Intro: A5  B5  C5  D5  A5  C5

Verso 1:
       A5                            B5
Like a sound you hear, that lingers in your ear,
        C5                  D5          A5   B5      C5  D5
But you can't forget, from sundown to sun-set, now.
         A5                       B5
It's all in the air, you hear it everywhere,
          C5                 D5            A5       B5  C5
No matter what you do; it's gonna grab a hold on you.
     D5      A5   F5           E5
Cali-fornia soul, California soul.

Ponte 1:
             B5                  D5
They say the sun comes up, every morning now,
           B5                     D5
And if you listen, oh, so careful-ly.
    A5          A5        D5          B5              C#5
The winds that ride, on the high time, whistle in melo-dy.

Refr?o 1:
                  A5          A5
And so the people started to sing,
                   F#5                B5
And that's how the surf gave birth, un-told,
              A5   F5           A5    B5  C5  D5
To California soul, California soul.

Verso 2:
         A5                        B5
When you hear the beat, you wanna pat your feet,
           C5                      D5      A5             B5  C5  D5
And you've got to move, 'cos it's really such a groove.
       A5                          B5
Puts a brand new kind of thinkin' in your mind,
        C5                           D5        A5       B5   C5
And you can't go wrong, 'cos you're groovin' all day long.
     D5      A5   F5           E5
Cali-fornia soul, California soul.

Ponte 2:
             B5             D5
They had the melody and the beat,
       B5                    D5
But it still didn't seem com-plete.
               A5   A5  D5
Until they saw two lovers kissin';
     B5                 C#5
They knew just what was missin'.

Refr?o 1:
                    A5           A5
So happy they were, rockin' and reelin',
               F#5              B5
Because they'd added that lovin' feeling.
              A5   F5           A5    B5  C5  D5
To California soul, California soul.

       A5                            B5         C5  D5
Like a sound you hear, that lingers in your ear.

Outro: A5  B5  C5  D5