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

Am (x02210@1)            C (x32010@1)          G (320003@1)  Well, he was from a small town
      D (xx0232@1)                  
   In Northern Mississippi
Am (x02210@1)       C (x32010@1)                 G (320003@1)  She was raised on the Puget Sound
   D (xx0232@1)  A third generation hippie
Am (x02210@1)          C (x32010@1)               G (320003@1)  Fate would take them to L.A. County
               D (xx0232@1)                F (133211@1)  And get 'em stuck in a traffic jam
                                D7 (xx0212@1)  An El Camino and a red Trans Am

Am (x02210@1)C (x32010@1)G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1)Verse 2

Am (x02210@1)        C (x32010@1)           G (320003@1)  Her stereo was blaring Dylan
       D (xx0232@1)  The Bootleg Sessions
Am (x02210@1)            C (x32010@1)              G (320003@1)  And, oh, The Times They Are A'Changin'
          D (xx0232@1)  Made a pretty good impression
Am (x02210@1)          C (x32010@1)                 G (320003@1)  She looked over and caught him smilin'
           D (xx0232@1)                F (133211@1)  Under a California setting sun
                            D7 (xx0212@1)  They fell in love on the 101

Chorus:

Am (x02210@1)   G (320003@1)     D (xx0232@1)   F (133211@1)  California,   California
Am (x02210@1)   G (320003@1)                D (xx0232@1)  California dreams come true

Verse 3

Am (x02210@1)              C (x32010@1)         G (320003@1)  Well, they got in with the In-crowd
           D (xx0232@1)                 Am (x02210@1)  And got off on the rock 'n' roll
             C (x32010@1)                  G (320003@1)  Cocaine's free and the music's loud
       D (xx0232@1)                    Am (x02210@1)  Backstage at the Hollywood Bowl
                C (x32010@1)              G (320003@1)  They got the house in Topanga Canyon
        D (xx0232@1)                  F (133211@1)  They partied at the Viper Room
                          D7 (xx0212@1)  Blendin' into the neon gloom

Chorus (2X)

Bridge:

F (133211@1)  Well, you see them down on the Sunset Strip
   G (320003@1)  Trying so hard to be so hip
      F (133211@1)  Manhattan Beach to Malibu
        G (320003@1)  It's all about the ocean view
       F (133211@1)  And who you know in Hollywood
        G (320003@1)  It's cut-throat but it's understood
F (133211@1)  Champagne, Kool-Aid, drink it down
   D7 (xx0212@1)  You're the toast of Tinsel Town 

Chorus (2X)

(guitar solo through repeats of the Am  C  G   D cadence)

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