• Song:

    California Sun Acoustic

  • Artist:

    The Rivieras

(Capo 1st fret.)
INTRO:    **(Acoustic guitar.)**

Riff.
Hold in D chord (x 2) (Hit the notes
with pinky finger.)
-------------------------------- | 
--------------------------3----- | 
----------2-2-2-2-2--4-4-----2-- | 
-0-0-0-4------------------------ | 
-------------------------------- | 
-------------------------------- | 

2nd part of Riff. (x1)
----------------------------- | 
-------3-2-0----------------- | 
--------------2-0------------ | 
-------------------4-2-0----- | (Back into D ch.)
----------------------------- | 
----------------------------- | 

 D5 G5 (x4)  D/ B/ /// G/ A/ D/

#1.
D                                      (Riff.)
Well, I'm goin' out west where I belong.
D                                           (Riff.)
Where the days are short and the nights are long.
D5                         G5
Where they walk, and I'll walk.
     D5              G5
They Twist and I'll Twist.
     D5               G5
They Shimmy and I'll Shimmy.
     D5            G5
They Fly and I'll Fly.
              D5                B5
Well, they're out there havin' fun,
        G5        A5      D5
in that warm California sun.

#2.
D                                        (Riff.)
Well, I'm goin' out west out on the coast.
D                                             (Riff.)
Where the California girls are really the most.
D5                        G5
Where they walk and I'll walk.
     D5              G5
They Twist and I'll Twist.
     D5               G5
They Shimmy and I'll Shimmy.
     D5            G5
They Fly and I'll Fly.
              D5                B5
Well, they're out there havin' fun,
        G5        A5      D5
in that warm California sun.

BREAK:

Riff.
Hold in D chord (x 2) (Hit the notes
with pinky finger.)
------------------------------ | 
------------------------3----- | 
---------2-2-2-2-2--4-4----2-- | 
-0-0-0-4---------------------- | 
------------------------------ | 
------------------------------ | 

 D5 G5 (x4)  D/ B5 G5 A5 D/

#3.
D                                         (Riff.)
Well, the girls are frisky in old ?Frisco.
D                                    (Riff.)
A pretty little chick wherever you go.
D5                          G5
A.a.and they walk and I'll walk.
     D5              G5
They Twist and I'll Twist.
     D5               G5
They Shimmy and I'll Shimmy.
     D5            G5
They Fly and I'll Fly.
              D5                B5
Well, they're out there havin' fun,
        G5        A5      D5
in that warm California sun.

#3.
D5                          G5
A.a.and they walk and I'll walk.
     D5              G5
They Twist and I'll Twist.
     D5               G5
They Shimmy and I'll Shimmy.
     D5            G5
They Fly and I'll Fly.
              D5                B5
Well, they're out there havin' fun,
        G5        A5      D5
in that warm California sun.

OUTRO:
D5                              B5
Yeah, they're out there havin' fun,
        G5        A5      D5  ////
in that warm California sun.


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