California

Shawn Mullins 2010 from Light You Up

Keys:

C (with majorized 2nd)
G mixo, switching at "(Trans) Am", "101", "Room",
        through bridge
no capo
driving 4/4 strum , smooth and steady,
follow the high-hat

(intro melody)

Verse 1

A5              C5            G5
   Well, he was from a small town
      D5                    
   In Northern Mississippi
A5         C5                   G5
   She was raised on the Puget Sound
   D5
   A third generation hippie
A5            C5                 G5
   Fate would take them to L.A. County
               D5                  F5
   And get 'em stuck in a traffic jam
                                D5
   An El Camino and a red Trans Am

A5  C5  G5   D5

Verse 2

A5          C5             G5
   Her stereo was blaring Dylan
       D5
   The Bootleg Sessions
A5              C5                G5
   And, oh, The Times They Are A'Changin'
          D5
   Made a pretty good impression
A5            C5                   G5
   She looked over and caught him smilin'
           D5                  F5
   Under a California setting sun
                            D5
   They fell in love on the 101


Chorus:

A5     G5       D5     F5
   California,   California
A5     G5                  D5
   California dreams come true


Verse 3

A5                C5           G5
   Well, they got in with the In-crowd
           D5                   A5
   And got off on the rock 'n' roll
             C5                    G5
   Cocaine's free and the music's loud
       D5                      A5
   Backstage at the Hollywood Bowl
                C5                G5
   They got the house in Topanga Canyon
        D5                    F5
   They partied at the Viper Room
                          D5
   Blendin' into the neon gloom


Chorus (2X)


Bridge:

             F5
   Well, you see them down on the Sunset Strip
   G5
   Trying so hard to be so hip
      F5
   Manhattan Beach to Malibu
        G5
   It's all about the ocean view
       F5
   And who you know in Hollywood
        G5
   It's cut-throat but it's understood
F5
   Champagne, Kool-Aid, drink it down
   D5
   You're the toast of Tinsel Town?


Chorus (2X)


(guitar solo through repeats of the A5  C5  G5   D5 cadence)

end