Chords for Be True to Your School - An American Family The Beach Boys Story
Tempo:
144.95 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
Bm
F#m
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
One, two, three, four.
When some [E] loud bragger [G#] tries to put me down and [Bm] says his school is great,
[D]
I [E] tell him right [A] away, now what's the matter, buddy?
[F#m] Ain't you heard [B] of my school?
It's number one in the [G#] state.
Hey, hey, take it away, get that ball and fight!
Be true [A] to your school, or what have I, just like you and your [C#] crew, or what have I,
so be true [F#m] to your school, or what have I, or your [D] tutors, or what have [B] I,
be true to [Bm] your school.
[E] A [A] letter in a sweater [F#m] with the letter in front, I [Bm] got for football and track,
I'm [E] proud to wear it [A] now when I cruise around [F#m] the other parts of the town,
I [Bm] got my e-mail in the mail, so [E] be true to [A] your school, or what have I,
[E] just like you and [C#] your crew, or what have I,
be true to [F#m] your school, or what have I,
learn to [D] travel on a bus, [B]
be true to your [Bm] school.
I can't do it!
[E]
[A]
[C#]
[F#m] I thought you said he wasn't coming anymore to sessions.
I thought he should hear, you're [F#] like, [D] who cares what he likes to buy.
[B]
[Bm]
[E] [A] No, I thought we agreed Brian would be doing the producing.
[Bm] Oh, come on Nick, who are you kidding?
Everybody [A] knows this is a team effort.
[C#m]
Excuse me, [Bm] you gotta help out, you gotta surge the [E] voices.
Maybe [A] we can speed up this tape, a tone or two, make them sound younger, alright?
[C#]
Be true [F#m] to your school, or what have I,
learn to travel [D] on a [B] bus, be true to [A] your school.
[E]
Push them back, push them [F] back, way [A#] back.
Ra, ra, ra, ra, sing it loud.
[A]
Cut the music, cut the [C] music.
[B]
Brian, Mike, you got a wonderful tune here, but you're too tight.
[F] Loosen up, be happy.
And you're too shrill on that harmony kick.
Dennis, you're flatting, dear.
And Mike, you sound a little nasal, buddy.
Brian,
When some [E] loud bragger [G#] tries to put me down and [Bm] says his school is great,
[D]
I [E] tell him right [A] away, now what's the matter, buddy?
[F#m] Ain't you heard [B] of my school?
It's number one in the [G#] state.
Hey, hey, take it away, get that ball and fight!
Be true [A] to your school, or what have I, just like you and your [C#] crew, or what have I,
so be true [F#m] to your school, or what have I, or your [D] tutors, or what have [B] I,
be true to [Bm] your school.
[E] A [A] letter in a sweater [F#m] with the letter in front, I [Bm] got for football and track,
I'm [E] proud to wear it [A] now when I cruise around [F#m] the other parts of the town,
I [Bm] got my e-mail in the mail, so [E] be true to [A] your school, or what have I,
[E] just like you and [C#] your crew, or what have I,
be true to [F#m] your school, or what have I,
learn to [D] travel on a bus, [B]
be true to your [Bm] school.
I can't do it!
[E]
[A]
[C#]
[F#m] I thought you said he wasn't coming anymore to sessions.
I thought he should hear, you're [F#] like, [D] who cares what he likes to buy.
[B]
[Bm]
[E] [A] No, I thought we agreed Brian would be doing the producing.
[Bm] Oh, come on Nick, who are you kidding?
Everybody [A] knows this is a team effort.
[C#m]
Excuse me, [Bm] you gotta help out, you gotta surge the [E] voices.
Maybe [A] we can speed up this tape, a tone or two, make them sound younger, alright?
[C#]
Be true [F#m] to your school, or what have I,
learn to travel [D] on a [B] bus, be true to [A] your school.
[E]
Push them back, push them [F] back, way [A#] back.
Ra, ra, ra, ra, sing it loud.
[A]
Cut the music, cut the [C] music.
[B]
Brian, Mike, you got a wonderful tune here, but you're too tight.
[F] Loosen up, be happy.
And you're too shrill on that harmony kick.
Dennis, you're flatting, dear.
And Mike, you sound a little nasal, buddy.
Brian,
Key:
A
E
Bm
F#m
B
A
E
Bm
_ One, two, three, four.
When some [E] loud bragger [G#] tries to put me down and [Bm] says his school is great,
[D] _
I [E] tell him right [A] away, now what's the matter, buddy?
[F#m] Ain't you heard [B] of my school?
It's number one in the [G#] state.
Hey, hey, take it away, get that ball and fight!
Be true [A] to your school, or what have I, just like you and your [C#] crew, or what have I,
so be true [F#m] to your school, or what have I, or your [D] tutors, or what have [B] I,
be true to [Bm] your school. _ _ _ _
[E] A _ [A] letter in a sweater [F#m] with the letter in front, I [Bm] got for football and track,
I'm [E] proud to wear it [A] now when I cruise around [F#m] the other parts of the town,
I [Bm] got my e-mail in the mail, so [E] be true to [A] your school, or what have I,
[E] just like you and [C#] your crew, or what have I,
be true to [F#m] your school, or what have I,
learn to [D] travel on a _ _ bus, [B]
be true to your [Bm] school.
I can't do it!
[E] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] I thought you said he wasn't coming anymore to sessions.
I thought he should hear, you're [F#] like, [D] who cares what he likes to buy.
[B] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [A] No, I thought we agreed Brian would be doing the producing.
[Bm] Oh, come on Nick, who are you kidding? _
Everybody [A] knows this is a team effort.
_ _ [C#m]
Excuse me, [Bm] you gotta help out, you gotta surge the [E] voices.
Maybe [A] we can speed up this tape, a tone or two, make them sound younger, alright?
_ [C#] _ _ _ _
Be true [F#m] to your school, or what have I,
learn to travel [D] on a _ [B] bus, be true to [A] your school.
_ _ _ [E]
Push them back, push them [F] back, way [A#] back.
Ra, ra, ra, ra, sing it loud.
[A]
Cut the music, cut the [C] music.
_ _ _ [B]
Brian, Mike, you got a wonderful tune here, but you're too tight.
[F] Loosen up, be happy.
And you're too shrill on that harmony kick.
Dennis, you're flatting, dear.
And Mike, you sound a little nasal, buddy.
Brian,
When some [E] loud bragger [G#] tries to put me down and [Bm] says his school is great,
[D] _
I [E] tell him right [A] away, now what's the matter, buddy?
[F#m] Ain't you heard [B] of my school?
It's number one in the [G#] state.
Hey, hey, take it away, get that ball and fight!
Be true [A] to your school, or what have I, just like you and your [C#] crew, or what have I,
so be true [F#m] to your school, or what have I, or your [D] tutors, or what have [B] I,
be true to [Bm] your school. _ _ _ _
[E] A _ [A] letter in a sweater [F#m] with the letter in front, I [Bm] got for football and track,
I'm [E] proud to wear it [A] now when I cruise around [F#m] the other parts of the town,
I [Bm] got my e-mail in the mail, so [E] be true to [A] your school, or what have I,
[E] just like you and [C#] your crew, or what have I,
be true to [F#m] your school, or what have I,
learn to [D] travel on a _ _ bus, [B]
be true to your [Bm] school.
I can't do it!
[E] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] I thought you said he wasn't coming anymore to sessions.
I thought he should hear, you're [F#] like, [D] who cares what he likes to buy.
[B] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [A] No, I thought we agreed Brian would be doing the producing.
[Bm] Oh, come on Nick, who are you kidding? _
Everybody [A] knows this is a team effort.
_ _ [C#m]
Excuse me, [Bm] you gotta help out, you gotta surge the [E] voices.
Maybe [A] we can speed up this tape, a tone or two, make them sound younger, alright?
_ [C#] _ _ _ _
Be true [F#m] to your school, or what have I,
learn to travel [D] on a _ [B] bus, be true to [A] your school.
_ _ _ [E]
Push them back, push them [F] back, way [A#] back.
Ra, ra, ra, ra, sing it loud.
[A]
Cut the music, cut the [C] music.
_ _ _ [B]
Brian, Mike, you got a wonderful tune here, but you're too tight.
[F] Loosen up, be happy.
And you're too shrill on that harmony kick.
Dennis, you're flatting, dear.
And Mike, you sound a little nasal, buddy.
Brian,