Intro
Standard tuning No capo [Intro] e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| BB|---------------3--4-----------------3--4-----------------3--4-----------------3--4--------| G+G|-------------3--------------------3--------------------3--------------------3-------------| D MajorD|----1--3-/5---------5--3-1--3-/5---------5----1--3-/5---------5--3-1--3-/5---------5------| A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| [Verse 1] D#D# A#/D C minorCm A#A# G#G# A#A# D#D# Riff 1 e|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| BB|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| G+G|------8-----7-----------------------------8-----|--------7--7-/8--8-----------------------| D MajorD|------8-----8-----10----8-----6-----8-----8-----|--------------------10-10-\8--8----------| A augmentedA|------6-----5-----10----8-----6-----8-----6-----|--------5--5-/6--6-----------------------| E MajorE|------------------8-----6-----4-----6-----------|--------------------8--8--\6--6----------| D#D# A#/D C minorCm A#A# G#G# A#A# D#D# Riff 1 When you wake up, cobwebs on your eyelids, stuck in rigor mortis, whoa-oh-oh oh-oh-oh D#D# A#/D C minorCm A#A# G#G# A#A# D#D# Riff 1 Just keep going, till you hit the ocean, and you turn Californian, whoa-oh-oh oh-oh-oh
D#D# D#D# G#G# A#A# e|-------------8------------------------8----------------4---4-------4-3h4p3-----6---6------| BB|-----11---11-------8h9p8------11---11-------8h9p8--------------6----------4------------6--| G+G|---8----8------8-8-------8--8----8------8-8-------8--5---5---5---5-----------7---7---7----| D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D#D# D#D# G#G# A#A# You don’t have to, have the answers, don’t you worry, don’t you worry [Chorus 1] Bars 1 and 3 Bar 2 G#G# A#A# C minorCm G+G G+G G#G# A#A# G#G# G#G# A#A# e|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| BB|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| G+G|---------------------5--5--------------------|--------------------------------------------| D MajorD|-----6--6----8--8----5--5----5--5--x--5------|----/6--6----8--8----6--6----6--6--8--8-----| A augmentedA|-----6--6----8--8----3--3----5--5--x--5------|----/6--6----8--8----6--6----6--6--8--8-----| E MajorE|-----4--4----6--6------------3--3--x--3------|----/4--4----6--6----4--4----4--4--6--6-----| Bar 4 Riff 2 G#G# A#A# G#G# e|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| BB|---------------------------------------------|--------------9-8---------------------------| G+G|---------------------------------------------|------------------10-8-10-8-----------------| D MajorD|------------6--6----8--8----6--6-------------|----------------------------10-8------------| A augmentedA|------------6--6----8--8----6--6-------------|--------------------------------------------| E MajorE|------------4--4----6--6----4--4-------------|--------------------------------------------| G#G# A#A# C minorCm G+G G MajorG It’s gonna be alright, if you’re the sinking ship G#G# A#A# G#G# G#G# A#A# California kids, will throw you a lifeline G#G# A#A# C minorCm G+G G MajorG And if you’re up all night, thinking ’bout something you did G#G# A#A# G#G# Riff 2 California kids, will show you the sunshine
[Verse 2] D#D# A#/D C minorCm A#A# G#G# A#A# D#D# Riff 3 e|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| BB|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| G+G|------8-----7-----------------------------8-----|---------3--3-/5--5----------------------| D MajorD|------8-----8-----10----8-----6-----8-----8-----|---------------------5--5-\3--3----------| A augmentedA|------6-----5-----10----8-----6-----8-----6-----|---------1--1-/3--3----------------------| E MajorE|------------------8-----6-----4-----6-----------|---------------------3--3-\1--1----------| D#D# A#/D C minorCm A#A# G#G# A#A# D#D# Riff 3 In your bare feet, in mid-January, swimming in the mystery, whoa-oh-oh oh-oh-oh D#D# D#D# G#G# A#A# e|-------------8------------------------8----------------4---4-------4-3h4p3-----6---6------| BB|-----11---11-------8h9p8------11---11-------8h9p8--------------6----------4------------6--| G+G|---8----8------8-8-------8--8----8------8-8-------8--5---5---5---5-----------7---7---7----| D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D#D# D#D# G#G# A#A# Second guessing, almost everything, don’t you worry, don’t you worry [Chorus 2] Bars 1 and 3 Bar 2 G#G# A#A# C minorCm G+G G+G G#G# A#A# G#G# G#G# A#A# e|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| BB|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| G+G|---------------------5--5--------------------|--------------------------------------------| D MajorD|-----6--6----8--8----5--5----5--5--x--5------|----/6--6----8--8----6--6----6--6--8--8-----| A augmentedA|-----6--6----8--8----3--3----5--5--x--5------|----/6--6----8--8----6--6----6--6--8--8-----| E MajorE|-----4--4----6--6------------3--3--x--3------|----/4--4----6--6----4--4----4--4--6--6-----| Bar 4 Riff 4 G#G# A#A# G#G# e|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| BB|---------------------------------------------|--------------9-8---------------------------| G+G|---------------------------------------------|------------------10-8-10-8-----------------| D MajorD|------------6--6----8--8----6--6-------------|----------------------------10--------------| A augmentedA|------------6--6----8--8----6--6-------------|--------------------------------------------| E MajorE|------------4--4----6--6----4--4-------------|--------------------------------------------| G#G# A#A# C minorCm G+G G MajorG It’s gonna be alright, if you’re the sinking ship G#G# A#A# G#G# G#G# A#A# California kids, will throw you a lifeline G#G# A#A# C minorCm G+G G MajorG And if you’re up all night, thinking ’bout something you did G#G# A#A# G#G# Riff 4 California kids, will show you the skyline [Solo] e|--------------------------------------/11-11-10-8----8---------/11-11-10-8----8-----------| BB|--------------------8------8-11---8-11------------11---8-11--11------------11---9-8-------| G+G|--8---7-8-10---8-10-----10----------------------------------------------------------10-8--| D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| [Verse 3] D#D# A#/D C minorCm A#A# G#G# A#A# D#D# e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| BB|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G+G|------8-----7-----------------------------8-----------------------------------------------| D MajorD|------8-----8-----10----8-----6-----8-----8-----------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|------6-----5-----10----8-----6-----8-----6-----------------------------------------------| E MajorE|------------------8-----6-----4-----6-----------------------------------------------------| D#D# A#/D C minorCm A#A# G#G# A#A# D#D# All your old friends, chilling back in Boston, you never forgot them, whoa-oh-oh oh-oh-oh [Chorus 3] Bars 1 and 3 Bar 2 G#G# A#A# C minorCm G+G G+G G#G# A#A# G#G# G#G# A#A# e|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| BB|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| G+G|---------------------5--5--------------------|--------------------------------------------| D MajorD|-----6--6----8--8----5--5----5--5--x--5------|----/6--6----8--8----6--6----6--6--8--8-----| A augmentedA|-----6--6----8--8----3--3----5--5--x--5------|----/6--6----8--8----6--6----6--6--8--8-----| E MajorE|-----4--4----6--6------------3--3--x--3------|----/4--4----6--6----4--4----4--4--6--6-----| Bar 4 Bar 5 G#G# A#A# G#G# G#G# A#A# G#G# G#G# A#A# e|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| BB|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| G+G|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| D MajorD|-----------/6--6----8--8----6--6-------------|----/6--6----8--8----6--6----6--6--8--8-----| A augmentedA|-----------/6--6----8--8----6--6-------------|----/6--6----8--8----6--6----6--6--8--8-----| E MajorE|-----------/4--4----6--6----4--4-------------|----/4--4----6--6----4--4----4--4--6--6-----| G#G# A#A# C minorCm G+G G MajorG It’s gonna be alright, if you’re the sinking ship G#G# A#A# G#G# G#G# A#A# California kids, will throw you a lifeline G#G# A#A# C minorCm G+G G MajorG And if you’re up all night, thinking ’bout something you did G#G# A#A# G#G# California kids, will show you the sunshine G#G# A#A# G#G# G#G# A#A# California kids, will show you the skyline
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