Little Pad


Original Album
Smiley Smile
Written By
Brian Wilson
Produced By
The Beach Boys
Lead Vocals
Mike and Carl
Recorded On
Length
2:29
Notes
  • The clowning around that's going on behind Mike's vocal makes you wonder what drugs were they into before they cut this one.
  • Despite this being a hung-over song, Carl does put in a nice vocal and some nice guitar strumming.
  • Again, the BB hamonies are used as an instrument on this track.
Lyrics
Do it

If I only had a little pad
If I only had a little pad
In Hawaii
eh uh eh uh eh eh eh eh eh
Mmmmmmmmmm
Mmmmmmmmmm
Mmmmmmmmmm
Mmmmmmmmmm

Dit du du, Da da da do do, dim duh did doo
Did did did doo Dim duh dum did doo Do do

Sure would like to have a little pad
In Hawaii

Mmmmmmmmmm
Mmmmmmmmmm
Mmmmmmmmmm
Mmmmmmmmmm

Dit du du, Da da da do do, dim duh did doo
Did did did doo Dim duh dum did doo Do do

By the sea that's where I'll build a pad
In Hawaii

Mmmmmmmmmm
Mmmmmmmmmm
Mmmmmmmmmm
Mmmmmmmmmm
Mmmmmmmmmm
Chords
(original key: D#m)


Em7..................D.......................Am....Am/C
If I only had a little pad in Hawaii

F..........................Gm7...Gm7/C
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
F..........................Gm7...Gm7/C
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
G.........................Am7...Am7/D.....G
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

G..........Em.C#dim.................Am7.....................D
Dit du du, da da da do do, dim duh did doo
Em........................A7..............................Am7.................Cm6..Cm(maj7)
Did did did doo, dim duh dum did doo, do do do do do

Em7.......................................D......................Am....Am/C
Sure would like to have a little pad in Hawaii

Em7..........................................D.........................Am....Am/C
By the sea that's where I'll build a pad in Hawaii


Chart prepared by Francis Greene
Sheet Music

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