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California
Shawn Mullins 2010 from Light You Up
Keys:
C (with majorized 2nd)
G mixo, switching at "(Trans) Am", "101", "Room",
        through bridge
no capo
driving 4/4 strum, smooth and steady,
follow the high-hat
(intro melody)
Verse 1
   AmWell, he was Cfrom a small Gtown
   In DNorthern Mississippi
   AmShe was Craised on the Puget GSound
   DA third generation hippie
   AmFate would Ctake them to L.A. GCounty
   And get 'em Dstuck in a traffic Fjam
   An El Camino and a red Trans D7Am
Am  C  G   D
Verse 2
   AmHer stereCo was blaring GDylan
   The DBootleg Sessions
   AmAnd, oh, The CTimes They Are A'GChangin'
   Made a Dpretty good impression
   AmShe looked Cover and caught him Gsmilin'
   Under a DCalifornia setting Fsun
   They fell in love on the D7101
Chorus:
   AmCaliGfornia,   DCaliFfornia
   AmCaliGfornia dreams come Dtrue
Verse 3
   AmWell, they got Cin with the GIn-crowd
   And got Doff on the rock 'n' Amroll
   Cocaine's Cfree and the music's Gloud
   BackDstage at the Hollywood AmBowl
   They got the Chouse in Topanga GCanyon
   They Dpartied at the Viper FRoom
   Blendin' into the neon D7gloom
Chorus (2X)
Bridge:
   Well, you Fsee them down on the Sunset Strip
   GTrying so hard to be so hip
   ManFhattan Beach to Malibu
   It's Gall about the ocean view
   And Fwho you know in Hollywood
   It's Gcut-throat but it's understood
   FChampagne, Kool-Aid, drink it down
   D7You're the toast of Tinsel Town…
Chorus (2X)
(guitar solo through repeats of the   Am    C     G   Dcadence)
end

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California

by Shawn Mullins

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California

Shawn Mullins 2010 from Light You Up

Keys:

C (with majorized 2nd)

G mixo, switching at "(Trans) Am", "101", "Room",

through bridge

no capo

driving 4/4 strum, smooth and steady,

follow the high-hat

(intro melody)

Verse 1

Am C G

Well, he was from a small town

In Northern Mississippi

Am C G

She was raised on the Puget Sound

A third generation hippie

Am C G

Fate would take them to L.A. County

D F

And get 'em stuck in a traffic jam

An El Camino and a red Trans Am

Am C G D

Verse 2

Am C G

Her stereo was blaring Dylan

The Bootleg Sessions

Am C G

And, oh, The Times They Are A'Changin'

Made a pretty good impression

Am C G

She looked over and caught him smilin'

D F

Under a California setting sun

They fell in love on the 101

Chorus:

Am G D F

California, California

Am G D

California dreams come true

Verse 3

Am C G

Well, they got in with the In-crowd

D Am

And got off on the rock 'n' roll

C G

Cocaine's free and the music's loud

D Am

Backstage at the Hollywood Bowl

C G

They got the house in Topanga Canyon

D F

They partied at the Viper Room

Blendin' into the neon gloom

Chorus (2X)

Bridge:

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…

Chorus (2X)

Am C G D

(guitar solo through repeats of the cadence)

end

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