Wouldn’t It Be Nice – Beach Boys
Songwriter(s): Brian Wilson, Tony Asher & Mike Love; Producer: Brian Wilson
* Tune your guitar strings with pitch setting at 444 Hz.
Adjust tuner’s frequency as needed to find the right pitch for your area.
Intro:
[A] – [A7], [A] – [A7],
[A] – [A7], [A] – [A7],
* Barr 5 all “A7” & “A” chords throughout this song.
Verse 1:
Wouldn’t it be [F] nice if we were old- [F] er?
Then we wouldn’t [Gm] have to wait so [Gm] long.
And wouldn’t it be [F] nice to live to- [F] gether……
In the kind of [Gm] world where we be- [Gm] long.
Bridge 1 (with Choir):
[Am] You know it’s gonna make it [Gm] that much better…
[Am] When we can say goodnight and [C7] stay………………….
To- [C7] gether……. [C7]…….
* Barr 8 all “C7” Chords throughout this song.
Verse 2:
Wouldn’t it be [F] nice if we could [F] wake up………………………………..
………………………… (Dooo…….………….… Dooo……… Bap-bap, ta-dan)
In the morning [Gm] when the day is [Gm] new?…….
…………………….…….…. (when…………….…..…..… new……..)
And after having [F] spent the day to- [F] gether………………….………..
(And after having…………………………………………….……………………..……….)
(…………………..…….…. Dooo………………………………… Urrh-urh, Urrh-urh)
Hold each other [Gm] close the whole night [Gm] through…………………….
(Hold my…………….…… hand…………………………..……………….………. oooh………)
(………………………..….….. hand…………..………………..…… through……………………….)
Bridge 2:
(Choir) [Am] Happy times together [Gm] we’ve been spending………………
(Choir) [Am] I wish that every kiss was [C7] nev…….er [C7] ending…………..
[C7]……. Oh, wouldn’t it be [F] nice? [F],
Verse 3 (with Choir):
[Dbm] Maybe if… we think, and wish, and hope, and pray
It [Gbm] might come true… (run, run, [Dbm] baby…….……)
Baby, then there wouldn’t be a single thing we [Gbm] couldn’t do…….
……………………………………… (Uhh……………………..…….……… uhh…………….….)
We could be [A7] married… (We could be [A7] married)….…………………..
And then we’d be [A7] happy… (And then we’d be [A7] happy)……………
(Solo): Oh, wouldn’t it be [F] nice? [F],
Interlude:
[F] (Ba… bap-bap-ba… ba-ba-ba…),
(Slower): [F], [F],
Bridge 3:
(Choir) [Am] You know it seems the more we [Gm] talk… about it……
(Choir) [Am] It only makes it worse to [C7] live……. with- [C7] out it…
(Choir) But let’s [C7] talk….… a- [C7] bout it……. [C7]…………………………….
Wouldn’t it be [F] nice?
………………………… (Oooh……. Ba… bap-bap-ba… ba-ba-ba… ba…)
[F] (Oooh……………….……………………………………………….)
…………..… (Ba… bap-bap-ba… ba-ba-ba… ba-ba-ba)
Outro (Fade to End):
[F] (Oooh……………….………………………….……………………)
…………..… (Ba… bap-bap-ba… ba-ba-ba… ba-ba-ba)
……………… Good… night… oh, ba-baby…………….…….
[F] (Oooh……………….……………………………………………….)
…………..… (Ba… bap-bap-ba… ba-ba-ba… ba-ba-ba)
……………… Sleep… tight… oh, ba-baby…………..……….
[F] (Oooh……………….……………………………………………….)
…………..… (Ba… bap-bap-ba… ba-ba-ba… ba-ba-ba)
……………… Good… night… oh, ba-baby…………….…….
[F] (Oooh……………….……………………………………………….)
…………..… (Ba… bap-bap-ba… ba-ba-ba… ba-ba-ba)
…………..…. Sleep… tight… oh, my baby…………………….
[F] (Oooh……………….…………………………………………….…)
…………..… (Ba… bap-bap-ba… ba-ba-ba… ba-ba-ba)
……………… Good… night… oh, ba-baby……………….….
[F] (Oooh……………….……………………………………………….)
…………..… (Ba… bap-bap-ba… ba-ba-ba… ba-ba-ba)
……………… Sleep… tight… oh, ba-baby……………………