California Christmas chords by Switchfoot

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Key: B


❄ Intro:


F#

B
Ba-ba-ba
C#m
Ba-ba-ba
B
Ba-ba-ba
C#m
Ba-ba-ba

❄ Verse :

B                        C#m
Welcome to my California Christmas
F#                                    B
Twinkling lights on all the fake palm trees
    G#                          C#m
The only snow that falls is the fake stuff at the mall
Em               G             F#
Bathing suits in eighty-five degrees (Ah, ah)


❄ Verse 2:

B                        C#m
Welcome to my California Christmas (Welcome to my California)
F#                                      B
The skies are blue, the sun is warm and bright (The skies are blue, the sun is warm and bright)
     G#                                    C#m
When Santa Claus makes the drive, stuck in traffic on the 5 (Ba-ba-ba-ba)
       Em         G     F#  B
It's a California Christmas Eve


❄ Chorus:

                    E   F#                       G#m   B
So grab a Christmas tree, I'll meet you down the beach
           E                 F#                 G#
Plant your mistletoes in the sand right next to me
                    E     F#                B   G#m
'Cause that Pacific breeze is gonna set you free
                      E   E/F#    F#/G# F#
I'll be wishing you a California, California


❄ Verse 3:

B                        C#m
Welcome to my California Christmas (Welcome to the west coast Christmas)
F#                              B
The avocado groves and graffiti kings (Avocados, avocados)
    G#                                            C#m
The gremmies fight for waves as the sunset melts away
 Em                 G                  F#
Garage rock evening filled with broken strings (Ba-ba-ba-ba)


❄ Chorus 2:

                  E F#                 G#m B
So jingle all the way from out in east LA
         E               F#              G#
Down the coast in your Camaro Christmas sleigh
                   E  F#                  B  G#m
Ring the Christmas bell down at the Hotel del
                          E   E/F#    F#/G# F#   Fsus4  A#
And I'll be wishing you a California, California Christmas (Ah)


❄ Bridge:

D#                                          G#
Put up a tree at your favorite beach with a smoothie
           C#                                           F#
Throw your board in the car in case there's a Christmas swell
            B                                                E
There'll be blue skies and sunshine and seagulls and maybe Jacuzzis
G                                     F#                           B
Strike up the band, toes in the sand, ringing the Christmas bells, yeah


❄ Verse 3:

 C#m                             F#
(Santa hat and shades are so passé)
 B                           G#
(What a Californian thing to say)
                              C#m
The Día de los Reyes, the Pasadena Rose Parade
    Em                 G        F#
The best of west coast seasonal clichés


❄ Chorus 3:

                     E F#              G#m B
Throw your Christmas tree up on your SUV
          E                    F#                G#
Make your plans in the Pacific sand and set them free
                    E  F#                      B  G#m
Hang your Christmas lights and make the season bright
                         E   E/F#   F#/G#     F#
And I'll be wishing up a California Christmas for ya


❄ Outro:

 B           C#m
(California, California)
 B           C#m
(California, California)
B
Ba-ba-ba
C#m
Ba-ba-ba
B
Ba-ba-ba
C#m
Ba-ba-ba
B
Ba-ba-ba