California Kids Intro by Weezer

California Kids tab by Weezer

Intro

Standard tuning
No capo

[Intro]
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------3--4-----------------3--4-----------------3--4-----------------3--4--------|
G|-------------3--------------------3--------------------3--------------------3-------------|
D|----1--3-/5---------5--3-1--3-/5---------5----1--3-/5---------5--3-1--3-/5---------5------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


[Verse 1]

    D#  A#/D  Cm  A#  G#  A#  D#           Riff 1
e|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
G|------8-----7-----------------------------8-----|--------7--7-/8--8-----------------------|
D|------8-----8-----10----8-----6-----8-----8-----|--------------------10-10-\8--8----------|
A|------6-----5-----10----8-----6-----8-----6-----|--------5--5-/6--6-----------------------|
E|------------------8-----6-----4-----6-----------|--------------------8--8--\6--6----------|

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     D#    A#/D      Cm    A#       G#  A#      D#    Riff 1
When you wake up, cobwebs on your eyelids, stuck in rigor mortis, whoa-oh-oh oh-oh-oh

     D#   A#/D       Cm     A#      G#   A#      D#    Riff 1
Just keep going, till you hit the ocean, and you turn Californian, whoa-oh-oh oh-oh-oh


   D#            D#            G#           A#
e|-------------8------------------------8----------------4---4-------4-3h4p3-----6---6------|
B|-----11---11-------8h9p8------11---11-------8h9p8--------------6----------4------------6--|
G|---8----8------8-8-------8--8----8------8-8-------8--5---5---5---5-----------7---7---7----|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

     D#        D#         G#        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#   A#   Cm   G    G      G#   A#   G#   G#  A#
e|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------5--5--------------------|--------------------------------------------|
D|-----6--6----8--8----5--5----5--5--x--5------|----/6--6----8--8----6--6----6--6--8--8-----|
A|-----6--6----8--8----3--3----5--5--x--5------|----/6--6----8--8----6--6----6--6--8--8-----|
E|-----4--4----6--6------------3--3--x--3------|----/4--4----6--6----4--4----4--4--6--6-----|

           Bar 4                     Riff 2
       G#   A#   G#
e|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|--------------9-8---------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|------------------10-8-10-8-----------------|
D|------------6--6----8--8----6--6-------------|----------------------------10-8------------|
A|------------6--6----8--8----6--6-------------|--------------------------------------------|
E|------------4--4----6--6----4--4-------------|--------------------------------------------|

       G#   A#       Cm      G G
It’s gonna be alright, if you’re the sinking ship

  G#      A#        G#    G# A#
California kids, will throw you a lifeline

         G#     A#         Cm      G G
And if you’re up all night, thinking ’bout something you did

  G#     A#         G#    Riff 2
California kids, will show you the sunshine


[Verse 2]

    D#  A#/D  Cm  A#  G#  A#  D#           Riff 3
e|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
G|------8-----7-----------------------------8-----|---------3--3-/5--5----------------------|
D|------8-----8-----10----8-----6-----8-----8-----|---------------------5--5-\3--3----------|
A|------6-----5-----10----8-----6-----8-----6-----|---------1--1-/3--3----------------------|
E|------------------8-----6-----4-----6-----------|---------------------3--3-\1--1----------|

    D#     A#/D    Cm  A#       G#   A#      D#    Riff 3
In your bare feet, in mid-January, swimming in the mystery, whoa-oh-oh oh-oh-oh


   D#            D#            G#           A#
e|-------------8------------------------8----------------4---4-------4-3h4p3-----6---6------|
B|-----11---11-------8h9p8------11---11-------8h9p8--------------6----------4------------6--|
G|---8----8------8-8-------8--8----8------8-8-------8--5---5---5---5-----------7---7---7----|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    D#        D#          G#        A#
Second guessing, almost everything, don’t you worry, don’t you worry


[Chorus 2]
          Bars 1 and 3                  Bar 2
    G#   A#   Cm   G    G      G#   A#   G#   G#  A#
e|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------5--5--------------------|--------------------------------------------|
D|-----6--6----8--8----5--5----5--5--x--5------|----/6--6----8--8----6--6----6--6--8--8-----|
A|-----6--6----8--8----3--3----5--5--x--5------|----/6--6----8--8----6--6----6--6--8--8-----|
E|-----4--4----6--6------------3--3--x--3------|----/4--4----6--6----4--4----4--4--6--6-----|

           Bar 4                     Riff 4
       G#   A#   G#
e|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|--------------9-8---------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|------------------10-8-10-8-----------------|
D|------------6--6----8--8----6--6-------------|----------------------------10--------------|
A|------------6--6----8--8----6--6-------------|--------------------------------------------|
E|------------4--4----6--6----4--4-------------|--------------------------------------------|

       G#   A#       Cm      G G
It’s gonna be alright, if you’re the sinking ship
  G#      A#        G#    G# A#
California kids, will throw you a lifeline
         G#     A#         Cm      G G
And if you’re up all night, thinking ’bout something you did
  G#     A#         G#   Riff 4
California kids, will show you the skyline


[Solo]

e|--------------------------------------/11-11-10-8----8---------/11-11-10-8----8-----------|
B|--------------------8------8-11---8-11------------11---8-11--11------------11---9-8-------|
G|--8---7-8-10---8-10-----10----------------------------------------------------------10-8--|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


[Verse 3]

    D#  A#/D  Cm  A#  G#  A#  D#
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------8-----7-----------------------------8-----------------------------------------------|
D|------8-----8-----10----8-----6-----8-----8-----------------------------------------------|
A|------6-----5-----10----8-----6-----8-----6-----------------------------------------------|
E|------------------8-----6-----4-----6-----------------------------------------------------|

     D#      A#/D       Cm   A#      G#   A#      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#   A#   Cm   G    G      G#   A#   G#   G#  A#
e|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------5--5--------------------|--------------------------------------------|
D|-----6--6----8--8----5--5----5--5--x--5------|----/6--6----8--8----6--6----6--6--8--8-----|
A|-----6--6----8--8----3--3----5--5--x--5------|----/6--6----8--8----6--6----6--6--8--8-----|
E|-----4--4----6--6------------3--3--x--3------|----/4--4----6--6----4--4----4--4--6--6-----|

           Bar 4                     Bar 5
       G#   A#   G#           G#   A#   G#   G#  A#
e|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
D|-----------/6--6----8--8----6--6-------------|----/6--6----8--8----6--6----6--6--8--8-----|
A|-----------/6--6----8--8----6--6-------------|----/6--6----8--8----6--6----6--6--8--8-----|
E|-----------/4--4----6--6----4--4-------------|----/4--4----6--6----4--4----4--4--6--6-----|

       G#   A#       Cm      G G
It’s gonna be alright, if you’re the sinking ship
  G#      A#        G#    G# A#
California kids, will throw you a lifeline
         G#     A#         Cm      G G
And if you’re up all night, thinking ’bout something you did
  G#     A#         G#
California kids, will show you the sunshine
  G#     A#         G#   G# A#
California kids, will show you the skyline

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