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Great song by Rogue Wave!  Got to see them play it live the other night at the
Sweetwater in Mill Valley, CA.
This is my first tab so be nice!
Pretty simple pattern, you just need to figure out the strumming.  This is just the
basic acoustic chords,
without the additional electric guitar riffs that are layered in.
[Intro]
   A     E     F#m     E   DX2
[Verse]
Athought you were an authorE  
F#mwhen it’s just diEctationD  
Awhy even botheEr
F#myou’re a happy little EpatientD  
Euh oh oh oh – F#mooh ooh5
Euh oh oh oh – F#mooh oohD  
Agrey gets colderE  
F#mtill your heart gives EoverD  
Adon’t wanna wake upE  
F#mcuz to wake up is to fEace itD  
[Chorus]
so Bmyou turn against the tidDe
you F#mwind up where the Eforces collDide
thBmere’s a million forms of lighDt
F#myou lucked out like a Ecalifornia Abri-Di-i-BmideD  
    A      E      F#m      E    D[2x]
Ain the middle of jumpingE  
F#minto the belly of a EmountainD  
Awhere the level is a constantE  
F#mwhere your heart can’t EfunctionD  
[Chorus]
so Bmyou turn against the tidDe
you F#mwind up where the Eforces collDide
thBmere’s a million forms of lighDt
F#myou lucked out like a Ecalifornia Abri-Di-i-BmideD  
Bmno you’re never gonna find loveF#m  
it’s impEossible to hold up
Bmyou know you’re nDever gonna find love
Ayou’ve got to take your chances Ebabe
F#mor you’re never gonna Efind loveA  
    A      E      F#m      E    D[2x]
[Chorus]
so Bmyou turn against the tidDe
you F#mwind up where the Eforces collDide
thBmere’s a million forms of lighDt
F#myou lucked out like a Ecalifornia Abri-Di-i-Bmide    D   Bmi-iDde
[Outro]
 A   E   F#m   E   D[4x] (sounds like "never gonna compromise" and "never gonna find" layered in
the background)

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California Bride

by Rogue Wave

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F#m

Great song by Rogue Wave! Got to see them play it live the other night at the

Sweetwater in Mill Valley, CA.

This is my first tab so be nice!

Pretty simple pattern, you just need to figure out the strumming. This is just the

basic acoustic chords,

without the additional electric guitar riffs that are layered in.

[Intro]

A E F#m E D

[Verse]

A E

thought you were an author

F#m E D

when it’s just dictation

A E

why even bother

F#m E D

you’re a happy little patient

E F#m

uh oh oh oh – ooh ooh5

E F#m D

uh oh oh oh – ooh ooh

A E

grey gets colder

F#m E D

till your heart gives over

A E

don’t wanna wake up

F#m E D

cuz to wake up is to face it

[Chorus]

Bm D

so you turn against the tide

F#m E D

you wind up where the forces collide

Bm D

there’s a million forms of light

F#m E A D Bm D

you lucked out like a california bri-i-i-ide

A E F#m E D

[2x]

A E

in the middle of jumping

F#m E D

into the belly of a mountain

A E

where the level is a constant

F#m E D

where your heart can’t function

[Chorus]

Bm D

so you turn against the tide

F#m E D

you wind up where the forces collide

Bm D

there’s a million forms of light

F#m E A D Bm D

you lucked out like a california bri-i-i-ide

Bm F#m

no you’re never gonna find love

it’s impossible to hold up

Bm D

you know you’re never gonna find love

A E

you’ve got to take your chances babe

F#m E A

or you’re never gonna find love

A E F#m E D

[2x]

[Chorus]

Bm D

so you turn against the tide

F#m E D

you wind up where the forces collide

Bm D

there’s a million forms of light

F#m E A D Bm D Bm D

you lucked out like a california bri-i-i-ide i-ide

[Outro]

A E F#m E D

[4x] (sounds like "never gonna compromise" and "never gonna find" layered in

the background)

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