• Song:

    California Girl

  • Artist:

    Joe Purdy

  • Album:

    [non-album tracks]

From the Sessions at Motor Ave. album.

Standard tuning:

This uses a capo on the 5th fret, but I like to play it without one, so I'll give you
the chords for playing it normally too, but I've written it with the chords played
using a capo.

Chords used, relative to capo:

G - 320033     (C - X32010)
C - X32010     (F - 133211)
G/F# - 200033  (C/B -X20010)
Em - 022000    (Am - X02210)
D - XX0232     (G - 320033)
D/F# - 200320  (Use G -320033 for this too)


Intro: G

Verse:

C (x32010@1)               GShe's (320003@1)walking away

C (x32010@1)                GShe's (320003@1)making a stand

C (x32010@1)                    GShe's (320003@1)moving to a new life

C (x32010@1)                     GShe's (320003@1)moving with a new man

C (x32010@1)                   GBut (320003@1)I got news for her

C (x32010@1)                    DThe (xx0232@1)kind that I can't say

C (x32010@1)                 G (320003@1)           G/F# (320002@1)     CCause (x32010@1)I came to my senses, just a little too late

     Em (022000@1)       D/F# (200232@1)       CSo (x32010@1)I watched her drive away

      G (320003@1)           DAnd (xx0232@1)I waved goodbye

Em (022000@1)       D/F# (200232@1)       CAnd (x32010@1)as her tail lights fade

G (320003@1)      D/F# (200232@1)CInto (x32010@1)the night sky




Chorus:

    G (320003@1)G/F# (320002@1)name="chord_x32010@1">C                       G (320003@1)G/F# (320002@1)name="chord_x32010@1">C
Say hey,      don't you leave me in LA alone

    G (320003@1)G/F# (320002@1)name="chord_x32010@1">C                            G (320003@1)G/F# (320002@1)name="chord_x32010@1">C   
Lover please, turn that car around and come back home

   G (320003@1)G/F# (320002@1)name="chord_x32010@1">C                 G (320003@1)  G/F# (320002@1) C (x32010@1)      
New York, such a beautiful city I'm sure

                  G (320003@1)G/F# (320002@1)name="chord_x32010@1">C           GIts (320003@1)just too far from my California girl.





And then back to the verse. Beautiful song, enjoy. Comments are welcome.

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