Martha & the Muffins, Echo Beach (1980)
^{Key: :[Am] (w: Mark Gane)}

INTRO:
[Am] [D] [C] // [Am] [D] [C]
[Am] [G] [Em] [F] [G]
[Am] [G] [Em] [F] [G]

VERSE 1:
I [Am] know it's out of fashion, [D] and a [C] trifle [Am] uncool [D] [Em]
But [Am] I can't help it, [D] I'm a [C] romantic [Am] fool [D] [Em]
It's a [Am] habit of mine [D] to watch the [C] sun go [Am] down [D] [Em]
On [Am] Echo Beach, [D] I watch the [C] sun go [Am] down [D] [Em]

CHORUS:
From [G] 9 to five I have to spend my [D] time at work
My [G] job is very boring I'm an [D] office clerk
The [Am] only thing that helps me pass the [Em] time away
Is [Am] knowing I'll be back in Echo [Em] Beach some day

BREAK:
[F] [G] // [Am] [G] [Em] [F] [G]
[Am] [G] [Em] [F] [G] // [Am]
[Am] [D] [C] // [Am] [D] [C]

VERSE 2:
On [Am] silent summer evenings, [D] the sky's [C] alive with [Am] light [D] [Em]
A [Am] building in the distance : [D] surreal [C] istic [Am] sight [D] [Em]
On [Am] Echo Beach, [D] waves make the [C] only [Am] sound [D] [Em]
On [Am] Echo Beach, [D] there's not a [C] soul a [Am] round [D] [Em]

REPEAT CHORUS:

BREAK:
[F] [G] [Bb] [C] // [F] [G] [Bb] [C]
[Am] [G] [Em] [F] [G] // [Am] [G] [Em] [F] [G]

OUTRO:
[Am] Echo Beach [G] far away in time
[Em] Echo Beach [F] far away [G] in time

REPEAT OUTRO: [x4]