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California Calling

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[Intro]
D
[Verse]
If everybody in the GU.S.A
Could come with us to CaliA7forn-i-a
We could take 'em to a Cplace out west
Where the Dgood sun shines everyGday
Now there's a touch o' CaliGforn-i-a
In everyone who's ever A7been this way
And when your telephone Cbegins to ring
And the Doperator comes on the Gline
[Chorus]
GCalifornia Ccallin'
I'll be there right awaGyEm  
There's some A7beautiful women
Gonna find me one
To show me Am7how to ride the ultimate DwaveAm7  D  
Now I've joined the surfin' Gnation and so
I'll take a permanent A7vacation and go
To the golden shores of 'CFrisco Bay
I'll ride 'em Dall the way to MaliGbu
And I'll take ya' boogie boardin' Gwith me
'Cause when we're surfin' it's so A7great to be free
And when you're on a CaliCfornia beach
You might even Dfind 'em windsurfin' Gtoo
[Chorus]
GCalifornia Ccallin'
I'll be there right GawayEm  
There's some A7beautiful women
Gonna find me one
To show me Am7how to ride the ultimate DwaveAm7  D  
In the fifties it was "GHey Daddy O"
Then came the surfers and the A7Hodads ya' know
We had our woodies and our Ccustom cars
And when we Ddrove around we knew we were Gbad
My baby listens to my Gcar radio
And when we're cruisin' lets the A7whole world know
And when our favorite surfin' Csong comes on
We always Dlet 'em know it's "Totally GRad!"
[Chorus]
GCalifornia Ccallin'
I'll be there right GawayEm  
There's some A7beautiful women
Gonna find me one
To show me Am7how to ride the ultimate DwaveAm7  D  
GCalifornia Ccallin'
She's still on the GlineEm  
There's a A7beautiful woman
Gonna show me how
To ride Am7'em at the county liDneAm7  D  
GCalifornia Ccallin'
I'll be there right GawayEm  
There's some A7beautiful women
Gonna find me one
To show me Am7how to ride the ultimate DwaveAm7  D  

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California Calling

by The Beach Boys

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Am7

[Intro]

[Verse]

If everybody in the U.S.A

Could come with us to Californ-i-a

We could take 'em to a place out west

D G

Where the good sun shines everyday

Now there's a touch o' Californ-i-a

In everyone who's ever been this way

And when your telephone begins to ring

D G

And the operator comes on the line

[Chorus]

G C

California callin'

G Em

I'll be there right away

There's some beautiful women

Gonna find me one

Am7 D Am7 D

To show me how to ride the ultimate wave

Now I've joined the surfin' nation and so

I'll take a permanent vacation and go

To the golden shores of 'Frisco Bay

D G

I'll ride 'em all the way to Malibu

And I'll take ya' boogie boardin' with me

'Cause when we're surfin' it's so great to be free

And when you're on a California beach

D G

You might even find 'em windsurfin' too

[Chorus]

G C

California callin'

G Em

I'll be there right away

There's some beautiful women

Gonna find me one

Am7 D Am7 D

To show me how to ride the ultimate wave

In the fifties it was "Hey Daddy O"

Then came the surfers and the Hodads ya' know

We had our woodies and our custom cars

D G

And when we drove around we knew we were bad

My baby listens to my car radio

And when we're cruisin' lets the whole world know

And when our favorite surfin' song comes on

D G

We always let 'em know it's "Totally Rad!"

[Chorus]

G C

California callin'

G Em

I'll be there right away

There's some beautiful women

Gonna find me one

Am7 D Am7 D

To show me how to ride the ultimate wave

G C

California callin'

G Em

She's still on the line

There's a beautiful woman

Gonna show me how

Am7 D Am7 D

To ride 'em at the county line

G C

California callin'

G Em

I'll be there right away

There's some beautiful women

Gonna find me one

Am7 D Am7 D

To show me how to ride the ultimate wave

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