California Sun chords

The Rivieras

Key: 

Simplify chords 

Capo: 1st fret

  			California Sun:The Rivieras. 
#5 in 1964. 
            (.) 
INTRO:    **(Acoustic guitar.)** 

Riff. 
Hold in D chord (x 2) (Hit the notes  
with pinky finger.) 
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--------------------------3----- 
----------2-2-2-2-2--4-4-----2-- 
-0-0-0-4------------------------ 
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2nd part of Riff. (x1) 
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-------3-2-0----------------- 
--------------2-0------------ 
-------------------4-2-0-----(Back into D ch.) 
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 D G (x4)  D B  G A D 

#1. 
D                                      (Riff.) 
Well, I'm goin' out west where I belong. 
D                                           (Riff.) 
Where the days are short and the nights are long. 
D                         G 
Where they walk, and I'll walk. 
     D              G 
They Twist and I'll Twist. 
     D               G 
They Shimmy and I'll Shimmy. 
     D            G 
They Fly and I'll Fly. 
              D                B 
Well, they're out there havin' fun, 
        G        A      D 
in that warm California sun. 

#2. 
D                                        (Riff.) 
Well, I'm goin' out west out on the coast. 
D                                             (Riff.) 
Where the California girls are really the most. 
D                        G 
Where they walk and I'll walk. 
     D              G 
They Twist and I'll Twist. 
     D               G 
They Shimmy and I'll Shimmy. 
     D            G 
They Fly and I'll Fly. 
              D                B 
Well, they're out there havin' fun, 
        G        A      D 
in that warm California sun. 

BREAK: 

Riff. 
Hold in D chord (x 2) (Hit the notes  
with pinky finger.) 
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------------------------3----- 
---------2-2-2-2-2--4-4----2-- 
-0-0-0-4---------------------- 
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 D G (x4)  D B G A D 

#3. 
D                                         (Riff.)                
Well, the girls are frisky in old ‘Frisco. 
D                                    (Riff.) 
A pretty little chick wherever you go. 
D                          G 
A.a.and they walk and I'll walk. 
     D              G 
They Twist and I'll Twist. 
     D               G 
They Shimmy and I'll Shimmy. 
     D            G 
They Fly and I'll Fly. 
              D                B 
Well, they're out there havin' fun, 
        G        A      D 
in that warm California sun. 

#3. 
D                          G 
A.a.and they walk and I'll walk. 
     D              G 
They Twist and I'll Twist. 
     D               G 
They Shimmy and I'll Shimmy. 
     D            G 
They Fly and I'll Fly. 
              D                B 
Well, they're out there havin' fun, 
        G        A      D 
in that warm California sun. 

OUTRO: 
D                              B 
Yeah, they're out there havin' fun, 
        G        A      D   
in that warm California sun. 


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