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1/6

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Position

Step 1 / 6Position: 4

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

(I play the slides in the 'ska' section with barre chords:)
e|-C#m-4--A5--B7--|
B|--5--5--7--|
G|--6--6--8--|
D|--6--7--9--|
A|--4--7--9--|
E|--4--5--7--|
(Everywhere else I play down at neck:)
e|--E0--B2--A0--|
B|--0--4--2--|
G|--1--4--2--|
D|--2--4--2--|
A|--2--2--0--|
E|--0--2--x--|
[insert cool intro riff tab here]
[Intro chords]
E B A
[Chorus]
EFar away but still i'm comin
EHome real soon, my mind is runnin'B  
BAlways thinkin' bout Agoin' goin'
ABack, back, to CEali, Cali
EGoin' goin
EBack, back, to BCali, Cali
That's Awhere I ought to be...
[Verse]
EAlways travelin', mind rattlin', first stop Seattle
EThen Carolina where I'ma set up for battlin'
BIt's like a jungle sometimes it makes you wonder
AWhat they listening to back home, all I hear is thunder
EVisions of Cali encircling my iris
EMinutes of free time I'm writing; ink and papyrus
BMy homie showed me Raleigh and the southern flow
AStill I'm dreamin' of my home in El Dorado
ESo I made my way to the bay towards Santa Fe
EFloat 'n' wrote about the delta like Mark Twain
BSince '92 I've had this California view
ASunshine state of mind; man, I thought you knew
that I'm...E  
[Chorus]
EFar away but still i'm comin
EHome real soon, my mind is runnin'B  
BAlways thinkin' bout Agoin' goin'
ABack, back, to CEali, Cali
EGoin' goin
EBack, back, to BCali, Cali
That's Awhere I ought to be...
[Break] (x2)
E E B A
[Verse]
EWestward bound with the Pacific Sound
EWhite sandy beaches oh the lovin' we found
BOvernight flight then I ride to Oceanside
AWon't stop 'til I see the California sunrise
EGunnin' for Huntington, slow jam in Rosecrans
EThe bay to LA in a day, no traffic jam
BThree hundred and sixty five days of summer time
APassin' through Garden Grove, thinking of Sublime
EFloatin' in the water, living to be alive
EForever charging the line like number fifty-five
BSince ’92 I’ve had this Californian view
ASunshine state of mind; man, I thought you knew
that I’m...E  
[Chorus]
EFar away but still i'm comin
EHome real soon, my mind is runnin'B  
BAlways thinkin' bout Agoin' goin'
ABack, back, to CEali, Cali
EGoin' goin
EBack, back, to BCali, Cali
That's Awhere I ought to be...
[Ska] (x2)
C#m A B B
C#mGoin’ goin’
ABack back to
BCali CalBi  (x4)
[Chorus]
EFar away but still i'm comin
EHome real soon, my mind is runnin'B  
BAlways thinkin' bout Agoin' goin'
ABack, back, to CEali, Cali
EGoin' goin
EBack, back, to BCali, Cali
That's Awhere I ought to be...

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Goin Back To Cali

by The Olés

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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C#m

(I play the slides in the 'ska' section with barre chords:)

C#m A B

e|--4--5--7--|

B|--5--5--7--|

G|--6--6--8--|

D|--6--7--9--|

A|--4--7--9--|

E|--4--5--7--|

(Everywhere else I play down at neck:)

E B A

e|--0--2--0--|

B|--0--4--2--|

G|--1--4--2--|

D|--2--4--2--|

A|--2--2--0--|

E|--0--2--x--|

[insert cool intro riff tab here]

[Intro chords]

E B A

[Chorus]

Far away but still i'm comin

E B

Home real soon, my mind is runnin'

B A

Always thinkin' bout goin' goin'

A E

Back, back, to Cali, Cali

Goin' goin

E B

Back, back, to Cali, Cali

That's where I ought to be...

[Verse]

Always travelin', mind rattlin', first stop Seattle

Then Carolina where I'ma set up for battlin'

It's like a jungle sometimes it makes you wonder

What they listening to back home, all I hear is thunder

Visions of Cali encircling my iris

Minutes of free time I'm writing; ink and papyrus

My homie showed me Raleigh and the southern flow

Still I'm dreamin' of my home in El Dorado

So I made my way to the bay towards Santa Fe

Float 'n' wrote about the delta like Mark Twain

Since '92 I've had this California view

Sunshine state of mind; man, I thought you knew

that I'm...

[Chorus]

Far away but still i'm comin

E B

Home real soon, my mind is runnin'

B A

Always thinkin' bout goin' goin'

A E

Back, back, to Cali, Cali

Goin' goin

E B

Back, back, to Cali, Cali

That's where I ought to be...

[Break] (x2)

E E B A

[Verse]

Westward bound with the Pacific Sound

White sandy beaches oh the lovin' we found

Overnight flight then I ride to Oceanside

Won't stop 'til I see the California sunrise

Gunnin' for Huntington, slow jam in Rosecrans

The bay to LA in a day, no traffic jam

Three hundred and sixty five days of summer time

Passin' through Garden Grove, thinking of Sublime

Floatin' in the water, living to be alive

Forever charging the line like number fifty-five

Since ’92 I’ve had this Californian view

Sunshine state of mind; man, I thought you knew

that I’m...

[Chorus]

Far away but still i'm comin

E B

Home real soon, my mind is runnin'

B A

Always thinkin' bout goin' goin'

A E

Back, back, to Cali, Cali

Goin' goin

E B

Back, back, to Cali, Cali

That's where I ought to be...

[Ska] (x2)

C#m A B B

C#m

Goin’ goin’

Back back to

B B

Cali Cali (x4)

[Chorus]

Far away but still i'm comin

E B

Home real soon, my mind is runnin'

B A

Always thinkin' bout goin' goin'

A E

Back, back, to Cali, Cali

Goin' goin

E B

Back, back, to Cali, Cali

That's where I ought to be...

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