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California Sunrise

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[Intro] 
 G   Cx2
[Verse]
You could Ghear the wind howling across the Cocean
And the Gtaste of the wine and the buzz still in my Chead
And the Gonly fire burning right besCide me
And Gwe had us a night i'll never forCget
[Bridge]
She was a Am1960's Beach Boys song and been Gliving that dream all night Clong
Yeah
[Chorus]
GAnd that California Csunrise
CAnd that California Csunrise
GShe took me to heaven and so much more
Like Cnothing id ever seen before
And that GCalifornia sunCrise
GOh C  
GYeahC  
[Verse 2]
Pretty Gsoon it was raining up in CSeattle
And it Gsure was cold out in ColoCrado 
yeah i was Gmissing her kiss in the heat of ACrizona
Been Geverywhere and nothing could comCpare
[Bridge]
To that Amone of a kind trip i was on
GEverything about her felt like Chome
[Chorus]
GAnd that California Csunrise
CAnd that California Csunrise
GShe took me to heaven and so much more
Like Cnothing id ever seen before
And that GCalifornia sunCrise
Take me on back
[Guitar Solo]
Em D C Am
[Verse 3]
GFound her number in the pocket of Cmy blue jeans
GPicked up the phone and let it Cring
Said I'm Gcounting down the miles back to Cyou babe
I'm Gheaded west on a big ol jet Cplane
[Chorus]
Back to that 
GAnd that California Csunrise
CAnd that California Csunrise
GShe took me to heaven and so much more
Like Cnothing id ever seen before
And that GCalifornia sunCrise

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California Sunrise

by Jon Pardi

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

G C

[Verse]

G C

You could hear the wind howling across the ocean

G C

And the taste of the wine and the buzz still in my head

G C

And the only fire burning right beside me

G C

And we had us a night i'll never forget

[Bridge]

Am G C

She was a 1960's Beach Boys song and been living that dream all night long

Yeah

[Chorus]

G C

And that California sunrise

C C

And that California sunrise

She took me to heaven and so much more

Like nothing id ever seen before

G C

And that California sunrise

G C

Yeah

[Verse 2]

G C

Pretty soon it was raining up in Seattle

G C

And it sure was cold out in Colorado

G C

yeah i was missing her kiss in the heat of Arizona

G C

Been everywhere and nothing could compare

[Bridge]

To that one of a kind trip i was on

G C

Everything about her felt like home

[Chorus]

G C

And that California sunrise

C C

And that California sunrise

She took me to heaven and so much more

Like nothing id ever seen before

G C

And that California sunrise

Take me on back

[Guitar Solo]

Em D C Am

[Verse 3]

G C

Found her number in the pocket of my blue jeans

G C

Picked up the phone and let it ring

G C

Said I'm counting down the miles back to you babe

G C

I'm headed west on a big ol jet plane

[Chorus]

Back to that

G C

And that California sunrise

C C

And that California sunrise

She took me to heaven and so much more

Like nothing id ever seen before

G C

And that California sunrise

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