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BPM: 130
[Intro]
Am Am G G
Am Am G G
[Verse 1]
AmHey you know this Glife I'm Flivin' is Egettin' me AmdownG  F  E  
AmMan it's hard to Gfind the acFtion there's Enothing in AmtownG  F  E  
DmNow I'm sick and tired of Amwaiting
DmThere's no time for hesiAmtating
The Ffaster I can leave the Dmfaster l'll be celebratingEsus4  E  
[Chorus]
BmCaliE7fornia, C#mCaliF#mfornia, BmCaliE7forniaA  
N.C.
California (clap clap clap) California (clap clap clap)
BmCaliE7fornia, C#mCaliF#mfornia, BmCaliE7forniaA  
[Bridge]
Am Am G G
Am Am G G
[Verse 2]
AmMan I'm in a Ghurry no Ftime for Emessin' aAmroundG  F  E  
AmPack my bag and Gmove on Fover I'm Egettin' unAmwoundG  F  E  
DmDrivin' to the nearest Amstation
DmMake the fastest reserAmvation
FThere's no time to lose I'm Dmheading for a new loEsus4cationE  
[Chorus]
BmCaliE7fornia, C#mCaliF#mfornia, BmCaliE7forniaA  
[Bridge]
N.C.
(clapping for 4 bars)
N.C. (clapping)
California California California California
N.C. (clapping)
California California California California
[Chorus]
BmCaliE7fornia, C#mCaliF#mfornia, BmCaliE7forniaA  
N.C.
California (clap clap clap) California (clap clap clap)
[Outro]
CmCaliF7fornia, DmCaliGmfornia, CmCaliFforniaA#  
N.C.
California, California, California
F Bb

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California

by Raffaella Carrà

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Esus4

C#m

F#m

BPM: 130

[Intro]

Am Am G G

[Verse 1]

Am G F E Am G F E

Hey you know this life I'm livin' is gettin' me down

Am G F E Am G F E

Man it's hard to find the action there's nothing in town

Dm Am

Now I'm sick and tired of waiting

Dm Am

There's no time for hesitating

F Dm Esus4 E

The faster I can leave the faster l'll be celebrating

[Chorus]

Bm E7 C#m F#m Bm E7 A

California, California, California

N.C.

California (clap clap clap) California (clap clap clap)

Bm E7 C#m F#m Bm E7 A

California, California, California

[Bridge]

Am Am G G

[Verse 2]

Am G F E Am G F E

Man I'm in a hurry no time for messin' around

Am G F E Am G F E

Pack my bag and move on over I'm gettin' unwound

Dm Am

Drivin' to the nearest station

Dm Am

Make the fastest reservation

F Dm Esus4 E

There's no time to lose I'm heading for a new location

[Chorus]

Bm E7 C#m F#m Bm E7 A

California, California, California

[Bridge]

N.C.

(clapping for 4 bars)

N.C. (clapping)

California California California California

N.C. (clapping)

California California California California

[Chorus]

Bm E7 C#m F#m Bm E7 A

California, California, California

N.C.

California (clap clap clap) California (clap clap clap)

[Outro]

Cm F7 Dm Gm Cm F A#

California, California, California

N.C.

California, California, California

F Bb

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