Beach Boys - The Shift

the shift : beach boys .
album – surfin’ safari – #32 on A# hot 200
on capitol records in 1962 .

intro : C D

#1 .
G
check out the chick with the new dress on . .
A
( wearin’ a shift and it looks real fine . )
D
they call it a shift and it comes on strong . .
A
( wearin’ a shift and it looks real fine . )
E D
when she’s got it on , well , she can’t do no wrong . .
A D
( wearin’ a shift , wearin’ a shift . )

#2 .
G
you may think a dress can’t do very much . .
A
( wearin’ a shift really turns me on . )
D
with the slit up the side , you can’t resist

that touch . .
A
( wearin’ a shift really turns me on . )
E D
it’s tighter than a muu – muu and it’s just too much . .
A
( wearin’ a shift , wearin’ a shift . )

chorus :
D
( turns me on , now . . get a shift , now . )
A
( can’t go wrong , now . . go wrong now . )
D
( turns me on , now . . get a shift , now . )
E D
( turns me on , now . . turns me on . now . )

#3 .
G
get your girl a shift and she’ll look real fine . .
A
( wearin’ a shift and it’s just too much . )
D
it fits like a glove and drives you outta your mind . .
A
( wearin’ a shift and it’s just too much . )
E D
she’ll ball it with her shift on and we’ll have A

good time .
A D
( wearin’ a shift , wearin’ a shift . )

( interlude : ) G A D G E A

D
( turns me on now ) . . ( get a shift now ) . .
A
( turns me on now ) . . ( get a shift now ) . .
D
( turns me on now ) . . ( get a shift now ) . .
E
( turns me on now ) . . ( get a shift now ) . .
D
( turns me on now ) . . ( get a shift now ) . .
A
( turns me on now ) . . ( get a shift now ) . . ( fade . )

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