Verse 
A 
Well it's early in the mornin' and it's time to make a start 
F#m 
And I put my polished surfboard on the rack upon my car 
D 
I head down to the surfside, where the waves are makin' fine 
E   spoken                                E              
I'm gonna catch a mountain but I won't go down the mine 

A 
You gotta walk the plank, ride the hook 
D                       E 
Gonna let them ride and keep it nice and tight 
A 
And now the time is growin' near, you're movin' down the wall 
D                                   E  
As steady as she goes, you got your toes upon the nose 
A 
And now you're hangin' five, hangin' five, 
E                                   A    D E 
Hangin' five toe-oes, upon the Mali-bu 

A 
And now you've hit the beach and your feelin' mighty fine 
F#m 
You turn your board around for the second time 
D 
You make it out the back, the swells are comin' fast 
E                                        E            
The first ones are too small, and so you take the last 

A 
You gotta walk the plank, ride the hook 
D                       E 
Gonna let them ride and keep it nice and tight 
A 
And now the time is growin' near, you're movin' down the wall 
D                                   E  
As steady as she goes, you got your toes upon the nose 
A 
And now you're hangin' five, hangin' five, 
E                                   A    D E 
Hangin' five toe-oes, upon the Mali-bu 

A 
And when the day is over and all the surfers meet 
F#m 
You go down to the surf club to dance and stomp and beat 
D 
And when the night is through you hear the fellas say 
E                              E          
Don't forget tomorrow, you got another day 

A 
You gotta walk the plank, ride the hook 
D                       E 
Gonna let them ride and keep it nice and tight 
A 
And now the time is growin' near, you're movin' down the wall 
D                                   E  
As steady as she goes, you got your toes upon the nose 
A 
And now you're hangin' five, hangin' five, 
E                                   A    D E 
Hangin' five toe-oes, upon the Mali-bu 

E                                   A    D E 
Hangin' five toe-oes, upon the Mali-bu