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California Jam

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[Intro]
D D7 G/D Gm/D D D7 G/D Gm/D
DDo D7Do G/DDo.Gm/D....   D     D7     G/DBGm/Dye Bye (x2)
[Verse]
DHodad made the scAene toting a sGix-pack of cold coDla
F#A stogle smoking in bBmand
Bm7A groovin' in his sanAdalsAsus4  
[Chorus]
GCalifAornia's on Dmy miBmnd
GSurf and sDand setting Ein the sAun
GCalifAornia's oDn my miBmndBbmaj7  
One day you're gonna bAe a place in our memoryD  D7  
G/DNa nGm/Da na Dna D7na G/Dna Gm/Dna
[Verse]
DWhen Woody hit the dAunes flying foGxtails and Old GloDry (Glory)
F#Rubber ripped the saBmnd
Bm7He gunned a souped-doAwn StingrAsus4ay
DAh, California
She's in mythical Bm/AMalibDu
  GSitting Con the Bm7o----A7/C#-----cD/AeanA7  
DGoodbye mythical Em/AMalibDu
   GThe San ACndreas Bm7MisfoA7/C#r-----D/AtuneAsus4  
Will Gclaim the lives of Em7sons and wives
The Cheadlines wilG/Bl fill paAge aftA/Ger pA/F#age
[Chorus]
GCalifAornia's on Dmy miBmnd
GSurf and sDand setting Ein the sAun
In the sAsus4un in the sun in the sun
AIn Em7the F#m/Asett--Em7ing A9sus4sun
[Bridge]
DBa ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba
Bbmaj7One day you're gonna be Aone sweet memoryD  
Oh yeaEh
California
[Instrumental]
B  A  E
[Outro]
G#Swingin' on the beC#mach
    F#mTo the sounds of thA/Beir tBime
D/EYeah D/Byeah Eyeah

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California Jam

by Klaatu

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/D

Gm/D

Bm7

Asus4

Bbmaj7

Bm/A

A7/C#

D/A

Em/A

Em7

G/B

A/G

A/F#

F#m/A

A9sus4

[Intro]

D D7 G/D Gm/D D D7 G/D Gm/D

Do Do Do..... Bye Bye (x2)

[Verse]

D A G D

Hodad made the scene toting a six-pack of cold cola

F# Bm

A stogle smoking in band

Bm7 A Asus4

A groovin' in his sandals

[Chorus]

G A D Bm

California's on my mind

G D E A

Surf and sand setting in the sun

G A D Bm Bbmaj7

California's on my mind

A D D7

One day you're gonna be a place in our memory

G/D Gm/D D D7 G/D Gm/D

Na na na na na na na

[Verse]

D A G D

When Woody hit the dunes flying foxtails and Old Glory (Glory)

F# Bm

Rubber ripped the sand

Bm7 A Asus4

He gunned a souped-down Stingray

Ah, California

Bm/A D

She's in mythical Malibu

G C Bm7 A7/C# D/A A7

Sitting on the o---------cean

D Em/A D

Goodbye mythical Malibu

G C Bm7 A7/C# D/A Asus4

The San Andreas Misfor-----tune

G Em7

Will claim the lives of sons and wives

C G/B A A/G A/F#

The headlines will fill page after page

[Chorus]

G A D Bm

California's on my mind

G D E A

Surf and sand setting in the sun

Asus4

In the sun in the sun in the sun

A Em7 F#m/A Em7 A9sus4

In the sett--ing sun

[Bridge]

Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba

Bbmaj7 A D

One day you're gonna be one sweet memory

Oh yeah

California

[Instrumental]

B A E

[Outro]

G# C#m

Swingin' on the beach

F#m A/B B

To the sounds of their time

D/E D/B E

Yeah yeah yeah

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