California Girls Uke tab by The Beach Boys

8 Chords used in the song: B, A, E, F#, C#m7, Bm7, G, Am7

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Artist: 
Year:  1965
Difficulty: 
4.5
(Intermediate)
Key: unknownChords and Tablature
Intro
A|-----11-----9--------------------|
E|-----12-----11-----12-11---------|
C|-11------11-----11-------11-13---|4x
G|---------------------------------|

A|----9-----7---------------|
E|----10----9----10-9---9---|
C|-9------9----9------9-----|
G|--------------------------|

Verse 1
B B A A
Well, East Coast girls are hip, I really dig those styles they wear
E E
And the Southern girls with the way they talk
F# F#
They knock me out when I'm down there
B B A A
The midwest farmers' daughters really make you feel alright
E E
And the Northern girls with the way they kiss
F# F#
They keep their boyfriends warm at night


Chorus
B B C#m7 C#m7
I wish they all could be California,
A A Bm7 Bm7
I wish they all could be California,
G G Am7 Am7 B B
I wish they all could be California Girls


Verse 2
B B A A
The West coast has the sunshine, and the girls all get so tanned
E E
I dig a French bikini on Hawaiian Island dolls
F# F#
By a palm tree in the sand
B B A A
I been all around this great big world and I've seen all kinds of girls
E E
Yeah but I couldn't wait to get back in the states,
F# F#
Back to the cutest girls in the world

Chorus

Organ solo
A|-2---------2---------4---------4------4---|
E|----2-4-2-----2-4-2-----2-4-2-----2-4-----|
C|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|

Chorus 2x

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About this song: California Girls

"California Girls" is a song written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love and recorded by The Beach Boys in 1965. It features contrasting verse-chorus form. The song was released as a single, reaching #3 on the Billboard Hot 100. It also appeared on the album Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!). It is one of The Beach Boys' most famous songs and has been included on countless greatest hits compilations.The song "California Girls" is part of the The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll list. Read more on Last.fm.

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