Beach Boys — California Girls Tab
"California Girls" (Brian Wilson / Mike Love) Intro: Electric 12—string [measures 1—4]: [B] v v v v v —————————————————————— —————9———7———————————— —————9———8———9—8—————— —9———9——99——9————9—11— —————————————————————— —————————————————————— Bass [enters on measure 2]: v v v v v —————1———————————————— —————————4———2—1—————— —2——————2———2————2—4—— —————————————————————— Electric 12—string [measure 5]: [A] v v v v v —————————————————————— —————7———5———————————— —————7———6———7—6———6—— —7———7——77——7————7———— —————————————————————— —————————————————————— Bass [measure 5]: v v v v v —————————————————————— —————4———2———0———————— —0——————0———0——4—0—4—— —————————————————————— 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 —7———————7——————7|—9———————9———9———— ————79——7———79———|————79——7——79————— —————————————————|—————————————————— —————————————————|—————————————————— —————————————————|—————————————————— —————————————————|—————————————————— bass: v v v v v v v v —————————————————|————6————————————— —————————————————|————————86——42———— —————————————————|————————————————4— —————————————————|—————————————————— 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 ====