California
Shawn MullinsVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
Well, he was from a small town
In Northern Mississippi
She was raised on the Puget Sound
A third generation hippie
Fate would take them to L.A. County
And get 'em stuck in a traffic jam
An El Camino and a red Trans Am
Her stereo was blaring Dylan
The Bootleg Sessions
And, oh, The Times They Are A'Changin'
Made a pretty good impression
She looked over and caught him smilin'
Under a California setting sun
They fell in love on the 101
California, California
California dreams come true
Well, they got in with the In-crowd
And got off on the rock 'n' roll
Cocaine's free and the music's loud
Backstage at the Hollywood Bowl
They got the house in Topanga Canyon
They partied at the Viper Room
Blendin' into the neon gloom
2X)
Well, you see them down on the Sunset Strip
Trying so hard to be so hip
Manhattan Beach to Malibu
It's all about the ocean view
And who you know in Hollywood
It's cut-throat but it's understood
Champagne, Kool-Aid, drink it down
You're the toast of Tinsel Town
2X)
(guitar solo through repeats of the cadence)
end
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Readable chord sheet for California by Shawn Mullins
[Am] Well, he was [C]from a small [G]town In [D]Northern Mississippi [Am] She was [C]raised on the Puget [G]Sound [D]A third generation hippie [Am] Fate would [C]take them to L.A. [G]County And get 'em [D]stuck in a traffic [F]jam An El Camino and a red Trans [D7]Am [Am] [C] [G] [D] [Am] Her stere[C]o was blaring [G]Dylan The [D]Bootleg Sessions [Am] And, oh, The [C]Times They Are A'[G]Changin' Made a [D]pretty good impression [Am] She looked [C]over and caught him [G]smilin' Under a [D]California setting [F]sun They fell in love on the [D7]101 [Am] Cali[G]fornia, [D] Cali[F]fornia [Am] Cali[G]fornia dreams come [D]true [Am] Well, they got [C]in with the [G]In-crowd And got [D]off on the rock 'n' [Am]roll Cocaine's [C]free and the music's [G]loud Back[D]stage at the Hollywood [Am]Bowl They got the [C]house in Topanga [G]Canyon They [D]partied at the Viper [F]Room Blendin' into the neon [D7]gloom 2X) Well, you [F]see them down on the Sunset Strip [G]Trying so hard to be so hip Man[F]hattan Beach to Malibu It's [G]all about the ocean view And [F]who you know in Hollywood It's [G]cut-throat but it's understood [F] Champagne, Kool-Aid, drink it down [D7]You're the toast of Tinsel Town 2X) (guitar solo through repeats of the [Am] [C] [G] [D] cadence) end