The Beach Boys - Surfers Rule: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Surfers Rule" 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.

        Am       F             Dm7     E
I t's a genuine fact that the Surfers rule
       A
It's plastered on the walls all around
the school now (Surfers rule, Surfers rule)
                                            E
Becoming just as common as a golden rule now
(Surfers rule, Surfers rule)
F#m7        D                F#m7     D
Take it or leave it but you better believe
            A
it Surfers rule

They burnt it in the grass on
the football field, now
(Surfers rule, surfers rule)
Just try to make them cool
it and they'll never yield, now
(Surfers rule, surfers rule)
Take what you've heard, now and go pass the word now
Surfers rule

It's a genuine fact that the Surfers rule

A woody full of surfers pulling long side a wagon
(Surfers rule, surfers rule)
The hodaddies sitting while the surfers are dragging
(Surfers rule, surfers rule)
The surfers are winning and they
say as they're grinning
Surfers rule

              D
Surfers rule (Four Seasons you better believe it)
              A
Surfers rule (Four Seasons you better believe it)
              D
Surfers rule (Four Seasons you better believe it)
              A
Surfers rule (Four Seasons you better believe it)


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Am

Guitar chord Am

D

Guitar chord D

Dm7

Guitar chord Dm7

E

Guitar chord E

F

Guitar chord F

F#m7

Guitar chord F#m7

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 "Surfers Rule" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Surfers Rule" by The Beach Boys.

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