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Vocal Score

Wouldn't It Be Nice (studio hit)

Shuffle q = 120

Intro

Verse 1

BEACH BOYS

q = 126

Would - n't

it

be

C
Gm 3

Bb Bb/A

nice if we were ol - der, then we would-n't have to wait so long,

and would - n't it be
F

Gm
C

Bb Bb/A
3

nice to live to - ge - ther in the kind o' world where we be - long.
F

Eb/F
Dm/A
Am

Dm/A

Lead

You know it's gon - na make it that much bet - ter

when we can say good - night n' stay

Stack

You know it's gon-na make we - ooh

when we can say good - night n' stay

Pre-Title 1

Lead

Stack

Gm

ther.

ther.

Would - n't

it

be

to - ge-

to - ge-

 F
Lead
nice if we could wake

Plus
Ooh

Stack
Ooh


Bass

Verse 2

Doo

doo

doo

F
Lead
spent the day to - ge

Plus
Ooh

Stack
Ooh


Bass

up

Bb Bb/A

in

be doo be

doo

bop

doo

is

wop

doo

doo doo

the mor - ning when the day

doo

doo

doo

hold each o - ther close the whole night

be doo be

wop

be

through.

doo

wop

and af - ter ha - vin'

doo

new,

Gm

Bb Bb/A

ther,

be

doo

doo doo

doo doo

doo

doo

doo

af - ter ha - vin'

ba doo

Gm

doo

Eb/F
Dm/A
Am

Dm/A

Lead

The hap-py times to - ge -ther we've been spen - ding,

I wish that ev' - ry kiss was ne

Stack

The hap-py times to - ge -ther we

I wish that ev' - ry kiss was ne

Doo

doo

Oh would - n't it

be

nice.

ba doo doo

Pre-Title 2

Gm

Lead
- ding.

Stack

- ding.

ver - en -

ver - en -

 Dma7

Lead

May - be if

Stack

Bridge

Gma7

F#m7

Bm7

we think and wish and hope and pray it might come true.

Gma7
F#m7
Dma7

Lead

M' ba - by then there would - n't be a sin - gle thing we could - n't
do.

Stack

ooh

Bm7

F#m7
F#m7

Lead

- ried.
and then we'd be hap - py

Plus

Oh we could be mar - ried.

and then we'd be hap

Stack

Ooh

Bari

Oh we could be mar - ried

Lead

nice.

Bass

run

run we -

Bm7

Oh we could be mar

- py

Oh would - n't it

be

Vamp

Bom

ba ba bom

ba ba bom

doo doo doo

q = 106

Much slower

rit.

Dm/A
Eb/F
Dm/A
Am

Lead
You know, it seems the more we talk a - bout it,
it on - ly makes it worse to live

Pre-Title 3

Stack

You know, it seems the more we

Lead

it,
but let's
Gm

Stack

it

with - out

it on - ly makes it worse to live

with - out

talk

A tempo

Am

Gm

talk

a - bout

a - bout

it.

Oh would - n't it

Baa

run

Lead

Baa
ba ba ba
ba ba

Stack
3

ooh

ba

ba ba

run we - ooh

ba

ba ba ba

run

we -

run

ight,

be

it.

Drums only
3

ba ba ba

ba ba ba

run

run

Repeat out

Bari

Good
n

q = 128

talk

F
Lead

nice.

Stack

3
ooh

oh - ho ba - by.

Sleep

we -

tight,

oh -ho ba - by.