{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":69734,"song":"California Nights","artist":"Lesley Gore","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11544700-california-nights-chords-by-lesley-gore/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/69734?type=chord","rating":4.79141,"votes":9,"content":"\"California Nights\"\r\n(M. Hamlisch - H. Liebling)\r\n\r\n\r\nIntro (chorus chord progression):\r\n\r\n    harpsichord:\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]Fm[/ch]                [ch]Gb[/ch]\r\n    / / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /[/tab]\r\n\r\n    (bass enters)\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]              N.C.\r\n    / / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /[/tab]\r\n\r\nVerse 1:\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]Dm7/C[/ch]     [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\n    Along the sand[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Dm7/C[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n    Let's walk the shores together, now[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Dm7/C[/ch]       [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\n    Yes, hand in hand[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Dm7/C[/ch]      [ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n    It's gonna be fair weather now[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n    When the stars come out[/tab]\r\n     Dm7  N.C.         G (bass)         C\r\n    Stop (stop!)  to count them in the sky\r\n\r\nChorus 1:\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]Fm[/ch]              [ch]Gb[/ch]\r\n    Long California nights[/tab]\r\n[tab]                           [ch]E[/ch]\r\n    When I'm walkin' with you[/tab]\r\n[tab]                          [ch]C[/ch]\r\n    Hand in hand by the shore[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Fm[/ch]               [ch]Gb[/ch]\r\n    Yes, I love California nights[/tab]\r\n[tab]                             [ch]E[/ch]\r\n    At the beach where we'd swim[/tab]\r\n[tab]                          [ch]C[/ch]\r\n    With the tide rollin' in[/tab]\r\n\r\nVerse 2:\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]Dm7/C[/ch]           [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\n    And there we'll be[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Dm7/C[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n    Beneath the midnight sky above[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Dm7/C[/ch]       [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\n    Just you and me[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Dm7/C[/ch]       [ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n    And we will whisper words of love[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n    While the firelight[/tab]\r\n     Dm7  N.C.         G (bass)     C\r\n    Soft (soft)-ly flickers in the sand\r\n\r\nChorus 2:\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]Fm[/ch]              [ch]Gb[/ch]\r\n    Warm California nights[/tab]\r\n[tab]                            [ch]E[/ch]\r\n    With the breeze blowin' in[/tab]\r\n[tab]                            [ch]C[/ch]\r\n    The time for love to begin[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Fm[/ch]               [ch]Gb[/ch]\r\n    I would miss California nights[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]E[/ch]\r\n    If I went on my way[/tab]\r\n[tab]                            [ch]C[/ch]\r\n    Thinkin' now that I'll stay[/tab]\r\n\r\nBridge:\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]Dm7/G[/ch]    [ch]Cmaj7/G[/ch]\r\n    / / / /  / / / /[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]Dm7/G[/ch]   [ch]Cmaj7/G[/ch]\r\n    Ooh, baby[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Dm7/G[/ch]   [ch]Cmaj7/G[/ch]\r\n    Love you, baby[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Dm7/G[/ch]\r\n    Mmm, baby[/tab]\r\n\r\nChorus 3:\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]Fm[/ch]              [ch]Gb[/ch]\r\n    Long California nights[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]E[/ch]\r\n    Always close as a kiss[/tab]\r\n[tab]                          [ch]C[/ch]\r\n    Nothin' sweeter than this[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]Fm[/ch]               [ch]Gb[/ch]\r\n    And we'll spend California nights[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]E[/ch]\r\n    Always close as a kiss (fade)[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers","plain_text":"\"California Nights\"\n(M. Hamlisch - H. Liebling)\n\n\nIntro (chorus chord progression):\n\n    harpsichord:\n\n\n\n    (bass enters)\n\n\n\nVerse 1:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n     Dm7  N.C.         G (bass)         C\n    Stop (stop!)  to count them in the sky\n\nChorus 1:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVerse 2:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n     Dm7  N.C.         G (bass)     C\n    Soft (soft)-ly flickers in the sand\n\nChorus 2:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBridge:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChorus 3:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers","chords":["Fm","Gb","E","C","Dm7/C","Cmaj7","Em","Am","G","Dm7/G","Cmaj7/G"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Cmaj7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,0,0],"frets":[-1,3,2,0,0,0]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"Fm":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,1,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,1,1,1]}}}