as performed by Weezer
Words and Music by River Cuomo and Patrick Wilson
4/4 Time
All Strings Tuned Down One Half Step
(All Chords Relative to Standard Tuning)
Intro
(Dadd4) (C) (G/B) (G)
eb||:|—————–|—————–|:|
Bb||:|—3——-1—–|———–0—–|:|
F#||:|—–0——-0—|—–0——-0—|:|
C#||:|-4—–0-2——-|—0———–0-|:|
Ab||:|—————3-|-2—————|:|
Eb||:|—————–|——-3———|:|(Play Two Times)
Verse
Dadd4 C G/B G
The sea is foamin’ like a bottle of beer.
Dadd4 C G/B G
The wave is comin’ but I ain’t got no fear.
Dadd4 C G/B G
I’m waxin’ down so that I’ll go real fast.
Dadd4 C G/B G
I’m waxin’ down because it’s really a blast.
D/A C/G G5
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Bb|————————|————————|
F#|————————|————————|
C#|-4–4–4–4–2–2–2–2-|————————|
Ab|-4–4–4–4–2–2–2–2-|-5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5-|
Eb|-5–5–5–5–3–3–3–3-|-3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3-|
I’m goin’ surfin cause I don’t like your face.
D/A C/G G5
I’m bailin’ out because I hate the race
D/A C/G G5
of Ratts that run Round and Round in the maze.
D/A C/G G5
I’m goin’ surfin’, I’m goin’ surfin’!
Chorus
C G5
eb|————————-|————————-|
Bb|————————-|————————-|
F#|————————-|————————-|
C#|————————-|————————-|
Ab|-7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–|-5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–|
Eb|-8–8–8–8–8–8–8–8–|-3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–|
You take your car to work,
C G5
I’ll take my board,
C G5
And when you’re out of fuel
C G5
I’m still afloat.
Interlude
(Dadd4) (C) (G/B) (G)
eb|:|—————–|—————–|:|
Bb|:|—3——-1—–|———–0—–|:|
F#|:|—–0——-0—|—–0——-0—|:|
C#|:|-4—–0-2——-|—0———–0-|:|
Ab|:|—————3-|-2—————|:|
Eb|:|—————–|——-3———|:|(Play Two Times)
Verse
D/A C/G G5
My buddies and their honeys all come along.
D/A C/G G5
They seem invincible as they surf along.
D/A C/G G5
The sea is rollin’ like a thousand pound keg.
D/A C/G G5
We’re goin’ surfin’. We’re goin’ surfin’.
Chorus
C G5
You take you car to work,
C G5
I’ll take my board,
C G5
And when you’re out of fuel
C G5
I’m still afloat.
C G5
eb|————————-|————————-|
Bb|-5–5–5–5–7–7–8–8–|————————-|
F#|————————-|-7–7–7–5–4–4–4–4–|
C#|-2–2–2–2–4–4–5–5–|————————-|
Ab|————————-|-5–5–5–3–2–2–2–2–|
Eb|————————-|————————-|
You take your car to work,
C G5
eb|————————-|————————-|
Bb|-5–5–5–5–7–7–8–8–|————————-|
F#|————————-|-7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–|
C#|-2–2–2–2–4–4–5–5–|————————-|
Ab|————————-|-5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–|
Eb|————————-|————————-|
I’ll take my board.
C G5
And when you’re out of fuel
C G5
I’m still afloat.
Bridge
A5 C5 G5
eb|————————-|————————-|
Bb|————————-|————————-|
F#|————————-|————————-|
C#|-2–2–2–2–5–5–5–5–|————————-|
Ab|-0–0–0–0–3–3–3–3–|-5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–|
Eb|————————-|-3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–|
All a – long the un – der – tow is
A5 C5 G5
strengthening its hold.
A5 C5 G5
I never thought it would come to this.
A5 C5 G5
Now I can never go home.
A5 C5 G5
All along the undertow is
A5 C5 G5
strengthening its hold.
A5 C5 G5
I never thought it would come to this.
A5 C5 G5
Now I can never go home.
Interlude
C
eb|-0———————–|-(0)———————|
Bb|-1———————–|-(1)———————|
F#|-0———————–|-(0)———————|
C#|-2———————–|-(2)———————|
Ab|-3———————–|-(3)———————|
Eb|————————-|————————-|
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eb|:|————————-|————————-|
Bb|:|————————-|————————-|
F#|:|————————-|————————-|
C#|:|————————-|————————-|
Ab|:|-3———————–|-5———————–|
Eb|:|————————-|————————-|
eb|————————-|————————-|:|
Bb|————————-|————————-|:|
F#|————————-|————————-|:|
C#|-2———————–|-5———————–|:|
Ab|————————-|————————-|:|
Eb|————————-|————————-|:|(Play Six Times)
You take your car to work, I’ll take my board.
And when you’re out of fuel I’m still afloat.
All along the undertow is strengthening its hold.
(You take your car to work, I’ll take my board.)
I never thought it’d come to this. Now I can never go home.
(And when you’re out of fuel I’m still afloat.)
Chorus
C G5
You take you car to work,
C G5
I’ll take my board,
C G5
And when you’re out of fuel
C G5
I’m still afloat.
C G5
eb|————————-|————————-|
Bb|-5–5–5–5–7–7–8–8–|————————-|
F#|————————-|-7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–|
C#|-2–2–2–2–4–4–5–5–|————————-|
Ab|————————-|-5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–|
Eb|————————-|————————-|
You take your car,
C G5
eb|————————-|————————-|
Bb|-5–5–5–5–7–7–8–8–|————————-|
F#|————————-|-7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–|
C#|-2–2–2–2–4–4–5–5–|————————-|
Ab|————————-|-5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–|
Eb|————————-|————————-|
I’ll take my board.
C G5
eb|————————-|————————-|
Bb|-5–5–5–5–7–7–8–8–|————————-|
F#|————————-|-7–7–5–5–4–4–4–4–|
C#|-2–2–2–2–4–4–5–5–|————————-|
Ab|————————-|-5–5–3–3–2–2–2–2–|
Eb|————————-|————————-|
You take your car,
C G5
eb|————————-|————————-|
Bb|-5–5–5–5–7–7–8–8–|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
F#|————————-|————————-|
C#|-2–2–2–2–4–4–5–5–|-9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–|
Ab|————————-|————————-|
Eb|————————-|————————-|
I’ll take my board. Let’s go!
Outro
C5 G/B G5
eb|:|————————-|————————-|:|
Bb|:|————————-|————————-|:|
F#|:|————————-|————————-|:|
C#|:|-5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–|-5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–|:|
Ab|:|-3–3–3–3–3–3–3–2–|-5–5–5–5–5–5–5–2–|:|
Eb|:|————————-|-3–3–3–3–3–3–3—–|:|(Play Three Times)
C5 G/B G5
eb|————————-|————————-||
Bb|————————-|————————-||
F#|————————-|————————-||
C#|-5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–|-5———————–||
Ab|-3–3–3–3–3–3–3–2–|-5———————–||
Eb|————————-|-3———————–||
