California chords by Shawn Mullins

Chords with lyrics

Shawn Mullins 2010 from Light You Up

Keys:

C majorC (with majorized 2nd)
G+G mixo, switching at "(Trans) Am", "101", "Room",
    through bridge
no capo
driving 4/4 strum, smooth and steady,
follow the high-hat

(intro melody)

Verse 1

A minorAm       C majorC      G+G
  Well, he was from a small town
   D MajorD
  In Northern Mississippi
A minorAm     C majorC          G+G
  She was raised on the Puget Sound
  D MajorD
  A augmentedA third generation hippie
A minorAm      C majorC         G+G
  Fate would take them to L.A. County
        D MajorD         FF
  And get 'em stuck in a traffic jam
                D7D7
  An El Camino and a red Trans A minorAm

A minorAm C majorC G+G  D MajorD

Verse 2

A minorAm     C majorC       G+G
  Her stereo was blaring Dylan
    D MajorD
  The Bootleg Sessions
A minorAm       C majorC        G+G
  And, oh, The Times They Are A'Changin'
     D MajorD
  Made a pretty good impression
A minorAm      C majorC          G+G
  She looked over and caught him smilin'
      D MajorD         FF
  Under a California setting sun
              D7D7
  They fell in love on the 101


Chorus:

A minorAm   G+G    D MajorD   FF
  California,  California
A minorAm   G+G         D MajorD
  California dreams come true

Verse 3

A minorAm        C majorC      G+G
  Well, they got in with the In-crowd
      D MajorD          A minorAm
  And got off on the rock 'n' roll
       C majorC          G+G
  Cocaine's free and the music's loud
    D MajorD           A minorAm
  Backstage at the Hollywood Bowl
        C majorC        G+G
  They got the house in Topanga Canyon
    D MajorD          FF
  They partied at the Viper Room
             D7D7
  Blendin' into the neon gloom


Chorus (2X)


Bridge:

       FF
  Well, you see them down on the Sunset Strip
  G+G
  Trying so hard to be so hip
   FF
  Manhattan Beach to Malibu
    G+G
  It's all about the ocean view
    FF
  And who you know in Hollywood
    G+G
  It's cut-throat but it's understood
FF
  Champagne, Kool-Aid, drink it down
  D7D7
  You're the toast of Tinsel Town…


Chorus (2X)


(guitar solo through repeats of the A minorAm C majorC G+G  D MajorD cadence)