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California Boy

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1/3

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 3Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

I don't know what the capo is meant to be, but i prefer capo 4
* - one strum
(Riff)
e|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|-----------|
D|-----------|
A|--0--2--4--|
E|-----------|
[Intro]
(Riff)      Bm  E  
(Riff)     A(Riff)   F#m  
[Verse]
(Riff)             Bm  E  
I miss my california boy
Let me go Ahome
Let me go F#mhome
I miss how the Bmwaves rolled over Eus
Never let Ago
Never let F#mgo
[Chorus]
Put your Bmself in my Eshoes
So that Ayou know I still neeF#md you
Do you need me Bmtoo?E  
Do you need me Atoo?F#m  
                  Bm  E*
Do you need me too?
[Verse]
(Riff)                     Bm  E  
No one can touch me like you used to
I need it Aright
I need it F#mright
How all the Bmwaves rolled over Eus
Never let Ago
Never let F#mgo
[Chorus]
Put your Bmself in my Eshoes
So that Ayou know I still neeF#md you
Do you need me Bmtoo?E  
Do you need me Atoo?F#m  
                  Bm  E*
Do you need me too?
N.C.           A  F#m  
Say you need me
                Bm  E* 
Say you need me
             A* 
Say you need me﻿

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California Boy

by Em Harriss

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

I don't know what the capo is meant to be, but i prefer capo 4

* - one strum

(Riff)

e|-----------|

B|-----------|

G|-----------|

D|-----------|

A|--0--2--4--|

E|-----------|

[Intro]

Bm E

(Riff)

A F#m

(Riff) (Riff)

[Verse]

Bm E

(Riff)

I miss my california boy

Let me go home

F#m

Let me go home

Bm E

I miss how the waves rolled over us

Never let go

F#m

Never let go

[Chorus]

Bm E

Put your self in my shoes

A F#m

So that you know I still need you

Bm E

Do you need me too?

A F#m

Do you need me too?

Bm E

Do you need me too?

[Verse]

Bm E

(Riff)

No one can touch me like you used to

I need it right

F#m

I need it right

Bm E

How all the waves rolled over us

Never let go

F#m

Never let go

[Chorus]

Bm E

Put your self in my shoes

A F#m

So that you know I still need you

Bm E

Do you need me too?

A F#m

Do you need me too?

Bm E

Do you need me too?

A F#m

N.C.

Say you need me

Bm E

Say you need me

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