[B]
v v v v v
E|----------------------|
B|-----9---7------------|
G|-----9---8---9-8------|
D|-9---9--99--9----9-11-|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|
Bass [enters on measure 2]:
v v v v v
E|-----1----------------|
B|---------4---2-1------|
G|-2------2---2----2-4--|
D|----------------------|
Electric 12-string [measure 5]:
[A]
v v v v v
E|----------------------|
B|-----7---5------------|
G|-----7---6---7-6---6--|
D|-7---7--77--7----7----|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|
Bass [measure 5]:
v v v v v
E|----------------------|
B|-----4---2---0--------|
G|-0------0---0--4-0-4--|
D|----------------------|
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 A/B
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 A/B
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:]
B A/B
The West coast has the sunshine, and the girls all get so tanned
E
I dig a French bikini on Hawaiian Island dolls
F#
By a palm tree in the sand
B A/B
I been all around this great big world and I've seen
all kinds of girls
E
But I couldn't wait to get back in the states,
F#
Back to the cutest girls in the world
[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
Organ break [arr. for guitar]
v v v v v v v v
E|-7-------7------7|-9-------9---9----|
B|----79--7---79---|----79--7--79-----|
G|-----------------|------------------|
D|-----------------|------------------|
A|-----------------|------------------|
E|-----------------|------------------|
bass:
v v v v v v v v
E|-----------------|----6-------------|
B|-----------------|--------86--42----|
G|-----------------|----------------4-|
D|-----------------|------------------|
Coda [repeat to fade]:
B C#m7
I wish they all could be California girls
(wish they all could be California)