Looking At Tomorrow


Original Album
Surf's Up
Also Appeared On
Written By
Al Jardine/Gary Winfrey
Produced By
The Beach Boys
Lead Vocals
Al
Recorded On
1971
Length
2:53
Notes
  • Plea on behalf of the downtrodden welfare recipient from a millionaire pop singer. Another dated attempt at social commentary.
Lyrics
I've been laying on my back
Like a freight train off a track
Trying to find a job to fit my trade
With the morning sun come 'round
Well I'll be covering plenty of ground
And I don't need nobody to pay my aid
Mmmm pay my aid

Now Bess and me were feeling bad
And all the good jobs they were had
I had to take to sweeping up some floors
Well I don't mind that so much
Or the changing of my luck
But you know I could be doing so much more

Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba
Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba
Bip bip bip bip bip bip bip bip bip bip

Well I'll be coming home tonight
Everything will be all right
And we'll be looking at tomorrow
Chords
(original key: Fm)


.................Em................Em(maj7)/D#
I've been laying on my back
............Em7/D.................C#m7(b5)
Like a freight train off a track
Cmaj7...............C#m7(b5).....Em7/D.....C#m7(b5)
Trying to find a job to fit my trade
.................Em..........................Em(maj7)/D#
With the morning sun come 'round
.....................Em7/D...................C#m7(b5)
Well I'll be covering plenty of ground
......C7.......................B7....................Em
And I don't need nobody to pay my aid
A........Em.......A
Mmmm pay my aid

.........................Em.......................Em(maj7)/D#
Now Bess and me were feeling bad
....................Em7/D......................C#m7(b5)
And all the good jobs they were had
...Cmaj7............C#m7(b5)..............Em7/D.....C#m7(b5)
I had to take to sweeping up some floors
............Em.........................Em(maj7)/D#
Well I don't mind that so much
............Em7/D...............C#m7(b5)
Or the changing of my luck
................C7.......................B7...................Em...A...Em...A
But you know I could be doing so much more

...............Em.......................Em(maj7)/D#
Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba
...............Em7/D.................C#m7(b5)
Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba
....Cmaj7................C#m7(b5)........Em7/D.....C#m7(b5)
Bip bip bip bip bip bip bip bip bip bip
.....................Em.....................Em(maj7)/D#
Well I'll be coming home tonight
..........Em7/D...............C#m7(b5)
Everything will be all right
........................C7.............B7............Em6
And we'll be looking at tomorrow

Chart prepared by Francis Greene

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