Surfer Girl


Original Album
Surfer Girl
Single
Surfer Girl / Little Deuce Coupe
Also Appeared On
Written By
Brian Wilson
Produced By
Brian Wilson
Lead Vocals
Brian
Recorded On
June 12, 1963
Length
2:30
Other Versions
Notes
  • The first ballad that Brian ever wrote and the first ballad that the Beach Boys released as a single, this song shows the maturity in Brian' s writing as early as 1963. Brian admits that the song was inspired by the Walt Disney song "When You Wish Upon A Star."
  • The "Surfer Girl" that this song lends it title to and begins, is the first Beach Boys album officially produced by Brian. Although it contains a fair bit of filler, the quality tracks make it an endearing document of the early Beach Boys' sound.
Lyrics
Little surfer little one
Made my heart come all undone
Do you love me, do you surfer girl
Surfer girl my little surfer girl

I have watched you on the shore
Standing by the ocean's roar
Do you love me do you surfer girl
Surfer girl surfer girl

We could ride the surf together
While our love would grow
In my Woodie I would take you everywhere I go

So I say from me to you
I will make your dreams come true
Do you love me do you surfer girl
Surfer girl my little surfer girl
Little one
Girl surfer girl my little surfer girl
Little one
Girl surfer girl my little surfer girl
Little one
Girl surfer girl my little surfer girl
Chords
intro: D...F#m7...Bm7...F#m7...G...Em7...A7

D.........Bm7...G......A7.Dmaj7......D7..............G......Gm6
Little surfer little one, made my heart come all undone
D..........Bm7........G...........A7.....D...............Bm7.......G................A7
Do you love me, do you surfer girl, surfer girl my little surfer girl

D.........Bm7.............G..........A7......Dmaj7..D7.......G........Gm6
I have watched you on the shore, standing by the ocean's roar
D..........Bm7.......G............A7.....D.................G................D....D7
Do you love me, do you surfer girl, surfer girl, surfer girl

G...............A7........Dmaj7...Bm7...Em7.........A7................D.....D7
We could ride the surf together while our love would grow
G...........A7.....Dmaj7....Bm7........E7..................A...Bb
In my Woody I would take you everywhere I go

Eb...Cm7........Ab......Bb7..Ebmaj7..Eb7........Ab................Abm6
So I say from me to you, I will make your dreams come true
Eb..........Cm7.......Ab........Bb7....Eb.............Cm7.......Ab...............Bb7
Do you love me, do you surfer girl, surfer girl my little surfer girl
Eb...............Cm7.......Ab.............Bb7...Eb............Cm7.......Ab...............Bb7
Girl, surfer girl my little surfer girl, girl surfer girl my little surfer girl

Chart prepared by Francis Greene
Sheet Music

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