land ahoy, sailor boy
D
Bm
Listen here matey, in an hour or so
D
Bm
We'll be sitting on the land that we know
G
We'll leave this ship and run to outstretched arms
A7
And soon we'll be living with our lover's charms
D
Bm
Oh land ahoy, land ahoy, sailor boy
D
Bm
Oh land ahoy, land ahoy, sailor boy


The Little Girl I Once Knew
1965

Capo:
II
|
A
|
B7
|
A/f#
|
D
|
x2
F#m7
B7
We met when she was younger
F#m7
B7
Then I had no eyes for her
C#m7
F#7
A few years went by and I saw her
C#m7
F#7
Now I'm gonna try for her
B
E
Look out, babe
A
E7/d
(
A
) She's not the little girl I once knew
A
D
She's not the little girl I once knew
C
G7/d
(
C
) She's not the little girl I once knew
C
D/a
She's not the little girl I once knew
How could I ever have known that She'd be what she is today And look at how her boyfriend holds her I'll be movin' in one day Split, man |
A
| % |
D
| % |
A
/e
/f#
|
/a
/e
/f#
/e
|
D
La-do-day (bow bow bow)
A
La-do-day (bow bow bow)
D
La-do-day (bow bow bow)
C
G/d
(
C
) She's not the little girl I once knew
C
F
She's not the little girl I once knew
C
G/d
(
C
) She's not the little girl I once knew
C
D/e
She's not the little girl I once knew
A
E7/b
(
A
) She's not the little girl I once knew
A
D
She's not the little girl I once knew


Luau
1961

<Bruce Morgan>
A
G
A
A
G
A
Loop-de-loop, loop, luau, loop-de-loop, loop, luau
A
G
A
A
G
A
Loop-de-loop, loop, luau, loop-de-loop, loop, luau
A
G
A
G
A
Let's have a luau (loop-de-loop, loop, luau) Let's have a ball (loop-de-loop, loop, luau) Let's have a luau (loop-de-loop, loop, luau) Invite one and all (loop-de-loop, loop, luau)
D
C
D
C
D
No need to dress up (loop-de-loop, loop, luau) Come as you are (loop-de-loop, loop, luau)
A
G
A
G
A
You'll bring the cola (loop-de-loop, loop, luau) I'll bring my guitar (loop-de-loop, loop, luau)
E
D
Girls will all hula, boys will all sing
A
G
A
G
A
We'll have a luau (loop-de-loop, loop, luau) Won't miss a thing (loop-de-loop, loop, luau)
Dm
Am
You don't need to live in the islands
Dm
Am
To have a lot of fun
Dm
Am
Just pretend your patio's
B7
E
An island in the sun
A
G
A
G
A
Let's have a luau (loop-de-loop, loop, luau) Let's do it right (loop-de-loop, loop, luau) Have lots of music (loop-de-loop, loop, luau) Hula all night (loop-de-loop, loop, luau)
D
C
D
C
D
When day is ended, (loop-de-loop, loop, luau) Night shadows fall (loop-de-loop, loop, luau)
A
G
A
E
D
We'll have a luau (loop-de-loop, loop, luau) Really have a...
A
G
A
A
G
A
Loop-de-loop, loop, luau, loop-de-loop, loop, luau
A
G
A
A
G
A
Loop-de-loop, loop, luau, loop-de-loop, loop, luau


The Monkey's Uncle
1965

<Sherman Brothers>
A7
D
Uh-huh, she loves the monkey's uncle yeah yeah
A7
She loves the monkey's uncle whoa whoa
She loves the monkey's uncle
D
G
D
And the monkey's uncle's ape for me
D
Bm
Well I don't care what the whole world thinks
D
A
D
(She loves the monkey's uncle)
D
Bm
Call us a couple of missing links
D
A
D
(She loves the monkey's uncle)
D
F#7
G
E7
I love how this monkey shines, every day is Valentine's
D
I love the monkey's uncle
A
D
G
D
And the monkey's uncle's ape for me (ape for me)
Uh-huh, she loves the monkey's uncle yeah yeah She loves the monkey's uncle whoa whoa She love's the monkey's uncle And the monkey's uncle's ape for me We kiss and my heart jumps like a clown (She loves the monkey's uncle) Feels like the circus just came to town (She loves the monkey's uncle) I'd live in a jungle gym, in order to be with him I love the monkey's uncle And I wish I were the monkey's aunt (monkey's aunt)
D
|
G
|
D
|
A
|
D
|
F#7
|
G
|
E7
|
D
|
A
|
D
G
D
A7
D
Whoa, whoa, whoa-whoa, whoa, on the day he marries me
E7
A
What a nutty family tree, a boy, a girl, a chimpanzee
Let them say he's the booby prize (She loves the monkey's uncle) He's the guy I idolise (She loves the monkey's uncle) I love how this monkey shines, every day is Valentine's I love the monkey's uncle And the monkey's uncle's ape for me (ape for me) Uh-huh, she loves the monkey's uncle yeah yeah She loves the monkey's uncle whoa whoa She love's the monkey's uncle And I'm mad about his chimpanzee


Pamela Jean
1963

Same melody as Car Crazy Cutie.
B
A-wop, a-wop, a-what I'd do, whoa
G#m
Wop, a-wop, a-what I'd do
E
Whoa, wop, a-wop, a-what I'd do, whoa
A
F#7
Wop, a-wop, a-what I'd do
B
I used to think I was the all-time guy now
G#m
I used to put down every girl that came by
E
I thought I was cool now to treat 'em all mean
A
F#7
But I'll be sweet to my Pamela Jean
Whoa yeah (wop, a-wop, a-what I'd do) Whoa oh oh oh oh (wop a-wop a-what I'd do) Oh oh oh oh oh (wop a-wop a-what I'd do) Oh oh oh oh oh oh (wop a-wop a-what I'd do) I know this town like the palm of my hand now I've cruised every strip and every hamburger stand It really don't matter baby what I've seen 'Cause I've found a girl named Pamela Jean
B
E
A
Oh, Pamela Jean, Pamela Jean
E
F#7
Pamela Jean, Pamela Jean
I never had a steady girl now for more than a day I get a good thing going then I throw it away I gotta settle down if you know what I mean And I'm gonna stick with my Pamela Jean


Ruby Baby
1965

<Leiber/Stoller>
E
Well now, I got a girl and Ruby is her name Well this girl don't love me but I love her just the same
A
Whoa-oh-oh, Ruby, Ruby how I want you
E
Like a ghost I'm gonna haunt you
B7
A
E
Ruby, Ruby, Ruby will you be mine
Well now each time I see you baby my heart cries Well now I'm gonna steal you away from all those guys Whoa-oh-oh, from the happy day I met you I made a bet that I was gonna get you Ruby, Ruby, Ruby will you be mine Well now I got a girl and Ruby is her name When this girl looks at me she sets my soul aflame Whoa-oh-oh, Ruby, Ruby you're the one I'm gonna hold and, love so truly Ruby, Ruby, Ruby will you be mine Ruby, Ruby, Ruby will you be mine Ruby, Ruby, Ruby will you be mine


Surf City (Jan And Dean)

Capo:
I
Bb
Eb
F
D
Two girls for every boy!
G
Em
I bought a '34 wagon and we call it a woody
G
(
Em
) (Surf City, here we come)
G
Em
You know it's not very cherry, it's an oldie but a goody
G
Em
(Surf City, here we come)
C
Am
Well, it ain't got a back seat or a rear window
F
D
But it still gets me where I wanna go
G
Yeah, we're goin' to Surf City, 'cause it's two to one You know we're goin' to Surf City, gonna have some fun
C
You know, we're goin' to Surf City, 'cause it's two to one
G
You know we're goin' to Surf City, gonna have some fun, now
Bb
Eb
F
D
Two girls for every boy!
You see they never roll the streets up 'cause there's always somethin' goin' (Surf City, here we come) You know they're either out surfin' or they got a party growin' (Surf City, here we come) Well, there's two swingin' honeys for every guy And all you gotta do is just wink your eye And we're goin' to Surf City, gonna have some fun You know we're goin' to Surf City, 'cause it's two to one You know, we're goin' to Surf City, gonna have some fun, now You know we're goin' to Surf City, 'cause it's two to one, now Two girls for every boy! And if my woody breaks down on me somewhere on the surf route (Surf City, here we come) I'll strap my board to my back and hitch a ride in my wetsuit (Surf City, here we come) And when I get to Surf City I'll be shootin' the curl And checkin' out the parties for a surfer girl And we're goin' to Surf City, 'cause it's two to one You know we're goin' to Surf City, gonna have some fun You know, we're goin' to Surf City, 'cause it's two to one You know we're goin' to Surf City, gonna have some fun, now
Bb
Eb
F
Two girls for every
B
E
Gb
B
Two girls for every boy!


What Is A Young Girl Made Of?
1962

<Bruce Morgan>
C
Am
F
G7
What is a young girl made of, sugar they say and spice
C
Am
F
G7
C
What is a young girl made of, everything that's nice
C
G7
That's what you are, what you will always be
C
G7
Made of my dreams, close as my heart to me
C
G7
Bright as the star, of love's sweet mystery
C
G7
Here in my arms, where you should always be
C
Am
F
G7
What is a young girl made of, while she is in her teens
C
Am
F
G7
C
What is a young girl made of, bright shirts and old blue jeans
C
G7
That's what you are, what you will always be
C
G7
Made of my dreams, of love's sweet mystery
C
G7
Bright as the star, close as my heart to me
C
G7
Here in my arms, where you should always be
C
Am
F
G7
What is a young girl made of, stardust and fresh moonbeams
C
Am
F
G7
C
What is a young girl made of, mostly a young man's dreams
F
G7
C
Mostly a young man's dreams
F
G7
C
Mostly a young man's dreams