this is a fairly easy song once you get it down.... [Intro/Verse] e|-------0-----| B|---------0---| D|---2---------|  4 times A|-0-----------| |------------| [Verse 1] Here by the sea and sand Nothing ever goes as planned I just couldn’t face going home It was just a drag on my own. They finally threw me out My mother got drunk on stout                My dad couldn’t stand on two feet As he lectured about morality. Now I guess the families complete         With me hanging round on the street Or here on the beach. [Verse 2] The girl I love Is a perfect dresser Wears every fashion Gets it to the tee. Heavens above I got to match her She knows just how She wants her man to be Leave it to me. [Verse 3] My jacket’s gonna be cut slim and checked Maybe a touch of seersucker with an open neck I ride a G.S. scooter with my hair cut neat I wear my wartime coat in the wind and sleet. [Verse 4] I see her dancing Across the ballroom UV light making starshine Of her smile. I am the face She has to know me I’m dressed up better than anyone Within a mile. [Verse 5] So how come the other tickets look much better? Without a penny to spend they dress to the letter. How come the girls come on oh so cool Yet when you meet ’em every one’s a fool? [Verse 6] Come sleep on the beach Keep within my reach I just want to die with you near I’m feeling so high with you here. I’m wet and I’m cold But thank God I ain’t old Why didn’t I say what I mean? I should have split home at fifteen There’s a story that the grass is so green What did I see? Where have I been? Nothing is planned by the sea and the sand