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California Sun

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[Intro] 
E  A  E  A  E  A  E  A
E  C#m
A  B  E
[Verse]
N.C.                                   E  
Well I'm going out west where I belong
N.C.                                             E  
Where the days are short and the nights are long
[Chorus]
And I'll Ewalk    and they'll Awalk 
I'll Etwist    and they'll Atwist
And I'll Eshimmy    and they'll Ashimmy 
And I'll Efly   and they'll Afly
Well we're Eout there having C#mfun
               A        B     EN.C.
in the warm California sun
[Verse 2]
N.C.                                     E  
Well I'm going out west out on the coast
N.C.                                           E  
Where the California girls are really the most
[Chorus]
And I'll Ewalk    and they'll Awalk 
I'll Etwist   and they'll Atwist
And IE'll shimmy    and they'll Ashimmy 
And IE'll fly    and they'll Afly
Well we're Eout there having C#mfun
in the Awarm CaliBfornia Esun
[Bridge] 
E
E  A  E  A  E  A  E  A
E  C#m   A  B  E
[Verse 3]
N.C.                                    E  
Well the girls are frisky in old Frisco
N.C.                                  E  
A pretty little chick wherever you go   oh-oh-oh!
[Chorus]
And I'll Ewalk   and they'll Awalk 
I'll Etwist    and they'll Atwist
And IE'll shimmy   and they'll Ashimmy 
And IE'll fly    and they'll Afly
Well we're Eout there having C#mfun
in the Awarm CaliBfornia Esun
[Outro]
Well we're Eout there having C#mfun
in the Awarm CaliBfornia Esun

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California Sun

by Ramones

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

[Intro]

E A E A E A E A

E C#m

A B E

[Verse]

N.C.

Well I'm going out west where I belong

N.C.

Where the days are short and the nights are long

[Chorus]

E A

And I'll walk and they'll walk

E A

I'll twist and they'll twist

E A

And I'll shimmy and they'll shimmy

E A

And I'll fly and they'll fly

E C#m

Well we're out there having fun

A B E

N.C.

in the warm California sun

[Verse 2]

N.C.

Well I'm going out west out on the coast

N.C.

Where the California girls are really the most

[Chorus]

E A

And I'll walk and they'll walk

E A

I'll twist and they'll twist

E A

And I'll shimmy and they'll shimmy

E A

And I'll fly and they'll fly

E C#m

Well we're out there having fun

A B E

in the warm California sun

[Bridge]

E A E A E A E A

E C#m A B E

[Verse 3]

N.C.

Well the girls are frisky in old Frisco

N.C.

A pretty little chick wherever you go oh-oh-oh!

[Chorus]

E A

And I'll walk and they'll walk

E A

I'll twist and they'll twist

E A

And I'll shimmy and they'll shimmy

E A

And I'll fly and they'll fly

E C#m

Well we're out there having fun

A B E

in the warm California sun

[Outro]

E C#m

Well we're out there having fun

A B E

in the warm California sun

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