Twenty Six Miles
Four Preps

Lead In:  6 4 -6  6 5 -4 -4 6 
          6 4  7 -6 5 -4 -4 6
Verse 1:
  7 7   7   -6   -6 -4  -4  6     7  7  7 7 -6  -6 -6 -4 -4   -4  6
Twenty-six miles across the sea, Santa Catalina is a-waiting for me.
 7  7  7 7-6-6   -6 -4 -4   6  6  4     7  -6    5  -4    -4  6
Santa Catalina, the island of romance, romance, romance, romance.

Verse 2
 7 7   7  -6 -6  -4 -46 7  7     7  7 -6  -6    -6  -4 -4 -4  6
Water all around it everywhere. Tropical trees and the salty air.
 7   7   7  7    -6   -6   -6 -4  -4    6     6  4    ( 7  -6    5  -4    -4  6)
But for me the thing that's a-waiting there, romance, (romance, romance, romance.)

 
Refrain 1:
 -4   -4  -6 -6     6 -6  6    5  -4  4   -4 -4 -4  -4 -6 6  -6  6
Seems so distant, twenty-six miles away, rested in the water serene.
 4   -4   -4 -6-6 6 -6 6  5  6  5    -6  -6    7    7  7  7 -7  -6   6
I'd work for anyone even the Navy, who would float me to my island dream.

Verse 3: 
  7  7  7    -6  -6  -4   -4  6    6    7    7    7   7   -6 -6   -6   -4 -4  6
Twenty-six miles so near yet far, I'd swim with just some water wings and guitar.
7   7     7    7    -6   -6 -6 -4  -4  6  6   4   6  4     7  -6    5  -4    -4  6
I could leave the wings but I need my guitar for romance, romance, romance, romance.

Repeat verse 1:
  7 7   7   -6   -6 -4  -4  6     7  7  7 7 -6  -6 -6 -4 -4   -4  6
Twenty-six miles across the sea, Santa Catalina is a-waiting for me.
 7  7  7 7-6-6   -6 -4 -4   6  6  4    ( 7  -6    5  -4    -4  6)
Santa Catalina, the island of romance, (romance, romance, romance.)

Verse 4:
 7  7 7   -6 -6  -4 -4  6  7  7    7 7 -6  -6    -6   -4 -4   -4  6
Tropical heaven out in the ocean, covered with trees and girls.
 4 -4 -4  -6  -6    6  -6  6  5 6 5    -6  -6  7  7   7   7   -7 -6    6
If I have to swim I'll do it forever 'til I'm gazing on those island girls.

Verse 5:
 7  7  7 -6-6 -4 -4 6  7  7  7    7  -6-6  -6   -4   -4   -4  6
Forty kilometers in a leaky old boat; any old thing that'll stay afloat.
 7    7   7  7  -6   -6   -6  -4  -4  6  4     7  -6    5  -4    -4  6
And when we arrive we'll all promote romance, romance, romance, romance.

Repeat verse 1:
  7 7   7   -6   -6 -4  -4  6     7  7  7 7 -6  -6 -6 -4 -4   -4  6
Twenty-six miles across the sea, Santa Catalina is a-waiting for me.
 7  7  7 7-6-6   -6 -4 -4   6  6  4     7  -6    5  -4    -4  6
Santa Catalina, the island of romance, romance, romance, romance.

Repeat Verse 1 and fade out...
  7 7   7   -6   -6 -4  -4  6     7  7  7 7 -6  -6 -6 -4 -4   -4  6
Twenty-six miles across the sea, Santa Catalina is a-waiting for me.
 7  7  7 7-6-6   -6 -4 -4   6  6  4     7  -6    5  -4    -4  6
Santa Catalina, the island of romance, romance, romance, romance.

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