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A Little Messed Up
Key: E
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 E-    022100
 Eb-   x68886
  B-   x24442
 C#m-  x46654
 G#m-  466444
 A-    x02220
 F#m-  244222
 E/G#- 476xxx
Intro:  E   Eb   B   C#m   G#mx2
Verse 1:
  EIt's a place where
the sBkies are C#mblue
G#mNot a Ecloud cloud
in the sBky to sC#mpeak
G#mof  EEveryone's swimming
Bin the C#msurf G#mAnd Apalm
trees line the
sBtreets you walk on
Verse 2:
  EShowing off your
Bbrand new C#mfan G#msays
EBleach blond hottie
Bget their C#mdit-G#mches
  EAnd walking down
the BWalk of C#mFame
G#mcause ASunset
Strip's where you
do your businessB  
Chorus 1:
Meet me in CaliEforniaB  
Where C#myou can G#mhave it
Eall yeah BWe'll C#mbe in
G#mCaliEfornia BThe C#msun
is G#mshining Abright
And well it
starts toBnight
Yeah yeah toEnight
Can I give it a AtryB  
Verse 3:
  EGoing swimming Bin
your C#mpool G#myeah
The Eview from the
Hills is Bso so
C#mgor-G#mgeous EEveryone's
got their Bbrand
new C#mboards G#mfor ADay
and night they
walk the carpet
Chorus 2:
Meet me in CaliEforniaB  
Where C#myou can G#mhave it
Eall yeah BWe'll C#mbe in
G#mCaliEfornia BThe C#msun
is G#mshining Abright
And well it
starts toBnight
Yeah yeah toEnight
Can I give it a AtryC#m  B  
Yeah yeah toEnight
Can I give it a AtryC#m  B  
Bridge:
  AWhere anybody
  Bloves everybody
  EAnd everybody
  C#mhates on nobody
  AAsk anybody
it's Bfun fun to
put to your body
Verse 3:
Yeah you've got
CaliBfornia C#mdreams
G#mwhere Your Esouls
so free to Bdo
whatC#me---G#mver  EIt's
like totally Bwhat it
C#mseems G#mCoz the Awest
is best always foreverB  
Chorus 3:
Meet me in CaliEforniaB  
Where C#myou can G#mhave it
Eall yeah BWe'll C#mbe in
G#mCaliEfornia BThe C#msun
is G#mshining Abright
And well it
starts toBnight
Yeah yeah toEnight
Can I give it a AtryC#m  B  
Yeah yeah toEnight
Can I give it a AtryC#m  B  
The sun is shining brEight
And well it starts toE/G#night
The sun is shining Abright
And well it starts toF#mnight
The sun is shining brEight
And well it starts toE/G#night
The sun is shining Abright
And well it starts toBnight
Outro:
  EYeah you've got
CaliBfornia C#mdreams
Coz the Ewest is
       B       C#m G#m(hold)
best always fore---ver

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California

by The Dollyrots

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

G#m

F#m

E/G#

A Little Messed Up

Key: E

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- 022100

- x68886

- x24442

C#m

- x46654

G#m

- 466444

- x02220

F#m

- 244222

E/G#

- 476xxx

E Eb B C#m G#

Intro: mx2

Verse 1:

It's a place where

B C#m

the skies are blue

G#m E

Not a cloud cloud

B C#m

in the sky to speak

G#m E

of Everyone's swimming

B C#m G#m A

in the surf And palm

trees line the

streets you walk on

Verse 2:

Showing off your

B C#m G#m

brand new fan says

Bleach blond hottie

B C#m G#m

get their dit-ches

And walking down

B C#m

the Walk of Fame

G#m A

cause Sunset

Strip's where you

do your business

Chorus 1:

E B

Meet me in California

C#m G#m

Where you can have it

E B C#m

all yeah We'll be in

G#m E B C#m

California The sun

G#m A

is shining bright

And well it

starts tonight

Yeah yeah tonight

A B

Can I give it a try

Verse 3:

E B

Going swimming in

C#m G#m

your pool yeah

The view from the

Hills is so so

C#m G#m E

gor-geous Everyone's

got their brand

C#m G#m A

new boards for Day

and night they

walk the carpet

Chorus 2:

E B

Meet me in California

C#m G#m

Where you can have it

E B C#m

all yeah We'll be in

G#m E B C#m

California The sun

G#m A

is shining bright

And well it

starts tonight

Yeah yeah tonight

A C#m B

Can I give it a try

Yeah yeah tonight

A C#m B

Can I give it a try

Bridge:

Where anybody

loves everybody

And everybody

C#m

hates on nobody

Ask anybody

it's fun fun to

put to your body

Verse 3:

Yeah you've got

B C#m

California dreams

G#m E

where Your souls

so free to do

C#m G#m E

whate---ver It's

like totally what it

C#m G#m A

seems Coz the west

is best always forever

Chorus 3:

E B

Meet me in California

C#m G#m

Where you can have it

E B C#m

all yeah We'll be in

G#m E B C#m

California The sun

G#m A

is shining bright

And well it

starts tonight

Yeah yeah tonight

A C#m B

Can I give it a try

Yeah yeah tonight

A C#m B

Can I give it a try

The sun is shining bright

E/G#

And well it starts tonight

The sun is shining bright

F#m

And well it starts tonight

The sun is shining bright

E/G#

And well it starts tonight

The sun is shining bright

And well it starts tonight

Outro:

Yeah you've got

B C#m

California dreams

Coz the west is

B C#m G#m(hold)

best always fore---ver

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