Roy Orbison - Windsurfer: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Windsurfer" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

 A    D      A    D
Wind-surfer wind-surfer.

E                                     A   E
All he wanted was to ride out on the wind.
 A    D            E
Wind-surfer, to be one of the guys and to
                  A
look good in her eyes.

     D                       A
He practiced in his dreams trying to catch
           E                           A
the waves most of the time he sailed alone.
D                     A
Endless summer days flying in the sun,
      E
he'd ride and wait for the wind to take him
 A  E
home.

 A    D    E A E  A   D    E A E
Wind-surfer.    wind-surfer
 A    D      A    D    Bm
Wind-surfer wind-surfer, he said, let's sail
  E
away together.
D                            A   E         A
She told him no, no, never, no, wind, windsurfer.

It was early one morning
On a lovely beach
He left a message and
He wrote it in the sand
Why do we always go for
Something out of reach?
Nobody ever really understands

Windsurfer
All he wanted to do
Was outrun the sun
Windsurfer
To take her in his dreams
When the lonely day was done
Windsurfer


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Windsurfer" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Windsurfer" by Roy Orbison.