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             SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
        THE WONDERMINTS (BRIAN WILSON)
INTRO:
D A D A Em    F
VERSE:
GI had this dEmreamD  
AmSinging with my bCmrothers
GIn harmoEmny, (oGooooh ooh Amooh)
SAmupporting each Cmother
TCailwCminds, wCheel sCmpins,
DGown the Pacific cEmoast
  BmSurfing on tBhe EA.M.
BmHeard those voices agEain
CHORUS:
SAouthern CF#malifornia
DAreams F#mwake up for ya
  AmAnd when you wDake up here
  AmYou wake up eDverywhereG  C  G  C  G  A  B  
VERSE:
GIn the flow of the ocGeanD  
AmAnd the warmth of the rCmays
HeGard music Bmin the Emair (ooGoooh ooh Amooh)
AmAnd in the waCves
TChe wind chCmimes, lCaughter rCmhymes,
GWe had nothing but tEmime 
BmIn Southern CalifEornia
BmI heard the voice of the lEine
CHORUS:
SAouthern CF#malifornia
DAreams F#mwake up for ya
  AmAnd when you wDake up here
  AmYou wake up DeverywhereG  C  G  C  G  A  B  
BREAK:
WGhoa, whoa, whoa it's Bmmagical
EmLiving a dBmream 
DCon't wanna sAmleep
CYou might miss sometAmhing
WGhoa, whoa, whoa, it's Bmmagical
EmI'm glad it happened to Bmme
CNodded off in a Ambad mood,
WCoke up in historDy
VERSE:
SGurfer sDilhouEmettes,D  
AmThe sun ran into the Cmsea
GAs we hBmeaded hGome
AmWe drove into a mCovie
LCove sCmongs, prCetty gCmirls,
DGidn't want it to Emend
BmTried to slow down the mEotion
BmSo it could move us agEain
CHORUS:
SAouthern CF#malifornia
DAreams F#mwake up for ya
  AmAnd when you wDake up here
  AmYou wake up Deverywhere
OUTRO:
SGouthCern, CGalCi, fGornCia.G..C  
SGouthCern, CGalCi, fGornCia.G..C  
(Whoa, whoa, whoa, it's magical)
(Glad it happened to me)
BGow mama yCama glorGy AllellCuia
BGow mama yCama glorGy AllellCuia Gme

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Southern California

by Wondermints

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F#m

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

THE WONDERMINTS (BRIAN WILSON)

INTRO:

D A D A Em F

VERSE:

G Em D

I had this dream

Am Cm

Singing with my brothers

G Em G Am

In harmony, (oooooh ooh ooh)

Am Cm

Supporting each other

C Cm C Cm

Tailwinds, wheel spins,

G Em

Down the Pacific coast

Bm B E

Surfing on the A.M.

Bm E

Heard those voices again

CHORUS:

A F#m

Southern California

A F#m

Dreams wake up for ya

Am D

And when you wake up here

Am D G C G C G A B

You wake up everywhere

VERSE:

G G D

In the flow of the ocean

Am Cm

And the warmth of the rays

G Bm Em G Am

Heard music in the air (oooooh ooh ooh)

Am C

And in the waves

C Cm C Cm

The wind chimes, laughter rhymes,

G Em

We had nothing but time

Bm E

In Southern California

Bm E

I heard the voice of the line

CHORUS:

A F#m

Southern California

A F#m

Dreams wake up for ya

Am D

And when you wake up here

Am D G C G C G A B

You wake up everywhere

BREAK:

G Bm

Whoa, whoa, whoa it's magical

Em Bm

Living a dream

C Am

Don't wanna sleep

C Am

You might miss something

G Bm

Whoa, whoa, whoa, it's magical

Em Bm

I'm glad it happened to me

C Am

Nodded off in a bad mood,

C D

Woke up in history

VERSE:

G D Em D

Surfer silhouettes,

Am Cm

The sun ran into the sea

G Bm G

As we headed home

Am C

We drove into a movie

C Cm C Cm

Love songs, pretty girls,

G Em

Didn't want it to end

Bm E

Tried to slow down the motion

Bm E

So it could move us again

CHORUS:

A F#m

Southern California

A F#m

Dreams wake up for ya

Am D

And when you wake up here

Am D

You wake up everywhere

OUTRO:

G C G C G C G C

Southern, Cali, fornia...

G C G C G C G C

Southern, Cali, fornia...

(Whoa, whoa, whoa, it's magical)

(Glad it happened to me)

G C G C

Bow mama yama glory Allelluia

G C G C G

Bow mama yama glory Allelluia me

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