A Song About California chords

A Song About California

• AM7

Artist : Hey Ocean!
Song   : "A Song About California"

Tuning : EADGBe (StAnDaRd)
Capo   : Nope

Tabbed By : Chester Abellera (^-^)




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|      Chords : (There's a lot of 'em yes, but YOU CAN DO IT!) =)    |
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|         AM7    E9   Eb9    D9   F#9   Bm7   DM7  C#dim   B9        | 
|    e |---------------------------------------5---------------|     |    
|    B |---5-----7-----6-----5-----9-----7-----7-----5-----2---|     |    
|    G |---6-----7-----6-----5-----9-----7-----6-----3-----2---|     |
|    D |---6-----6-----7-----4-----8-----7-----7-----5-----1---|     |
|    A |---x-----7-----6-----5-----9-----x-----5-----4-----2---|     |    
|    E |---5-----0-----------------------7---------------------|     |
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|          F7    E7   BbM7  Am7   FM7   CM7   Edim  Ab7    G7        |
|    e |---1-----0-----------------8-----------------4-----3---|     |
|    B |---1-----0-----6-----5-----10----8-----8-----4-----3---|     |
|    G |---2-----1-----7-----5-----9-----9-----6-----5-----4---|     |
|    D |---1-----0-----7-----5-----10----9-----8-----4-----3---|     |
|    A |---3-----2-----x-----x-----8-----x-----7-----6-----5---|     |
|    E |---1-----0-----6-----5-----------8-----------4-----3---|     |
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Lyrics w/ Chords :

(Intro w/ Bassline only) 

Write a song about California he said.

Write a song about California

he said to me before I left but I, 

think I'll write a song about him instead.




(Verse 1)

     AM7
Now, I'm sitting up on Hollywood Hill
                                      E9                              Eb9
Can't think of a single thing to sing about this place, maybe I never will
    D9                    AM7                             F#9
but I'm thinkin' bout you still.




AM7
Walking down Sunset Boulevard
                             E9                             Eb9
Never thought writing a song about some place could be this hard
D9                             AM7      F#9       Bm7       E9
With you I don't know where to start.




(Chorus)

       DM7
Here's to the boy
             AM7
who keeps me up all night,
          DM7
who sings exactly right,
                  AM7
and never lets me know.
       DM7
Here's to the boy,
                 C#dim
the one with the bright eyes,
             B9
who makes me realize,
        F7               E7
I got a long long way to go to California.




(Interlude)

e |---------------------------|
B |---------------------------|
G |---------------------------|     <----- ( Play 3 times )
D |------------/7-5-----------|
A |---3h5-------------7-------|
E |-------55------------------|


e |---------------------------|
B |---------------------------|
G |---------------------------|
D |---------------------------|     <------- ( Play once )
A |---3h5-------------5---3---|
E |-------55------------------|




(Verse 2)

AM7 
Now I am standing on this pier
                                  E9                         Eb9    D9
with all the sights and sounds of Santa Monica still ringing in my ears.
                     AM7
I'm wishing you were here.
AM7                              AM7   BbM7
Write a song about California he said.
AM7                            E9        E9     Eb9 
Think of something everybody's got to do before they're dead,
    D9                            AM7    F#9    Bm7    E9
but I wrote this song about you instead.




(Chorus)

       DM7
Here's to the boy
             AM7
who keeps me up all night,
          DM7
who sings exactly right,
                  AM7
and never lets me know.
       DM7
Here's to the boy,
                 C#dim
the one with the bright eyes,
             B9
who makes me realize,
        F7               E7
I got a long long way to go to California.




(Bridge)

Am7                                       F7   E7   (2x)




Am7                                       F7   E7
Sunsets a back down Venus Beach.
Am7                                       F7   E7
Famous names that wrap my feet.
Am7                                       
Downscale folks with upscale parties
Am7                                       F7   E7
Lets do lunch, lets do Palate's

e |-----------------------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------------------------|
G |-----------------------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------------------------|
A |-----------------------5-----7---------7p5-----|
E |-----5-----7-----8----------------8------------|
        Wasting     minds for   perfect   bodies




Am7                                       F7   E7   (4x)




(Final Chorus w/ Key Change)

       FM7
Here's to the boy
             CM7
Who keeps me up all night,
          FM7
Who sings exactly right,
                  CM7
and never lets me know
       FM7
Here's to the boy
                 Edim
the one with the bright eyes,
             D9
who makes me realize,
        Ab7               G7
I got a long long way to go to California.




(Outro)

e |-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
B |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G |----------------------4-5----------------------------------------|
D |---------7------------------5-4~---------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-----5-----------------------------------------------------------| 


e |-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
B |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G |----------------------4-5----------------------------------------|
D |---------7------------------5-4~---------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-----5-----------------------------------------------------------| 


e |-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
B |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G |----------------------4-5----------------------5-7---7p5---------|
D |---------7------------------5-4~---------5h7---------------7-----|
A |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-----5-----------------------------------------------------------| 


e |-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
B |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G |----------------------4-5----------------------5-7---7p5---------|
D |---------7------------------5-4~---------5h7---------------7-----|
A |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-----5-----------------------------------------------------------|


Or if you just want to finish the song with chords instead of the picking pattern thingy up there,
you can just play the :

Am7                                       F7   E7

Progression 4 times =D

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