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{bass only - "G" 8th notes}        Californ.................ia   {guitar 
riff} 

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                                 Californ..............ia  {guitar riff} 

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                            Well, I  know you now, understand you now, & I 

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love you more each day               California girl     California girl 

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ur the best thing that I've seen in a while,  C G            C G        there 

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must be something magic in ur smile.              Now when  I came to this 

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Calif. town, I came here to make the big time, and I        tried so hard, 
but 

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got no reward and it seemed like I was wasting my time. I was kicking around 

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this lonesome town, tryx to pick myself up instead of gox down, but 
something 

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sure chged when I met u, Calif. now is lkg brite & blue     C G 

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CG         well, it seemed like I was wasting my time, but now I know u gl, 

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& I love u, girl, and it seems like California is all mine 

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{instrumental} 

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{}                                                           I've been 

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knocking on doors trying to sell my soul, I've been gettx refused everywhere 

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I've gone but somethx sure chged when I met u, Calif. now is lkg brite & 
blue 

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CG                 CG       well I don't know how to say what's in my mind 

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but now I know u girl & I love u girl & it feels like Calif. is all mine, 
well 

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it feels like        California, is all  CALIFORNIA  {riff} 

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                                     CALIFORNIA           {rave to end} 

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                                                          {end}