C          Am     F         G7    C         Am        F           G7
Twenty-six miles across the sea,  Santa Catalina is a waitin' for me.
C          Am       F       G7   C        Am       F        G7
Santa Catalina, the island of romance, romance, romance, romance.

C          Am       F    G7      C        Am        F     G7
Water all around it everywhere.  Tropical trees and salty air.
        C       Am             F       G7         C     F  C  C7
But for me, the thing that's a waitin' there is romance.

Dm          G7       C          Am          Dm             G7       C     C7
It seems so distant, twenty-six miles away, restin' in the water serene.
    Dm       G7      C        Am              D7                    G     G7
I'd work for anyone, even the Navy, who would float me to my island dream.

C          Am       F        G7       C                   Am              F     G7
Twenty-six miles so near yet far, I'd swim with just some water wings and my guitar
        C         Am              F           G7        C        Am       F    G7
I could leave the wings, but I'll need the guitar for romance, romance, romance.

C          Am     F         G7    C         Am        F           G7
Twenty-six miles across the sea,  Santa Catalina is a waitin' for me.
C          Am       F       G7   C        Am       F        G7
Santa Catalina, the island of romance, romance, romance, romance.

  Dm       G7     C          Am     Dm           G7         C     C7
A tropical heaven out in the ocean, covered with trees  and girls.
     Dm      G7        C        Am             D7                     G     G7
If I have to swim I'll do it forever, 'til I'm gazin' on those island pearls.

C          Am         F         G7     C       Am            F     G7
Forty Kilometers in a leaky old boat.  Any old thing that'll stay afloat.

When we arrive we'll all promote romance, romance, romance, romance.

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