Best of the Beach Boys Vol 2 chords
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1. Barbara Ann
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Ah, ba ba ba ba Barbara Ann
Ba ba ba ba Barbara Ann
Oh Barbara Ann, take my hand
Barbara Ann
You got me rockin' and a-rollin'
Rockin' and a-reelin'
Barbara Ann ba ba
Ba Barbara Ann
Went to a dance, lookin' for romance
Saw Barbara Ann, so I thought I'd take a chance
With Barbara Ann, Barbara Ann
Take my hand
You got me rockin' and a-rollin'
(Oh! Oh!)
Rockin' and a-reelin'
Barbara Ann ba ba
Ba ba ba ba black sheep
Ba ba ba ba Barbara Ann
Ba ba ba ba Barbara Ann
Barbara Ann, take my hand
Barbara Ann
You got me rockin' and a-rollin'
Rockin' and a-reelin'
Barbara Ann ba ba
Ba Barbara Ann
(Let's go now!)
(Ow!)
([...])
([...], Carl.)
(Hal, and his famous ashtray!)
([...])
(You smell like Rocky. You're always scratchin' it.)
(Hey, come on!)
(Scratch it, Carl, scratch it, baby, right over there. Down a little lower. Down a little lower!)
(Saw-- Tried--)
Tried Peggy Sue
Tried Betty Lou
Tried Mary Lou
But I knew she wouldn't do
Barbara Ann, Barbara Ann
Take my hand
Barbara Ann
Take my hand
You got me rockin' and a-rollin'
Rockin' and a-reelin'
Barbara Ann ba ba
Ba Barbara Ann
Ba ba ba ba Barbara Ann
Ba ba ba ba Barbara Ann
Barbara Ann
Take my hand
Barbara Ann
You got me rockin' and a-rollin'
Rockin' and a-reelin'
Barbara Ann ba ba
Ba Barbara Ann
Barbara Ann, Barbara Ann
Oh, Barbara Ann, Barbara Ann
Yeah, Barbara Ann, Barbara Ann
Barbara Ann, Barbara Ann
You got me rockin' and a-rollin'
Rockin' and a-reelin'
Barbara Ann ba ba
Ba Barbara Ann
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2. When I Grow Up (To Be A Man)
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(original key: Ab)
.....G7+5/F.............C.Bm.Am.G
When I grow up to be a man
............G.....................................D7.....................G
Will I dig the same things that turn me on as a kid?
.............G....................................D7.....................................G
Will I look back and say that I wish I hadn't done what I did?
......................Am7.D7...........................Bm7..Em7
Will I joke around and still dig those sounds
......G7+5/F.............C.Bm.Am.G....C
When I grow up to be a man?
..............G.............................................D7..............................G
Will I look for the same things in a woman that I dig in a girl?
............G.......................................D7.................................G
Will I settle down fast or will I first wanna travel the world?
..................................Am7.D7...................Bm7..Em7
Now I'm young and free, but how will it be
.......G7+5/F............C.Bm.Am.A
When I grow up to be a man?
Dm7........A...............Dm7...D7
Oooooo Ooooooo Oooooooo
................G...........................................D7...............................G
Will my kids be proud or think their old man is really a square?
........................G.....................................D7...................................G
When they're out having fun yeah, will I still wanna have my share?
..........................Am7.D7........................Bm7..Em7
Will I love my wife for the rest of my life
......G7+5/F.............C.Bm.Am.G#
When I grow up to be a man?
.....A#m.Cm.C#......G#7+5/F#.......C#.Cm.A#m.G#
What will I be when I grow up to be a man?
G#..................A#m
Won't last forever
C#m6..............G#
It's kind of sad
........................A#m
Won't last forever
C#m6..............G#
It's kind of sad
Chart prepared by Francis Greene
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3. Long Tall Texan
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4. Please Let Me Wonder
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(original key: F#)
F........Gm7....C7....F........Gm7....C7
F...Fmaj7........F7
Now here we are together
Bb....Bb/A...........................Gm7.........C7
This would've been worth waiting forever
F.............Dm........................Gm7...C7
I always knew it'd feel this way
F....Fmaj7.........F7
And please forgive my shaking
Bb.....Bb/A...........Gm7........A7
Can't you tell my heart is breaking?
Dm..Dm(maj7)/C#..Dm7/C..Am..............Bb...Gm7/C
Can't make myself say what I planned to say, baby
F9.....................................D7
Please let me wonder, please let me wonder
Gm7................Gm7/C...Fmaj9...Gm7/F
Please let me wonder, love
F...Fmaj7........F7
I built all my goals around you
Bb....Bb/A..............Gm7..................C7
That some day my love would surround you
F...................Dm...................................Gm7...C7
You'll never know what we've been through
F...Fmaj7..........F7
For so long I thought about it
Bb...Bb/A.........Gm7..............A7
And now I just can't live without it
Dm.Dm(maj7)/C#.Dm7/C.Am..Bb..Gm7/C
This beautiful image I have of you, baby
A7...Dm...A7...Dm...G7sus...G7...C7sus...C7
F9.....................................D7
Please let me wonder, please let me wonder
Gm7..............Gm7/C..Cm7/F.......Fmaj9
Please let me wonder, I love you
Chart prepared by Francis Greene
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5. 409
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G..................................................................................D..G
She's real fine my 409, she's real fine my 409, my 409
..............G
Well I saved my pennies and I saved my dimes
C........................................................G
For I knew there would be a time
............D..........................C.................G
When I would buy a brand new 409
G................... ..........................................................C.....................G
Giddy up giddy up giddy up 409, giddy up 409, giddy up 409
D..........................................C..................................G
Nothing can catch her, nothing can touch my 409, 409
G
When I take her to the track she really shines
.........C......................................................G
She always turns in the fastest times
.........D.....................................C......................G
My four speed dual quad posi-traction 409
Chart prepared by Francis Greene
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6. Let Him Run Wild
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(original key: D#m)
Dm7.......Gm7....................................Dm7.................Gm7
When I watched you walk with him tears filled my eyes
Dm7............Gm7............................Cm7............................F7
And when I heard you talk with him I couldn't stand his lies
Cm7..............F7.................Cm7..............F7
And now before he tries it, I hope you realize it
Bb
Let him run wild he don't care
Eb/Bb
Let him run wild he'll find out
Bb...............................................Gdim.....C7
Let him run wild he don't care
..Cm7.......................F7
Guess you know I waited for you girl
Dm7.............Gm7.......................Dm7..............Gm7
He'll do the same to other girls that he did to you
Dm7...................Gm7.......................Cm7.............................F7
But then one day he'll run in to one that's gonna hurt him too
Cm7...........F7......................Cm7...........F7
Before he makes you over, I'm gonna take you over
Dm7......Gm7....................................Dm7...........................Gm7
All the dreams you shared with him you might as well forget
Dm7...........Gm7....................Cm7.............................F7
I know you need a truer love and that's what you'll get
Cm7................F7............................Cm7.............F7
And now that you don't need him, well he can have his freedom
Bb
Let him run wild he don't care
Eb/Bb
Let him run wild he'll find out
Bb
Let him run wild he don't care
Eb/Bb
Let him run wild he'll find out
Chart prepared by Francis Greene
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7. Don't Worry Baby
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E............A.....A/B
E............A.....A/B
E.........................................................................A.......................B
Well it's been building up inside of me for oh, I don't know how long
E................................................................A..........................B
I don't know why, but I keep thinkin' somethin's bound to go wrong
F#m7................B7
But she looks in my eyes
G#m7..................C#7
And makes me realise (when she says)
F#
Don't worry baby (don't worry baby)
G#m7............C#7sus4..C#7
Don't worry baby (everything will turn out all right)
F#
Don't worry baby (don't worry baby)
G#m7............C#7sus4 C#7
Don't worry baby
F#m7/B..B7
Ooh.......ooh
E.............................................................................A................................B
I know I should've kept my mouth shut when I started to brag about my car
E.........................................................A....................................B
But I can't back down now 'cause I've pushed the other guys too far
F#m7..................B7
She makes me come alive
G#m7..................C#7
And makes me wanna drive
E........................................................................A...............................B
She told me, "baby when you race today just take along my love with you
E...............................................................................A...............................B
And if you knew how much I love you baby, nothing could go wrong with you
F#m7................B7
Oh what she does to me
G#m7.....................C#7
When she makes love to me
Chart prepared by Francis Greene
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8. Surfin' Safari
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E.....................................D.............................................B7..................................E.......E7
Let's go surfing now, everybody's learning how, come on a safari with me.
A...................................................D.............................E7.....................................A
Early in the morning we'll be starting out, some honeys will be coming along
.............A.......................................................D.............................E7.......................................A
We're loading up our woody with the boards in-side and heading out singing our song.
A
Come on baby, wait and see, yes, I'm gonna take you surfing with me
D...........................................................A
Lonesome baby wait and see, yes, I'm gonna take you surfing with me
E......................................D.............................................B7.................................E........E7
Let's go surfing now, everybody's learning how, come on a safari with me
........A........................................................D..............................E7............................................A
In Huntington and Malibu they're shooting the pier, in Rincon, they're walking the nose
..............A..................................D...................................................E7.............................A
We're going on safari to the islands this year so if you're coming, get ready to go
.................A.......................................D.............................E7...................................A
They're angling in Laguna and Cerro Azul, they're kicking out in Doheny too
....................A.......................................................D......................................E7......................................A
I tell you surfing's running wild, it's getting bigger every day from Hawaii to the shores of Peru
Chart prepared by Francis Greene
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9. Little Saint Nick
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(original key: F#)
G...Am7...D7.....Am7.......D7................G...........Gmaj7..........G6.............G......Am7...D7
.....Oooooooh, Merry Christmas, Christmas comes this time each year, ooooooh
...........Am7.......D7......................Am7........D7
Well, way up north where the air gets cold
D7+...........G................Gmaj7............................G6.........Abdim
There's a tale about Christmas that you've all been told
................Am7.............D7....................Am7....D7
About a real famous cat all dressed up in red
D7+............G.........................Gmaj7............G6...............G7
And he spends the whole year workin' out on his sled
...............C.....................................................................Am7................................D7
It's the little Saint Nick (little Saint Nick), it's the little Saint Nick (little Saint Nick)
............Am7.........D7.....................Am7.........D7
Just a little bobsled we call the old Saint Nick
D7+............G.............Gmaj7..............G6..............Abdim
But she'll walk a toboggan with a four speed stick
............Am7.............D7.............Am7...........D7
She's candy apple red with a ski for a wheel
D7+...............G...................Gmaj7...............G6.............G7
And when Santa hits the gas man just watch her peel
C...............................F
Run run reindeer, run run reindeer, whoaa
C..............................D
Run run reindeer, run run reindeer, he don't miss no one
..........Am7............................D7...........Am7..............D7
And haulin' through the snow at a frightening speed
D7+.......G...................Gmaj7.......G6.........Abdim
With a half a dozen deer with Rudy to lead
..........Am7.....................D7.........................Am7..............D7
He's got to wear his goggles cause the snow really flies
D7+..............G..................Gmaj7.........G6..........G7
And he's cruisin' every pad with a little surprise
...............C.....................................................................G.........................Abdim
It's the little Saint Nick (little Saint Nick), it's the little Saint Nick
..Am7...D7.....Am7.......D7.................G...........Gmaj7.........G6............Abdim
Oooooooh, Merry Christmas, Christmas comes this time each year
..Am7...D7.....Am7.......D7.................G...........Gmaj7.........G6............Abdim
Oooooooh, Merry Christmas, Christmas comes this time each year
Chart prepared by Francis Greene
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10. California Girls
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B.E/B.B
B.E/B.B
A/B.E/B.B
E/B.E/B.B
Em/A.D/A.A B
...........B................................................A/B
Well East coast girls are hip I really dig those styles they wear
.................E
And the Southern girls with the way they talk
...........................F#7
They knock me out when I'm down there
.........B.........................................................A/B
The Mid-West farmer's daughters really make you feel alright
.................E
And the Northern girls with the way they kiss
............................F#7
They keep their boyfriends warm at night
....B...........................C#m7
I wish they all could be California
....A...........................Bm7
I wish they all could be California
....G...........................Am7.................B
I wish they all could be California girls
...........B.......................................................A/B
The West coast has the sunshine and the girls all get so tanned
................E...............................................................F#7
I dig a french bikini on Hawaii island dolls by a palm tree in the sand
....B.................................................................A/B
I been all around this great big world and I seen all kinds of girls
................E
Yeah, but I couldn't wait to get back in the states
......................F#7
Back to the cutest girls in the world
.....B...................................................C#m7
I wish they all could be California Girls
.....B...................................................C#m7
I wish they all could be California Girls
Chart prepared by Francis Greene
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11. Help Me, Rhonda
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(original key: C#)
............C..................................................F/G......................C
Well since she put me down I 've been out doin' in my head
.......................................................F/G...........................C
Come in late at night and in the mornin' I just lay in bed
.............Am7.............................................F.........................................D7
Well, Rhonda you look so fine and I know it wouldn't take much time
....................C.........................Dm7...................F/G.............C
For you to help me Rhonda, help me get her out of my heart
G
Help me Rhonda, help, help me Rhonda
C
Help me Rhonda, help, help me Rhonda
G
Help me Rhonda, help, help me Rhonda
C
Help me Rhonda, help, help me Rhonda
F
Help me Rhonda, help, help me Rhonda
Am7.......................C
Help me Rhonda, help, help me Rhonda
Dm7..C/E..F..F/A..G7.................................C
Help me Rhonda yeah get her out of my heart
.................C..............................F/G.............................C
She was gonna be my wife and I was gonna be her man
.........................................................F/G...........................................C
But she let another guy come between us and it shattered our plan
..............Am7....................................................F...................................D7
Well, Rhonda you caught my eye and I can give you lotsa reasons why
...................C.........................Dm7..................F/G..............C
You gotta help me Rhonda, help me get her out of my heart
Chart prepared by Francis Greene
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12. I Get Around
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G......................................E7
Round round get around I get around
...........Am.................................F...........D7
Yeah get around round round I get around
.............G.............................E7
I get around from town to town
..........................Am..........................................F....D7
I'm a real cool head, I'm makin' real good bread
...................Am7................D7.......................Am7..........D7
I'm gettin' bugged driving up and down the same old strip
.............Am7...........D7....................Am7......D7......G
I gotta find a new place where the kids are hip
........Am7............D7...................Am7..........D7
My buddies and me are getting real well known
.................Am7........D7........................Am7.........D7
Yeah, the bad guys know us and they leave us alone
.............G..............................E7
I get around from town to town
..........................Am..........................................F....D7
I'm a real cool head, I'm makin' real good bread
.............E7..........................................................A
I get around, round, get around round round oooo
................D.....................A....................E...F
Wah wa ooo, Wah wa ooo, Wah wa ooo
.........Bbm7...............Eb7...............Bbm7..........Eb7
We always take my car cause it's never been beat
..................Bbm7.............Eb7..............Bbm7......Eb7....Ab
And we've never missed yet with the girls we meet
......................Bbm7......Eb7................Bbm7..........Eb7
None of the guys go steady cause it wouldn't be right
........................Bbm7......Eb7................Bbm7......Eb7
To leave their best girl home now on Saturday night
.............Ab............................F7
I get around from town to town
.........................Bbm.....................................Gb.....Eb7
I'm a real cool head I'm makin' real good bread
............F7......................Eb
I get around, round, Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah
Ab....................................F7
Round round get around I get around
..........Bbm...............................Gb.........Eb7
Yeah get around round round I get around
Chart prepared by Francis Greene