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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Electric 12-string [measure 5]:
[A]
V v v v v
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Bass [measure 5]:
V v v v v
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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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—-79—7—79—|—-79—7—79——
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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
