California girl Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[C][F][C]
As I stand here [Am]these evening

[Verse 1]
[C]
Looking out over the metropolis [F]of Los Angeles,
California
I can't help but think about
[Dm]the young lady [C]that I met here
So I wrote a song tonight and I
[F]call it my California [G]girl

[Verse 2]
[C]California girl,
you're living in a [F]different [Dm]world[F][Dm]
Let the [C]sun shine in,
right [Am]here where my [F]love [Dm]begins[Am]
No, [C]I won't ever [F]hurt [Am]you, no,
I won't make you cry, [A]no
[D]California girl, I'm gon[G]na [Gsus4]love,
[F]lov[Dm]e you[G] till the day I die, yea[C]h
Everybody help me sing [F]this song one more time,
[Dm]yeah[F][G]

[Verse 3]
[C]California girl,
you're [Am]liv ing by [F]the sand a[Dm]nd s[F]ea
[Dm]And it m[C]eans every little thing now,
now [Am]that [F]you belong to [Dm]me[Am]
Oh, I'm [C]gonna [F]make you [Am]happy, oh,
I'm gonna see you smile, [A]yeah
[D]My California, California, California
[Gsus4]I'm gonna love you [G]baby,[Dm]
[G]till the day I d[C]ie, yeah
[Am][Ab]

[Verse 4]
[Db]California girl, oh,
you live [Gb]in a different world, yes you are
[Ebm]And it mea[Db]ns every little thing darling,
now that you are [Gb]my girl, ye[Ebm]ah[Gb][Ebm][Bbm]
[Db]No, I won't [Gb]never hurt y[Bbm]ou, baby,
I won't see [Bb]you cry, no
[Ebsus4]My California,[Eb] California,
[Absus4]California
I'm [Gb]gonna [Ab]love you baby,
till the day [Db]I die, yeah

[Verse 5]
Everybody [Gb]help me sing
[Ebm]these song [Gb]one more time
Cali[Db]fornia girl,
[Gb]California g[Ebm]irl[Gb][Ebm]
Oh, [Db]I'm gonna love you baby, yes I am
Till the [Gb]day, the day, the day,
the day I [Ebm]die, y[Gb]eah[Db]

[Verse 6]
You [Db]see I'm not ashamed tonight
[Gb]To say these words to the young lady
That I met at the metropolis of Los [Db]Angeles,
California, huh
And as I look out over
the sky [Gb]to night
Through the fog and through the smog
I can't help but think about [Db]that young girl,
oh, oh, [Gb]oh baby
Everybody, help me,
help me sing one more time, yeah