Surfin’ bird (1963)   (video)   (midi)

 

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1. A-well-a, everybody's heard about the bird !

      E

    Bird, bird, bird, b-bird's the word,

    a-well-a, bird, bird, bird, the bird is the word.

    a-well-a, bird, bird, bird, well, the bird is the word.

    a-well-a, bird, bird, bird, b-bird's the word.

    a-well-a, bird, bird, bird, well, the bird is the word.

    a-well-a, bird, bird, b-bird's the word.

    a-well-a, bird, bird, bird, b-bird's the word.

    a-well-a, bird, bird, bird, well, the bird is the word.

    a-well-a, bird, bird, b-bird's the word.

                     B7

    A-well-a, don't you know about the bird,

              A

    well, everybody knows that the bird is the word,

                    E

    a-well-a, bird, bird, b-bird's the word, a-well-a. (drums)

 

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2. A-well-a, everybody's heard about the bird !

    Bird, bird, bird, b-bird's the word,

    a-well-a, bird, bird, bird, b-bird's the word,

    a-well-a, bird, bird, bird, b-bird's the word,

    a-well-a, bird, bird, b-bird's the word,

    a-well-a, bird, bird, bird, b-bird's the word,

    a-well-a, bird, bird, bird, b-bird's the word,

    a-well-a, bird, bird, bird, b-bird's the word,

    a-well-a, bird, bird, bird, b-bird's the word.

                    B7       

    A-well-a, don't you know about the bird,

             A

    well, everybody's talking about the bird,

                    E

    a-well-a, bird, bird, b-bird's the word, a-well-a, bird.

 

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    Surfin' bird, bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb, aaah !

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    Pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa

    Pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-

    ooma-mow-mow, papa-ooma-mow-mow

 

 

 

 

 

 

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3. Papa-ooma-mow-mow, papa-ooma-mow-mow,

    papa-ooma-mow-mow, papa-ooma-mow-mow,

    ooma-mow-mow, papa-ooma-mow-mow,

    papa-ooma-mow-mow, papa-ooma-mow-mow,

    papa-ooma-mow-mow, papa-ooma-mow-mow,

    oom-oom-oom-oom-ooma-mow-mow,

    papa-ooma-mow-mow, papa-oom-oom-oom,

    oom-ooma-mow-mow, papa-ooma-mow-mow,

    ooma-mow-mow, papa-ooma-mow-mow,

    papa-a-mow-mow, papa-ooma-mow-mow,

    papa-ooma-mow-mow, ooma-mow-mow,

    papa-ooma-mow-mow, ooma-mow-mow,

    papa-oom-oom-oom-oom-ooma-mow-mow,

    oom-oom-oom-oom-ooma-mow-mow

    ooma-mow-mow, papa-ooma-mow-mow,

    papa-ooma-mow-mow, ooma-mow-mow.

               B7           

    Well, don't you know about the bird,

              A

    well, everybody knows that the bird is the word,

          E

    a-well-a, bird, bird, b-bird's the word.

 

               E

    Papa-ooma-mow-mow, papa-ooma-mow-mow,

    papa-ooma-mow-mow, papa-ooma-mow-mow,

    papa-ooma-mow-mow, papa-ooma-mow-mow  .....

 

    (The Trashmen)