Capo 5
INTRO -
G C D (2X)
[G]Here's the story of a [C]nineteen seventies [D]surf lifesaver[G]
The ballad of a[C] man with a mou[D]stache
[G]A life's lesson for [C]those who've come from [D]nothing
[Em]He [D]married [C]Miss Maroubra [G]Beach
[D]Born in forty-[G]six
[D] Orphaned at[G] ten
And [C]nobody [G]wanted to [D]take the poor kid in
[D] He moved to the [G]beach
[D] When he turned f[G]ifteen
And a[C] lifelong [G]love affair [D]began
[G]Here's the story of a [C]nineteen seventies [D]surf lifesaver[G]
The ballad of a [C]man with a sun[D]tan
G C. D
Smoking cigarettes after saving lives
[Em] Three [D]children with [C]Miss Maroubra[G] Beach
[D]Singing Swing[G] Low
They'd [D]drink 'til the[G]y drop
No [C]worries still[G] row, row th[D]e boat
Then a t[D]errible stroke of[G] luck
[D]Tries to [G]take the man
[C]But he fights for his [G]life to come [D]home
[G]Here's the story of a [C]nineteen seventies s[D]urf lifesaver[G]
The [G]ballad of a [C]man who loved a [D]beer
G C D. G
But now he's learning to walk again and living his new life
And s[Em]tanding right [D]by him is [C]Miss Maroubra[G] Beach
[Am] [Em]
[Am] [Em]
Love s[D]tory
[Am] [Em]
[Am] [Em]
And the [D]surf boat led the [G]parade When they [D]carried him [G]home
And his [C]photo still [G]hangs on the [D]wall
And[D] to this very [G]day
They [D]speak of the [G]man
And how his [C]will to [G]live inspired them[D] all
[G]So that's the story of a [C]nineteen seventies [D]surf lifesaver[G]
The [G]ballad of a [C]man with a [D]moustache
G C D. G
Australian spirit life saver to the end
[Em] He [D]married [C]Miss Maroubra [G]Beach
[Em] He [D]married [C]Miss Maroubra [G]Beach
[Em] He loved my [D]mother [C]Miss Maroubra Beach
INTRO -
G C D (2X)
[G]Here's the story of a [C]nineteen seventies [D]surf lifesaver[G]
The ballad of a[C] man with a mou[D]stache
[G]A life's lesson for [C]those who've come from [D]nothing
[Em]He [D]married [C]Miss Maroubra [G]Beach
[D]Born in forty-[G]six
[D] Orphaned at[G] ten
And [C]nobody [G]wanted to [D]take the poor kid in
[D] He moved to the [G]beach
[D] When he turned f[G]ifteen
And a[C] lifelong [G]love affair [D]began
[G]Here's the story of a [C]nineteen seventies [D]surf lifesaver[G]
The ballad of a [C]man with a sun[D]tan
G C. D
Smoking cigarettes after saving lives
[Em] Three [D]children with [C]Miss Maroubra[G] Beach
[D]Singing Swing[G] Low
They'd [D]drink 'til the[G]y drop
No [C]worries still[G] row, row th[D]e boat
Then a t[D]errible stroke of[G] luck
[D]Tries to [G]take the man
[C]But he fights for his [G]life to come [D]home
[G]Here's the story of a [C]nineteen seventies s[D]urf lifesaver[G]
The [G]ballad of a [C]man who loved a [D]beer
G C D. G
But now he's learning to walk again and living his new life
And s[Em]tanding right [D]by him is [C]Miss Maroubra[G] Beach
[Am] [Em]
[Am] [Em]
Love s[D]tory
[Am] [Em]
[Am] [Em]
And the [D]surf boat led the [G]parade When they [D]carried him [G]home
And his [C]photo still [G]hangs on the [D]wall
And[D] to this very [G]day
They [D]speak of the [G]man
And how his [C]will to [G]live inspired them[D] all
[G]So that's the story of a [C]nineteen seventies [D]surf lifesaver[G]
The [G]ballad of a [C]man with a [D]moustache
G C D. G
Australian spirit life saver to the end
[Em] He [D]married [C]Miss Maroubra [G]Beach
[Em] He [D]married [C]Miss Maroubra [G]Beach
[Em] He loved my [D]mother [C]Miss Maroubra Beach
