• Song:

    California Sun Acoustic

  • Artist:

    The Rivieras

California Sun:The Rivieras.
#5 in 1964.
            (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.)
-----------------------------|
-----------------------------|

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

#1.
D (xx0232@1)                                    (Riff.)
Well, I'm goin' out west where I belong.
D (xx0232@1)                                         (Riff.)
Where the days are short and the nights are long.
D (xx0232@1)                       GWhere (320003@1)they walk, and I'll walk.
     D (xx0232@1)            GThey (320003@1)Twist and I'll Twist.
     D (xx0232@1)             GThey (320003@1)Shimmy and I'll Shimmy.
     D (xx0232@1)          GThey (320003@1)Fly and I'll Fly.
              D (xx0232@1)              BWell, (x2444x@1)they're out there havin' fun,
        G (320003@1)      A (x02220@1)    Din (xx0232@1)that warm California sun.

#2.
D (xx0232@1)                                      (Riff.)
Well, I'm goin' out west out on the coast.
D (xx0232@1)                                           (Riff.)
Where the California girls are really the most.
D (xx0232@1)                      GWhere (320003@1)they walk and I'll walk.
     D (xx0232@1)            GThey (320003@1)Twist and I'll Twist.
     D (xx0232@1)             GThey (320003@1)Shimmy and I'll Shimmy.
     D (xx0232@1)          GThey (320003@1)Fly and I'll Fly.
              D (xx0232@1)              BWell, (x2444x@1)they're out there havin' fun,
        G (320003@1)      A (x02220@1)    Din (xx0232@1)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----------------------|
------------------------------|
------------------------------|

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

#3.
D (xx0232@1)                                       (Riff.)
Well, the girls are frisky in old 'Frisco.
D (xx0232@1)                                  (Riff.)
A pretty little chick wherever you go.
D (xx0232@1)                        GA.a.and (320003@1)they walk and I'll walk.
     D (xx0232@1)            GThey (320003@1)Twist and I'll Twist.
     D (xx0232@1)             GThey (320003@1)Shimmy and I'll Shimmy.
     D (xx0232@1)          GThey (320003@1)Fly and I'll Fly.
              D (xx0232@1)              BWell, (x2444x@1)they're out there havin' fun,
        G (320003@1)      A (x02220@1)    Din (xx0232@1)that warm California sun.

#3.
D (xx0232@1)                        GA.a.and (320003@1)they walk and I'll walk.
     D (xx0232@1)            GThey (320003@1)Twist and I'll Twist.
     D (xx0232@1)             GThey (320003@1)Shimmy and I'll Shimmy.
     D (xx0232@1)          GThey (320003@1)Fly and I'll Fly.
              D (xx0232@1)              BWell, (x2444x@1)they're out there havin' fun,
        G (320003@1)      A (x02220@1)    Din (xx0232@1)that warm California sun.

OUTRO:
D (xx0232@1)                            BYeah, (x2444x@1)they're out there havin' fun,
        G (320003@1)      A (x02220@1)    D (xx0232@1)////
in that warm California sun.


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