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California Sunshine

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California Sunshine:Waylon Jennings.
Album - Only the Greatest - on RCA
Records in 1968.
       A
INTRO: 
#1.
A
Go west, young man, the signs all seem to say.
                              D
There's San Diego, Frisco, or LA.
                                A     Gbm
Leave that cold, cold woman far behind.
     B                E          A
Warm yourself in that California sunshine.
#2.
A
Go west, young man, become a movie star..or 
                             D
anything except the fool you are.
                                  A   Gbm
Expose the lonely corners of your mind....to a 
B                  E          A
little dab of that California sunshine.
CHORUS:
  D
I need a change, I've had it up to here. 
B                                   E
She's just playing games, it's very clear.
    D                                 A   Gbm
But her playmate will soon be hard to find. 
      B               E          A
Cause I'll be in that California sunshine.
           DGbmBEAmA
INTERLUDE:      
#3.
A
They say those California girls are fine. 
                                  D
They know how to really warp your mind.
                                         A   Gbm
Well, one of you get ready, cause you're mine. 
    B                E          A
I'm headin' for that California sunshine.
CHORUS:
       D
Yes, I need a change, I've had it up to here. 
B                                   E
She's just playing games, it's very clear.
D                                 A   Gbm
Her playmate will soon be hard to find. 
      B               E          A         Gb
Cause I'll be in that California sunshine, baby.
OUTRO:
B               E          A
I'll be in that California sunshine.
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Free chords for California Sunshine by Waylon Jennings. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

California Sunshine:Waylon Jennings.
Album - Only the Greatest - on RCA
Records in 1968.
INTRO: A
#1.
#2.
CHORUS:
INTERLUDE: D Gbm B E Am A
#3.
CHORUS:
OUTRO:
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

California Sunshine Chords by Waylon Jennings

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