California Man Chords by Cheap Trick
Tempo:
78.725 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
B
D
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] Goin' to a party, maybe on after school.
Well, [B] goin' to a place where the guy [E] that's really cool.
And if the band stops playin'
in the jukebox down [A] the hall.
And [B] with your bluegrass on,
and your folks up all dawn.
Sure to give the [D] guys a [E] five.
[A] Cat's ass, real good top-law chicken.
[D] I'm a [E] California lady.
[A] You stay inside until the floors are [D] breakin'.
I'm a [E] California man.
[B] Well, I rock my mama's school bag.
[F#] Some boring sheets are makin' me mad.
[B] I don't care if my legs are [F#] achin'.
I'm a [E] California man.
[Bm] [E] When my legs start to shiver,
when I hear you [A] call my name.
Well, my [B] knees keep a-knockin'
and my toes [E] start a-thuddin' out.
When my feet start to fly
and my feet start to wiggle.
[A] You [B] know I'm back on my heels
and it's makin' me feel like a genie.
I [D] can [E] fly.
[A] Cat's ass, real good top-law chicken.
[D] I'm a [E] California lady.
[A] You stay inside until the floors are [D] breakin'.
I'm a [E] California man.
[B] Well, I rock my mama's school bag.
[F#] Some boring sheets are makin' me mad.
I [B] don't care if your legs start [F#] achin'.
[B] I'm a [E] California man.
[G] [A] I'm a [E] California man.
[A]
[E] [A]
[B] [Bm] [B] [G] [A]
[E] [A] [Am]
[F#] [B] [D]
[E] [G] [E] [G#m] [D] [C#]
[E] [B] [D] [C#] [E] [G#] [G]
[E] Goin' to a party, need me on [A] after school.
Well, [B] I'm goin' to a place where the [E] job is really easy.
And if the bass stops playin',
there's a jukebox [A] down the hall.
[B] And when the music ends on,
the folks are all gone.
To the kilt and [D] guide the [E] ball.
[A] Cat's ass, real good top-law chicken.
[D] I'm a [E] California [A] man.
You stay inside until the floors are [D] breakin'.
I'm a [E] California man.
[B] I really rock my mama's school bag.
[F#] Some boring sheets are makin' me mad.
[B] I don't care if my legs start [F#] achin'.
[E] I'm a [Em] California man.
[D] I'm [A] a [E] California man.
[G] [A] I'm a [Em] California man.
[G] [E] [C#] [G] [A] [E]
Well, [B] goin' to a place where the guy [E] that's really cool.
And if the band stops playin'
in the jukebox down [A] the hall.
And [B] with your bluegrass on,
and your folks up all dawn.
Sure to give the [D] guys a [E] five.
[A] Cat's ass, real good top-law chicken.
[D] I'm a [E] California lady.
[A] You stay inside until the floors are [D] breakin'.
I'm a [E] California man.
[B] Well, I rock my mama's school bag.
[F#] Some boring sheets are makin' me mad.
[B] I don't care if my legs are [F#] achin'.
I'm a [E] California man.
[Bm] [E] When my legs start to shiver,
when I hear you [A] call my name.
Well, my [B] knees keep a-knockin'
and my toes [E] start a-thuddin' out.
When my feet start to fly
and my feet start to wiggle.
[A] You [B] know I'm back on my heels
and it's makin' me feel like a genie.
I [D] can [E] fly.
[A] Cat's ass, real good top-law chicken.
[D] I'm a [E] California lady.
[A] You stay inside until the floors are [D] breakin'.
I'm a [E] California man.
[B] Well, I rock my mama's school bag.
[F#] Some boring sheets are makin' me mad.
I [B] don't care if your legs start [F#] achin'.
[B] I'm a [E] California man.
[G] [A] I'm a [E] California man.
[A]
[E] [A]
[B] [Bm] [B] [G] [A]
[E] [A] [Am]
[F#] [B] [D]
[E] [G] [E] [G#m] [D] [C#]
[E] [B] [D] [C#] [E] [G#] [G]
[E] Goin' to a party, need me on [A] after school.
Well, [B] I'm goin' to a place where the [E] job is really easy.
And if the bass stops playin',
there's a jukebox [A] down the hall.
[B] And when the music ends on,
the folks are all gone.
To the kilt and [D] guide the [E] ball.
[A] Cat's ass, real good top-law chicken.
[D] I'm a [E] California [A] man.
You stay inside until the floors are [D] breakin'.
I'm a [E] California man.
[B] I really rock my mama's school bag.
[F#] Some boring sheets are makin' me mad.
[B] I don't care if my legs start [F#] achin'.
[E] I'm a [Em] California man.
[D] I'm [A] a [E] California man.
[G] [A] I'm a [Em] California man.
[G] [E] [C#] [G] [A] [E]
Key:
E
A
B
D
F#
E
A
B
[A] _ _ _ _ Goin' to a party, _ _ maybe on after school.
Well, [B] goin' to a place where the guy [E] that's really cool.
_ And if the band stops playin'
in the jukebox down [A] the hall.
_ And [B] with your bluegrass on,
and your folks up all dawn.
Sure to give the [D] guys a [E] five.
_ _ [A] Cat's ass, real good top-law chicken.
[D] I'm a [E] California lady.
[A] You stay inside until the floors are [D] breakin'.
I'm a [E] California man.
[B] Well, I rock my mama's school bag.
[F#] Some boring sheets are makin' me mad.
[B] I don't care if my legs are [F#] achin'.
I'm a [E] California man.
[Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ When my legs start to shiver,
when I hear you [A] call my name.
_ Well, my [B] knees keep a-knockin'
and my toes [E] start a-thuddin' out.
_ When my feet start to fly
and my feet start to wiggle.
[A] _ _ You [B] know I'm back on my heels
and it's makin' me feel like a genie.
I [D] can [E] fly.
_ [A] Cat's ass, real good top-law chicken.
[D] I'm a [E] California lady.
[A] You stay inside until the floors are [D] breakin'.
I'm a [E] California man.
[B] Well, I rock my mama's school bag.
[F#] Some boring sheets are makin' me mad.
I [B] don't care if your legs start [F#] achin'.
[B] I'm a [E] California man.
[G] [A] I'm a [E] California man.
_ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [B] _ [Bm] _ [B] _ [G] _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [Am] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _ [D] _ _
[E] _ _ [G] _ [E] _ _ [G#m] _ [D] _ [C#] _
[E] _ [B] _ [D] _ [C#] _ [E] _ [G#] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [E] _ Goin' to a party, need me on [A] after school.
_ Well, [B] I'm goin' to a place where the [E] job is really easy.
_ _ And if the bass stops playin',
there's a jukebox [A] down the hall.
_ [B] And when the music ends on,
the folks are all gone.
To the kilt and [D] guide the [E] ball. _ _
[A] Cat's ass, real good top-law chicken.
[D] I'm a [E] California [A] man.
You stay inside until the floors are [D] breakin'.
I'm a [E] California man.
[B] I really rock my mama's school bag.
[F#] Some boring sheets are makin' me mad.
[B] I don't care if my legs start [F#] achin'.
[E] I'm a [Em] California man.
[D] I'm [A] a [E] California man.
[G] [A] I'm a [Em] California man.
[G] _ _ [E] _ [C#] _ [G] _ [A] _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Well, [B] goin' to a place where the guy [E] that's really cool.
_ And if the band stops playin'
in the jukebox down [A] the hall.
_ And [B] with your bluegrass on,
and your folks up all dawn.
Sure to give the [D] guys a [E] five.
_ _ [A] Cat's ass, real good top-law chicken.
[D] I'm a [E] California lady.
[A] You stay inside until the floors are [D] breakin'.
I'm a [E] California man.
[B] Well, I rock my mama's school bag.
[F#] Some boring sheets are makin' me mad.
[B] I don't care if my legs are [F#] achin'.
I'm a [E] California man.
[Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ When my legs start to shiver,
when I hear you [A] call my name.
_ Well, my [B] knees keep a-knockin'
and my toes [E] start a-thuddin' out.
_ When my feet start to fly
and my feet start to wiggle.
[A] _ _ You [B] know I'm back on my heels
and it's makin' me feel like a genie.
I [D] can [E] fly.
_ [A] Cat's ass, real good top-law chicken.
[D] I'm a [E] California lady.
[A] You stay inside until the floors are [D] breakin'.
I'm a [E] California man.
[B] Well, I rock my mama's school bag.
[F#] Some boring sheets are makin' me mad.
I [B] don't care if your legs start [F#] achin'.
[B] I'm a [E] California man.
[G] [A] I'm a [E] California man.
_ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [B] _ [Bm] _ [B] _ [G] _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [Am] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _ [D] _ _
[E] _ _ [G] _ [E] _ _ [G#m] _ [D] _ [C#] _
[E] _ [B] _ [D] _ [C#] _ [E] _ [G#] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [E] _ Goin' to a party, need me on [A] after school.
_ Well, [B] I'm goin' to a place where the [E] job is really easy.
_ _ And if the bass stops playin',
there's a jukebox [A] down the hall.
_ [B] And when the music ends on,
the folks are all gone.
To the kilt and [D] guide the [E] ball. _ _
[A] Cat's ass, real good top-law chicken.
[D] I'm a [E] California [A] man.
You stay inside until the floors are [D] breakin'.
I'm a [E] California man.
[B] I really rock my mama's school bag.
[F#] Some boring sheets are makin' me mad.
[B] I don't care if my legs start [F#] achin'.
[E] I'm a [Em] California man.
[D] I'm [A] a [E] California man.
[G] [A] I'm a [Em] California man.
[G] _ _ [E] _ [C#] _ [G] _ [A] _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _