Dum Surfer
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verse 1
Bm G D
Dumb surfer is giving me his cash
Won a bet for fifty and now I need a slash
D
Man this band that's playing, is playing fucking trash
Bm Em
Skunk and onion gravy, as my brain's potato mash
Bm Em
He came across the back of a bureaucratic stash
Bm G
Shot the lot for credit and never got it back
D G
He's mashed, I'm mashed, we're mashed
N.C.
That cat got slashed in half like that
Bm
As venus completes orbit, I’m feeling slightly mashed
D G
The stir fry didn’t absorb it, I need another slash
D Gm
She spoke in English, it was low lit where we sat
Bm G
Remembering her face but that’s the end of that
Bm Em
I’m a step from madness as I puke on pavement slabs
D G
Got a bit embarrassed, need to get back to the lab
D Gm
In the depths of traffic, I was feeling like we crashed
Bm
With a girl from Slovak in a European cab
Bm Em
From a set of habits, I can see momentums mashed
D G
If we were commuting, this train would fucking crash
D
Now my brain's diluting with blame and guilt and hash
Bm G Em
Getting lashed, getting lashed by all of the gods
Bm G D Bm G D
By all of the gods, by all of the gods
verse 2
D
As my brain's diluting, I suffer from whiplash
Gm D
This girl's now screaming, I think we've gone and crashed
F#m
The driver’s speaking and the car is still intact
Bm
It was only minor, well that's the end of that
G Em D
Girl, that’s the end of that as I know
D Bm
Girl, some things you don’t know
Outro
Bm D
Dumb surfer, don't suffer
D Bm
Dumb surfer, don't suffer
Bm D
Dumb surfer, don't suffer
D Bm
Dumb surfer, don't suffer
Bm G D
Ay, some things won’t change for a while
Keep me, keep me as the villain
G Bm
But my prayer, you don't own
How to play Dum Surfer
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Bm. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.