«California Nights»
(M. Hamlisch — H. Liebling)
Intro (chorus chord progression):
harpsichord:
Fm Gb
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
(bass enters)
E C [N.C.]
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Verse 1:
Dm7/C Cmaj7
Along the sand
Dm7/C Em Am
Let’s walk the shores together, now
Dm7/C Cmaj7
Yes, hand in hand
Dm7/C Em Am
It’s gonna be fair weather now
Em Am
When the stars come out
Dm7 [N.C.] G [bass] C
Stop (stop!) to count them in the sky
Chorus 1:
Fm Gb
Long California nights
E
When I’m walkin’ with you
C
Hand in hand by the shore
Fm Gb
Yes, I love California nights
E
At the beach where we’d swim
C
With the tide rollin’ in
Verse 2:
And there we’ll be
Beneath the midnight sky above
Just you and me
And we will whisper words of love
While the firelight
Soft (soft)-ly flickers in the sand
Chorus 2:
Warm California nights
With the breeze blowin’ in
The time for love to begin
I would miss California nights
If I went on my way
Thinkin’ now that I’ll stay
Bridge:
Dm7/G Cmaj7/G
/ / / / / / / /
Dm7/G Cmaj7/G
Ooh, baby
Dm7/G Cmaj7/G
Love you, baby
Dm7/G
Mmm, baby
Chorus 3:
Long California nights
Always close as a kiss
Nothin’ sweeter than this
And we’ll spend California nights
Always close as a kiss [fade]
— another ace 60’s tab from Andrew Rogers
