...CALIFORNIA SOUL... by Marlena Shaw
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*CAPO 4th FRET*
(Original Key: C#)
Intro:
A Bm7 C D, A (n.C)
Verse 1:
A
Like a sound you hear,
Bm7
That lingers in your ear,
C
But you can't forget,
D A Bm7 C D
From sundown to sun-set, now.
A
It's all in the air,
Bm7
You hear it everywhere,
C
No matter what you do,
D A Bm7 C
It's gonna grab a hold on you.
D Am F
Cali-fornia soul,
E7
California soul.
Bridge 1:
B7
They say the sun comes up,
D
Every morning now,
B7
And if you listen,
D
Oh so careful-ly.
A Amaj7
The winds that ride,
D
On the high time,
B7 C#7
Whistle in melo-dy.
Chorus 1:
(C#7)
And so the people,
A Amaj7
Started to sing,
F#m7
And that's how the surf,
B7
Gave birth un-told,
Am F
To California soul,
A Bm7 C D
California soul.
Verse 2:
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/marlena_shaw/california_soul_crd.html ]
A
When you hear the beat,
Bm7
You wanna pat your feet,
C
And you've got to move,
D
'Cos it's really,
A Bm7 C D
Such a groove.
A
Puts a brand new kind,
Bm7
Of thinkin' in your mind,
C
And you can't go wrong,
D
Cause you're groovin',
A Bm7 C
All day long.
D Am F
California soul,
E7
California soul.
Bridge 2:
B7
They had the melody,
D
And the beat,
B7
But it still didn't,
D
Seem com-plete.
A
Until they saw two,
Amaj7 D
Lovers kissin',
B7
They knew just,
C#7
What was missin'.
Chorus 1:
(C#7)
So happy they were,
A Amaj7
Rockin' and reelin',
F#m7
Because they'd added,
B7
That lovin' feeling.
Am F
To California soul,
A Bm7 C D
California soul.
Coda:
A
Like a sound you hear,
Bm7 C D
That lingers in your ear.
Outro:
A Bm7 C D
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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A Bm7 C D F
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x02220 x24232 x32010 xx0232 133211
E7 B7 Amaj7 C#7 F#m7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
020100 021202 x02120 x46464 242222
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)
