California chords by Clayton James

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 1st

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key: Eb MajorEb

Difficulty: Novice

Verse 1:
D MajorD           G+G
Parlez-vous Francais? I do

Just a little
D MajorD                   G+G
Picked it up from a waitress in Silverlake

She told me

  D MajorD
Her father's in France and overjoyed
      G+G
Thinks his daughter is living the Hollywood life
   D MajorD
On a blow-up mattress and four roommates
   G+G
She's terrified it's a mistake

Chorus:
       D MajorD
I just wanna be with you
      G+G
In the California sun
       D MajorD
I just wanna be with you
      G+G
In the California sun
       D MajorD
I just wanna be with you
      G+G
In the California sun
       D MajorD
I just wanna be with you
      G+G
In the California sun


Verse 2:
D MajorD               G+G
A augmentedA little smile tattooed on his knee

A augmentedA reminder
D MajorD                G+G
Drawn out by his reason for everything

He hopes that

D MajorD
One day, he'll live in Malibu
    G+G
Write a song that makes it on the radio
    D MajorD
With a pen on paper and the ink's run out
   G+G
He's never gonna leave that room

Chorus:
       D MajorD
I just wanna be with you
      G+G
In the California sun
       D MajorD
I just wanna be with you
      G+G
In the California sun
       D MajorD
I just wanna be with you
      G+G
In the California sun
       D MajorD
I just wanna be with you
      G+G
In the California sun


Verse 3:
D MajorD
If I've learned anything
    G+G
It's to take what you want while you've got it
D MajorD
And the world doesn't owe me
G+G
So I won't take it for granted


Chorus:
       D MajorD
I just wanna be with you
      G+G
In the California sun
       D MajorD
I just wanna be with you
      G+G
In the California sun
       D MajorD
I just wanna be with you
      G+G
In the California sun
       D MajorD
I just wanna be with you
      G+G
In the California sun