On the beach    (video)    (movie version)    (intro)

 

    A - E - A  - E          - D - E - D - E

 

    A                          D

1.      I can think of nothing better

A                        E

    than dancing on the beach,

A                                D

    see a girl, you can go and get her,

               E                                A

    your troubles will be out of reach.

 

                E

(On the beach) You can dance to a rock ‘n roll,

                A

(on the beach) hear the bossa nova played with soul,

               E

(on the beach) you can dance, twist and shout,

                A                                        A7

(on the beach) everybody hear me, come on out.

              D

On the beach (come on, everybody, stomp your feet),

              A                                        F#m

on the beach (you can dance with anyone you meet),

                      B7                         E                      D - A

cause your troubles are out of reach on the bea.......ch.

 

F                        A

    Umm, this is fun,

F                             E   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

    umm, won’t you tell me I’m the one you’re gonna dance with.

A - E - A - E     A     - E                D E        - A - E - A

                      Yeah,         bossa nova !

F                        A

    Umm, this is fun,

F                         E  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

    umm, now I know I’m the one you’re gonna dance with.

A - E - A - E     A     - E                       D     E       

                     Yeah,         twist and shout now !

 

+  A - E         +  A - D - E - D        - A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    A                              D

2.      You can do the dance that you want to

A                         E

    with anyone that you meet,

A                              D

    and if the bossa nova doesn’t get you,

             E                                      A

    the twist will have you on you feet.

 

                E

(On the beach) You can dance to a rock ‘n roll,

                A

(on the beach) hear the bossa nova played with soul,

               E

(on the beach) you can dance, twist and shout,

                A                                        A7

(on the beach) everybody hear me, come on out.

              D

On the beach (come on, everybody, stomp your feet),

              A                                        F#m

on the beach (you can dance with anyone you meet),

                      B7                         E                      D - A

cause your troubles are out of reach on the bea.......ch.

 

+  A - E - A - E          - D - E - A

 

(orig.= no capo; movie = capo 1st) (Cliff Richard)