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California Hustle And Flow

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[Intro]
A#  x4
[Verse 1]
A#Running around like you’re front page news
A#Lonely eyes and your motorcycle boots
A#Tattooed heart and your jet-black hair
A#Running ‘round like you don’t care
[Chorus]
G#Take me down
D#Take me on down the A#lineA#  
[Verse 2]
A#Well, I was born, babe, with nothing to lose
A#But the black man taught me how to sing the blues
A#Made a little life outta rock ‘n’ roll
A#And that crazy California hustle and flow
[Chorus]
G#Take me down
D#Take me on down the A#lineA#  
G#Shake me down
D#Shake me on down the A#lineA#  
[Verse 3]
A#I went too fast with that rhythm and booze
A#Almost ended up dead like all those other fools
A#Everyone’s got some sort of ball and chain
A#What’s life without a little pain?
[Chorus]
G#Take me down
D#Take me on down the A#lineA#  
G#Shake me down
D#Shake me on down the A#lineA#  
[Bridge]
 G#Living in a HoD#llywood movie drA#eamA#  
 G#And I’m still rD#eaching for the stA#arsA#  
 G#Life gets hD#ard and then it gets A#goodA#  
 G#Like I aD#lways knew it woA#uldA#  
[Solo]
A#  x10
G# D# A# A#
G# D# A# A#
G# D# A# A#
G# D# A# A#
[Verse 4]
A#Running around like you’re front page news
A#Lonely eyes and your motorcycle boots
A#Tattooed heart and your jet-black hair
A#Running ‘round like you don’t care
[Chorus]
G#Take me down
D#Take me on down the A#lineA#  
G#Shake me down
D#Shake me on down the A#lineA#  
[Chorus]
G#Take me down
D#Take me on down the A#lineA#  
G#Shake me down
D#Shake me on down the A#lineA#  
[Outro]
A#  x14
 A#(On down the line)
 A#(On down the line)
G#(UuuuuD#uh, on down the A#lineA#)
G#(UuuuuD#uh, on down the A#lineA#)
G#(UuuuuD#uh, on down the A#lineA#)
G#(UuuuuD#uh, on down the A#lineA#)

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California Hustle And Flow

by Social Distortion

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[Intro]

A# x4

[Verse 1]

Running around like you’re front page news

Lonely eyes and your motorcycle boots

Tattooed heart and your jet-black hair

Running ‘round like you don’t care

[Chorus]

Take me down

D# A# A#

Take me on down the line

[Verse 2]

Well, I was born, babe, with nothing to lose

But the black man taught me how to sing the blues

Made a little life outta rock ‘n’ roll

And that crazy California hustle and flow

[Chorus]

Take me down

D# A# A#

Take me on down the line

Shake me down

D# A# A#

Shake me on down the line

[Verse 3]

I went too fast with that rhythm and booze

Almost ended up dead like all those other fools

Everyone’s got some sort of ball and chain

What’s life without a little pain?

[Chorus]

Take me down

D# A# A#

Take me on down the line

Shake me down

D# A# A#

Shake me on down the line

[Bridge]

G# D# A# A#

Living in a Hollywood movie dream

G# D# A# A#

And I’m still reaching for the stars

G# D# A# A#

Life gets hard and then it gets good

G# D# A# A#

Like I always knew it would

[Solo]

A# x10

G# D# A# A#

[Verse 4]

Running around like you’re front page news

Lonely eyes and your motorcycle boots

Tattooed heart and your jet-black hair

Running ‘round like you don’t care

[Chorus]

Take me down

D# A# A#

Take me on down the line

Shake me down

D# A# A#

Shake me on down the line

[Chorus]

Take me down

D# A# A#

Take me on down the line

Shake me down

D# A# A#

Shake me on down the line

[Outro]

A# x14

(On down the line)

G# D# A# A#

(Uuuuuuh, on down the line)

G# D# A# A#

(Uuuuuuh, on down the line)

G# D# A# A#

(Uuuuuuh, on down the line)

G# D# A# A#

(Uuuuuuh, on down the line)

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