Echo Beach - Martha and the Muffins

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Echo Beach - Martha and the Muffins
Written by Mark Gane
Single released 1980, charted top 10 in Canada, UK, Australia
From their first album "Metro Music" 1980
Original video has shorter intro

[Chords]
  X02210
   XX0232
   X32010
   320003
  022000
   133211
  x13331


[Intro] 0:00
(keyboard plays A on eighth notes for 5 bars, gradually louder)


[Guitar Riff] 
(play 4 times,
            
e|------------
B|------1---0-
G|----2---2---
D|------------
A|-0----------
E|------------

0:07
 this position
            
--|-----------
--|-3---3-----
0-|---2-------
--|-------0---
--|---------3-
--|-----------

 used in M&TM 
            
------|-------
--0---|------1
0-----|----2--
------|-------
------|-0-----
------|-------

30th anniversa
             
-------|------
---0---|-3---3
-2---0-|---2--
-------|------
-------|------
-------|------

ry acoustic video)
   
-----------|
-----------|
-----0-0---|
-0---------|
---3-------|
-----------|

(drums start on 3rd time)


[Refrain] 0:31
(keyboard, guitar)
               
               


[Verse 1] 0:43
            
I know it's ou

              
t of fashion, 

            
  And a trifle

           
 uncool,
            
But I can't he

             
lp it,   I'm a

           
 romantic fool

      
,
            
It's a habit o

             
f mine,   To w

             
atch the sun g

          
o down,
            
On Echo Beach,

             
   I watch the

               
 sun go down.


[Chorus] 1:06
             
From nine to f

              
ive I have to 

         
spend my time 

at work,
             
My job is very

              
 boring I'm an

 
 office clerk,
            
The only thing

              
 that helps me

          
 pass the time

 away,
            
Is knowing I'l

              
l be back at E

    
cho Beach some

 day.


[Interlude] 1:18
(sax plays chord root notes)
     
               
               
    


[Guitar Riff] 1:35
            
(play once)

            

            

             



[Verse 2] 1:41
            
On silent summ

             
er evenings,  

             
 The sky's ali

                
ve with light,
            
A building in 

              
the distance, 

            
  Surrealistic

          
 sight,
            
On Echo Beach,

             
   Waves make 

           
the only sound

      
,
            
On Echo Beach,

             
   There's not

           
 a soul around

      
.


[Chorus] 2:04
             
From nine to f

              
ive I have to 

         
spend my time 

at work,
             
My job is very

              
 boring I'm an

 
 office clerk,
            
The only thing

              
 that helps me

          
 pass the time

 away,
            
Is knowing I'l

              
l be back at E

    
cho Beach some

 day.


[Bridge] 2:16
(sax plays chord root notes)
               
               


[Refrain] 2:28
(sax solo)
               
               


[Refrain] 2:40
            
Echo Beach, Fa

             
r away in time

            
,    Echo Beac

           
h, Far away in

 time.

            
Echo Beach, Fa

             
r away in time

            
,    Echo Beac

           
h, Far away in

 time.

            
Echo Beach, Fa

             
r away in time

            
,    Echo Beac

           
h, Far away in

 time.

            
Echo Beach, Fa

             
r away in time

            
,    Echo Beac

           
h, Far away in

 time.

            
(sax enters)

             

            

           
Echo Beach, Far away in time,    Echo Beach, Far away in time.

            
Echo Beach, Fa

             
r away in time

            
,    Echo Beac

           
h, Far away in

 time.

            
              

             
              

                       
    (fading)
Echo Beach, Far away in time,    Echo Beach, Far away in time.

            
Echo Beach, Fa

             
r away in time

            
,    Echo Beac

           
h, Far away in

 time.

[End] 3:27

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