Malibu
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
As recorded by Ty Myers
(2024 release)
[Intro]
E Emaj7 Dmaj7 Cmaj7
E Emaj7 Dmaj7 Cmaj7
E Emaj7 Dmaj7 Cmaj7
E Emaj7 Dmaj7
[Verse 1]
Cmaj7 E G#m
You’ve been begging for a vacation you’ve had aspirations of a destination you wanna go
A
together
B E
I'll be honest with you works been hard can barely pay off the car to get me there
Emaj7 Dmaj7 Cmaj7
E G#m A
Baby not all hope is lost there’s a white bottle of rum with two palms on the label
Amaj7
Sitting on the table
B E
I know it's not what you had in mind but why not mix a drink to pass the time with me
Emaj7
[Chorus]
E7 A D A
We can take a trip to Malibu
E Emaj7
And waste away the afternoon
D
We can take our time
B
We can take all night
E Emaj7
Goin one sip at a time
E7 A
Baby don't start the car
E Emaj7
Give me one more new start
D
Baby take off your shoes
B
We got nothing to do
E Emaj7 Dmaj7 Cmaj7
Let's take a trip to Malibu
[Verse 2]
E G#m A
So I grabbed a glass and poured it fast cause the forecast says there’s love on the line
B E
Poured a drink for me and you next thing you know we’re on a beach in the living room
Emaj7 Dmaj7 Cmaj7
E G#m
I think you know how the story goes the bottle kept turning
A Amaj7
And the lights turned way down low turned off the TV show
B E Emaj7 E7
Making love under a ceiling fan but in my mind we’re in the california sand
[Chorus]
A E Emaj7
Beneath the stars of Malibu and the bluest of moons nowhere else
D
I'd rather be with you next to me
B Emaj7 E7
Than by an imaginary sea
A
And baby who knew
E Emaj7
That all I had to do
D
To make it up to you
B
And start anew
E Emaj7 Dmaj7 Cmaj7
Was take a trip to Malibu
[Outro]
E Emaj7 Dmaj7 Cmaj7 E Emaj7 Dmaj7 Cmaj7
Take a trip down to Malibu
E Emaj7 Dmaj7 Cmaj7
How to play Malibu
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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.