'Surf Wax America' by Weezer - Guitar Tutorial

            Surf Wax America
as performed by Weezer
Words and Music by River Cuomo and Patrick Wilson

4/4 Time
All Strings Tuned Down One Half Step
(All Chords Relative to Standard Tuning)


Intro

      (Dadd4) (C)       (G/B) (G)
eb||:|-----------------|-----------------|:|
Bb||:|---3-------1-----|-----------0-----|:|
F#||:|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|:|
C#||:|-4-----0-2-------|---0-----------0-|:|
Ab||:|---------------3-|-2---------------|:|
Eb||:|-----------------|-------3---------|:|(Play Two Times)


Verse

Dadd4      C              G/B       G
The sea is foamin' like a bottle of beer.
Dadd4       C            G/B          G
The wave is comin' but I ain't got no fear.
Dadd4      C                 G/B     G
I'm waxin' down so that I'll go real fast.
Dadd4      C                 G/B      G
I'm waxin' down because it's really a blast.

    D/A         C/G          G5
eb|------------------------|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|------------------------|
F#|------------------------|------------------------|
C#|-4--4--4--4--2--2--2--2-|------------------------|
Ab|-4--4--4--4--2--2--2--2-|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
Eb|-5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3-|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|
    I'm goin' surfin cause I don't like your face.

D/A         C/G           G5
I'm bailin' out because I hate the race
D/A           C/G           G5
of Ratts that run Round and Round in the maze.
D/A       C/G     G5
I'm goin' surfin', I'm goin' surfin'!


Chorus

    C                         G5
eb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
F#|-------------------------|-------------------------|
C#|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
Eb|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
    You         take  your    car      to work,

C            G5
I'll take my board,
C               G5
And when you're out of fuel
C         G5
I'm still afloat.


Interlude

     (Dadd4) (C)       (G/B) (G)
eb|:|-----------------|-----------------|:|
Bb|:|---3-------1-----|-----------0-----|:|
F#|:|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|:|
C#|:|-4-----0-2-------|---0-----------0-|:|
Ab|:|---------------3-|-2---------------|:|
Eb|:|-----------------|-------3---------|:|(Play Two Times)


Verse

D/A        C/G              G5
My buddies and their honeys all come along.
D/A         C/G         G5
They seem invincible as they surf along.
D/A        C/G            G5
The sea is rollin' like a thousand pound keg.
D/A         C/G     G5
We're goin' surfin'. We're goin' surfin'.


Chorus

C            G5
You take you car to work,
C            G5
I'll take my board,
C               G5
And when you're out of fuel
C         G5
I'm still afloat.

    C                         G5
eb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-5--5--5--5--7--7--8--8--|-------------------------|
F#|-------------------------|-7--7--7--5--4--4--4--4--|
C#|-2--2--2--2--4--4--5--5--|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|-5--5--5--3--2--2--2--2--|
Eb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
    You         take  your    car      to work,

    C                         G5
eb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-5--5--5--5--7--7--8--8--|-------------------------|
F#|-------------------------|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
C#|-2--2--2--2--4--4--5--5--|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
Eb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
    I'll        take  my      board.

C               G5
And when you're out of fuel
C         G5
I'm still afloat.


Bridge

    A5          C5            G5
eb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
F#|-------------------------|-------------------------|
C#|-2--2--2--2--5--5--5--5--|-------------------------|
Ab|-0--0--0--0--3--3--3--3--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
Eb|-------------------------|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
    All   a  -  long  the     un -  der - tow   is

A5        C5      G5
strengthening its hold.
A5      C5               G5
I never thought it would come to this.
A5        C5       G5
Now I can never go home.

A5   C5       G5
All along the undertow is
A5        C5      G5
strengthening its hold.
A5      C5               G5
I never thought it would come to this.
A5        C5       G5
Now I can never go home.


Interlude

    C
eb|-0-----------------------|-(0)---------------------|
Bb|-1-----------------------|-(1)---------------------|
F#|-0-----------------------|-(0)---------------------|
C#|-2-----------------------|-(2)---------------------|
Ab|-3-----------------------|-(3)---------------------|
Eb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////
eb|:|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|:|-------------------------|-------------------------|
F#|:|-------------------------|-------------------------|
C#|:|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|:|-3-----------------------|-5-----------------------|
Eb|:|-------------------------|-------------------------|

eb|-------------------------|-------------------------|:|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|:|
F#|-------------------------|-------------------------|:|
C#|-2-----------------------|-5-----------------------|:|
Ab|-------------------------|-------------------------|:|
Eb|-------------------------|-------------------------|:|(Play Six Times)

You take your car to work, I'll take my board.

And when you're out of fuel I'm still afloat.

All along the undertow is strengthening its hold.
(You take your car to work, I'll take my board.)

I never thought it'd come to this. Now I can never go home.
(And when you're out of fuel I'm still afloat.)


Chorus

C            G5
You take you car to work,
C            G5
I'll take my board,
C               G5
And when you're out of fuel
C         G5
I'm still afloat.

    C                         G5
eb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-5--5--5--5--7--7--8--8--|-------------------------|
F#|-------------------------|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
C#|-2--2--2--2--4--4--5--5--|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
Eb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
    You         take  your    car,

    C                         G5
eb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-5--5--5--5--7--7--8--8--|-------------------------|
F#|-------------------------|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
C#|-2--2--2--2--4--4--5--5--|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
Eb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
    I'll        take  my      board.

    C                         G5
eb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-5--5--5--5--7--7--8--8--|-------------------------|
F#|-------------------------|-7--7--5--5--4--4--4--4--|
C#|-2--2--2--2--4--4--5--5--|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|-5--5--3--3--2--2--2--2--|
Eb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
    You         take  your    car,

    C                         G5
eb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-5--5--5--5--7--7--8--8--|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
F#|-------------------------|-------------------------|
C#|-2--2--2--2--4--4--5--5--|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
Ab|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
    I'll        take  my      board.        Let's go!


Outro

      C5                   G/B  G5
eb|:|-------------------------|-------------------------|:|
Bb|:|-------------------------|-------------------------|:|
F#|:|-------------------------|-------------------------|:|
C#|:|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|:|
Ab|:|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--2--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--2--|:|
Eb|:|-------------------------|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3-----|:|(Play Three Times)

    C5                   G/B  G5
eb|-------------------------|-------------------------||
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------||
F#|-------------------------|-------------------------||
C#|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-5-----------------------||
Ab|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--2--|-5-----------------------||
Eb|-------------------------|-3-----------------------||