Beach Boys — California Girls Chords
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"California Girls"
(Brian Wilson / Mike Love)
Intro:
Electric 12—string [measures 1—4]:
[B]
v v v v v
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—9———9——99——9————9—11—
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Bass [enters on measure 2]:
v v v v v
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—2——————2———2————2—4——
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Electric 12—string [measure 5]:
[A]
v v v v v
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—7———7——77——7————7————
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Bass [measure 5]:
v v v v v
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—0——————0———0——4—0—4——
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Horns [arr. for guitar]:
measures 1,2: tacit
measure 3: B (octaves) x2x4xx
measure 4: E/B x2210x
measure 5: Em/A x0200x
Verse 1:
B B9
Well, East Coast girls are hip, I really dig those styles they wear
E
And the Southern girls with the way they talk
F#
They knock me out when I'm down there
B B9
The midwest farmers' daughters really make you feel alright
E
And the Northern girls with the way they kiss
F#
They keep their boyfriends warm at night
Chorus:
B C#m7
I wish they all could be California,
A Bm7
I wish they all could be California,
G Am7 B
I wish they all could be California Girls
Verse 2:
The West coast has the sunshine, and the girls all get so tanned
I dig a French bikini on Hawaiian Island dolls
By a palm tree in the sand
I been all around this great big world and I've seen
all kinds of girls
But I couldn't wait to get back in the states,
Back to the cutest girls in the world
[repeat chorus]
Organ break [arr. for guitar]
v v v v v v v v
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bass:
v v v v v v v v
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Coda [repeat to fade]:
B C#m7
I wish they all could be California girls
(wish they all could be California)
—— another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers