Shawn Mullins

California(Chords)

Shawn Mullins

Key: Am

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	        Intro: Am  C  G   D 

Verse 1 

Am              C            G 
   Well, he was from a small town 
      D                     
   In Northern Mississippi 
Am         C                   G 
   She was raised on the Puget Sound 
   D 
   A third generation hippie 
Am            C                 G 
   Fate would take them to L.A. County 
               D                  F 
   And get 'em stuck in a traffic jam 
                                D7 
   An El Camino and a red Trans Am 

Am  C  G   D 

Verse 2 

Am          C             G 
   Her stereo was blaring Dylan 
       D 
   The Bootleg Sessions 
Am              C                G 
   And, oh, The Times They Are A'Changin' 
          D 
   Made a pretty good impression 
Am            C                   G 
   She looked over and caught him smilin' 
           D                  F 
   Under a California setting sun 
                            D7 
   They fell in love on the 101 


Am G D F California, California Am G D California dreams come true
Verse 3 Am C G Well, they got in with the In-crowd D Am And got off on the rock 'n' roll C G Cocaine's free and the music's loud D Am Backstage at the Hollywood Bowl C G They got the house in Topanga Canyon D F They partied at the Viper Room D7 Blendin' into the neon gloom Chorus (2X) Bridge: F Well, you see them down on the Sunset Strip G Trying so hard to be so hip F Manhattan Beach to Malibu G It's all about the ocean view F And who you know in Hollywood G It's cut-throat but it's understood F Champagne, Kool-Aid, drink it down D7 You're the toast of Tinsel Town? Chorus (2X) (guitar solo through repeats of the Am C G D cadence)

Written by Shawn Mullins

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