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California Sun Tab by The Rivieras

California Sun tab by The Rivieras

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Intro riff:
E|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|--------------------5--8-----| (x3)
D|--------5--8--8--8--------8--|
A|--6--6-----------------------|
E|-----------------------------|

Intro ending:
E|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|--8--6-----------------|
D|--------8--6-----------|
A|--------------9--6-----|
E|--------------------9--|
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Instrumental:
D# G#
E|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--8--8--8--8--------------|
D|--8--8--8--8--6--6--6--6--| (x4)
A|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|
E|--------------4--4--4--4--|

D# C G# A# D#
E|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|--8--8--8--8------------------------8--|
D|--8--8--8--8--10--10--10--10--6--8--8--|
A|--6--6--6--6--10--10--10--10--6--8--6--|
E|--------------8---8---8---8---4--6-----|

Verse:
(Riff plays after each line
)
E|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|--------------------5--8-----|
D|--------5--8--8--8--------8--|
A|--6--6-----------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
Well, I'm goin' out west where I belong
Where the days are short and the nights are long

Chorus:
D# G#
E|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--8--8--8--8--------------|
D|--8--8--8--8--6--6--6--6--| (x4)
A|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|
E|--------------4--4--4--4--|
Where they walk and I'll walk
They twist and I'll twist
They shimmy and I'll shimmy
They fly and I'll fly

D# C G# A# D#
E|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|--8--8--8--8------------------------8--|
D|--8--8--8--8--10--10--10--10--6--8--8--|
A|--6--6--6--6--10--10--10--10--6--8--6--|
E|--------------8---8---8---8---4--6-----|
Well they're out there a'havin' fun
In that warm California sun.

Verse:
(Riff plays after each line
)
E|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|--------------------5--8-----|
D|--------5--8--8--8--------8--|
A|--6--6-----------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
Well, I'm goin' out west out on the coast
Where the California girls are really the most

Chorus:
D# G#
E|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--8--8--8--8--------------|
D|--8--8--8--8--6--6--6--6--| (x4)
A|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|
E|--------------4--4--4--4--|
Where they walk and I'll walk
They twist and I'll twist
They shimmy and I'll shimmy
They fly and I'll fly

D# C G# A# D#
E|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|--8--8--8--8------------------------8--|
D|--8--8--8--8--10--10--10--10--6--8--8--|
A|--6--6--6--6--10--10--10--10--6--8--6--|
E|--------------8---8---8---8---4--6-----|
Well they're out there a'havin' fun
In that warm California sun.

Instrumental part:
E|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|--------------------5--8-----|
D|--------5--8--8--8--------8--| (x2)
A|--6--6-----------------------|
E|-----------------------------|

(This riff is played on top of the chorus chords:
)
D# G# (x4)
E|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|-----------8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
D|--8--8--8-----------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|

(Before verse:)
D# C G# A# D#
E|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|--8--8--8--8------------------------8--|
D|--8--8--8--8--10--10--10--10--6--8--8--|
A|--6--6--6--6--10--10--10--10--6--8--6--|
E|--------------8---8---8---8---4--6-----|

Verse:
E|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|--------------------5--8-----|
D|--------5--8--8--8--------8--|
A|--6--6-----------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
Well the girls are frisky in old ‘Frisco
A pretty little chick wherever you go

Chorus:
D# G#
E|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--8--8--8--8--------------|
D|--8--8--8--8--6--6--6--6--| (x4)
A|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|
E|--------------4--4--4--4--|
A-a-and they'll walk and I'll walk
They'll twist and I'll twist
They'll shimmy and I'll shimmy
They'll fly and I'll fly

D# C G# A# D#
E|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|--8--8--8--8------------------------8--|
D|--8--8--8--8--10--10--10--10--6--8--8--| (x2)
A|--6--6--6--6--10--10--10--10--6--8--6--|
E|--------------8---8---8---8---4--6-----|
Well they're out there a'havin' fun
In that warm California sun
Yeah they're out there a'havin' fun
In that warm California sun

Ending:
E|-----|
B|-----|
G|--8--|
D|--8--|
A|--6--|

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