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California Girls
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[INTRO]
F#m7 E7 DMaj7
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F#m7 E7 DMaj7
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F#m7 E7 DMaj7
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F#m7 E7 DMaj7
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chorus riff
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[VERSE 1]
F#m7She loves the E7sunlightDMaj7
F#m7How it paints on her E7soft skinDMaj7
F#m7Takes care of those E7tan linesDMaj7
F#m7Scar tissue from the E7morphineDMaj7
[HOOK]
F#m7Baby don't you know you are E7stardustDMaj7
AF#m7nd you're a long long way from homE7e, way from homeDMaj7
(F#m7So) Baby brush it off like it's E7sawdustDMaj7
OF#m7r you'll spend the California days E7alone, days aloDMaj7ne
N.C.
Those California Girls got me outside all night
[CHORUS]
F#5 G#5 D#5N.c.
This is the last straw
F#5 G#5 D#5N.c
Take it off
F#5 G#5 D#5N.c
This is the last straw
F#5 G#5 D#5Why don't you take it all
[INTERLUDE]
[VERSE 2]
SF#m7he ain't never seen the zoo, with the E7monkey on her back
They'd DMaj7arrest her at the booth and then sell her to the lab
Put a F#m7label on the box that says treat is like it's gE7lass
DMaj7If she gets one scratch her parents never take her back
TF#m7o be honest. . . she’s a E7liar full of pDMaj7romise
SDmaj7he thinks her Rolex makes her timeless
F#m7Her famous fE7riends think she's DMaj7harmless
IDmaj7'd burn the bridge with her on it.
N.C.
(California girls got me outside all night)
[CHORUS]
PF#5inned down. . . pG#5innacle
She D#5looks like. . . a centerfold
F#5Sinner. . . G#5cynical. . . (D#5baby)
F#5Oh my. . . make her G#5moan
D#5Amateur. . . baritone
F#5Sex drive. . . G#5like animals. . . D#5(baby)
Ooh how I like the smell of west coast pheromonesF#5 E5 D5
Ooh how I like the smell of west coast pheromonesF#5 E5 D5
She smells like west coast pheromonesF#5 E5 D5
She smells like west coast pheromonesF#5 E5 D5
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California Girls
by Nombe
Chords in this song · guitar
F#m7
E7
DMaj7
F#5
G#5
D#5
E5
D5
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[INTRO]
F#m7 E7 DMaj7
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-----11-------------------9-------7-----------------------------------|
—9--------------------7---7-------5-----------------------------------|
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F#m7 E7 DMaj7
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—9--------------------7---7-------5-----------------------------------|
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F#m7 E7 DMaj7
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-11-------------------9-------7---------------------------------------|
—----9--------------------7---7-------5-------------------------------|
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F#m7 E7 DMaj7
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—9--------------------7---7-------5-----------------------------------|
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chorus riff
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[VERSE 1]
F#m7 E7 DMaj7
She loves the sunlight
F#m7 E7 DMaj7
How it paints on her soft skin
F#m7 E7 DMaj7
Takes care of those tan lines
F#m7 E7 DMaj7
Scar tissue from the morphine
[HOOK]
F#m7 E7 DMaj7
Baby don't you know you are stardust
F#m7 E7 DMaj7
And you're a long long way from home, way from home
F#m7 E7 DMaj7
(So) Baby brush it off like it's sawdust
F#m7 E7 DMaj7
Or you'll spend the California days alone, days alone
N.C.
Those California Girls got me outside all night
[CHORUS]
F#5 G#5 D#5
N.c.
This is the last straw
F#5 G#5 D#5
N.c
Take it off
F#5 G#5 D#5
N.c
This is the last straw
F#5 G#5 D#5
Why don't you take it all
[INTERLUDE]
[VERSE 2]
F#m7 E7
She ain't never seen the zoo, with the monkey on her back
DMaj7
They'd arrest her at the booth and then sell her to the lab
F#m7 E7
Put a label on the box that says treat is like it's glass
DMaj7
If she gets one scratch her parents never take her back
F#m7 E7 DMaj7
To be honest. . . she’s a liar full of promise
Dmaj7
She thinks her Rolex makes her timeless
F#m7 E7 DMaj7
Her famous friends think she's harmless
Dmaj7
I'd burn the bridge with her on it.
N.C.
(California girls got me outside all night)
[CHORUS]
F#5 G#5
Pinned down. . . pinnacle
D#5
She looks like. . . a centerfold
F#5 G#5 D#5
Sinner. . . cynical. . . (baby)
F#5 G#5
Oh my. . . make her moan
D#5
Amateur. . . baritone
F#5 G#5 D#5
Sex drive. . . like animals. . . (baby)
F#5 E5 D5
Ooh how I like the smell of west coast pheromones
F#5 E5 D5
Ooh how I like the smell of west coast pheromones
F#5 E5 D5
She smells like west coast pheromones
F#5 E5 D5
She smells like west coast pheromones
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