California Man Chords by The Move

Tempo:
82.95 bpm
Chords used:

F#

B

C#

G#

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Move - California Man chords
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[C] Where I am?
[F] I'm in the lingerette.
Where have you been?
[C] Olivia Newton-John from 1977, what were you doing?
Now, five years before [G] that, The Move, [F] featuring of course, Rockin' Roy.
This [G#] is one of those [F#] songs we'd all forgotten about.
It's California Man.
[B]
[C#] I'm a sweet-ass girl, [D#m] [C#] [F#] [B]
bitch, [G#] [C#m] and it must suck.
[G#]
[B] [F#] [B] You got me with your sour voice [E] shakin'.
I [F#] [B] dance right on till the bars are breakin'.
[E] I'm a California [F#] Man.
[C#] Well, the crowd's a-mobbin' on the saute.
[G#] I'm a California Man.
[C#] Well, I don't care if the legs start achin'.
[G#] I'm a [F#] California Man.
[D#] [F#] Well, the legs start shivvin' when I hear you [B] call my name.
[C#] Well, my knees keep a-knockin' and my pain's a-tire.
[F#] But me, man, I'm a dreamful man and my dreams come way [B] down low.
[C#] When I'm back on my heels, bitch, it makes me feel like King of [E] Rockin' [F#] Roy.
[B]
You got me with your sour voice [E] shakin'.
I'm a California [F#] Man.
[B]
Dance right on till the bars are [E] breakin'.
I'm a California [F#] [C#] Man.
Well, the crowd's a-mobbin' on the saute.
[G#] I'm a California Man.
[C#]
Well, I don't care if the legs start [G#] achin'.
I'm [C#] a California [F#] Man.
[A] I'm [B] a California [F#] Man.
[C#] Take it easy.
[F#] [C#]
[C#m] [F#] [D#] [F#]
Goin' to a party makes me [B] own out the school.
Woo!
You [C#] gotta go to a place where the guys [F#] treat you.
[D#m] And the fans start playin' this jukebox in the [B] hall.
With [C#] the blues on and the folks all gone.
Pretty sure get the guys [B] to [F#] fall.
[B] Get that real guitar voice [C#m] shakin'.
I'm a [F#] California Man.
[B] Dance right on till the bars [E] are breakin'.
I'm a California [F#] Man.
[C#] Well, the crowd's a-mobbin' on the saute.
[G#] I'm a California Man.
[C#] So I don't care if the legs start [G#] achin'.
I'm [F#] a California Man.
[A] I'm [B] a California [F#] Man.
I'm a California Man.
So I [C#m] don't care if the [D] legs [C#] [F#] [C#m] start [C#] achin'.
[F#m] [B]
[D#m] [C#]
[B] [F#m] I'm [F#]
a California Man.
So I don't care if the legs start achin'.
Key:  
F#
134211112
B
12341112
C#
12341114
G#
134211114
E
2311
F#
134211112
B
12341112
C#
12341114
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Let's start jamming The Move - California Man chords, practice the chord sequence E, F#, B, C#, F#, C#, G#, C#, G# and F#. A strategic approach would be to train at 41 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 83. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: C Minor.

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[C] Where I am?
[F] I'm in the lingerette.
Where have you been?
[C] Olivia Newton-John from 1977, what were you doing?
Now, five years before [G] that, The Move, [F] featuring of course, Rockin' Roy.
This [G#] is one of those [F#] songs we'd all forgotten about.
It's California Man.
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ I'm a sweet-ass girl, [D#m] _ _ [C#] _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ bitch, [G#] _ [C#m] and it must suck.
[G#] _
_ [B] _ [F#] _ _ [B] You got me with your sour voice [E] shakin'.
I _ [F#] _ [B] dance right on till the bars are breakin'.
[E] I'm a California [F#] Man.
[C#] Well, the crowd's a-mobbin' on the saute.
[G#] _ I'm a California Man.
[C#] Well, I don't care if the legs start achin'.
[G#] I'm a [F#] California Man. _ _ _ _
[D#] _ [F#] _ _ _ Well, the legs start shivvin' when I hear you [B] call my name.
_ [C#] Well, my knees keep a-knockin' and my pain's a-tire.
[F#] But me, man, _ I'm a dreamful man and my dreams come way [B] down low.
_ _ [C#] When I'm back on my heels, bitch, it makes me feel like King of [E] Rockin' [F#] Roy.
_ _ [B]
You got me with your sour voice [E] shakin'.
I'm a California [F#] Man.
[B]
Dance right on till the bars are [E] breakin'.
I'm a California [F#] [C#] Man.
Well, the crowd's a-mobbin' on the saute.
[G#] I'm a California Man.
_ [C#]
Well, I don't care if the legs start [G#] achin'.
I'm [C#] a California [F#] Man.
[A] I'm [B] a California [F#] Man.
[C#] Take it easy. _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
[C#m] _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [D#] _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Goin' to a party makes me [B] own out the school.
Woo!
You [C#] gotta go to a place where the guys [F#] treat you.
[D#m] _ And the fans start playin' this jukebox in the [B] hall.
With [C#] the blues on and the folks all gone.
Pretty sure get the guys [B] to [F#] fall. _
[B] Get that real guitar voice [C#m] shakin'.
I'm a [F#] California Man.
[B] Dance right on till the bars [E] are breakin'.
I'm a California [F#] Man.
[C#] Well, the crowd's a-mobbin' on the saute.
[G#] I'm a California Man. _ _
[C#] So I don't care if the legs start [G#] achin'.
I'm [F#] a California Man.
[A] I'm [B] a California [F#] Man.
I'm a California Man.
So I [C#m] don't care if the [D] legs [C#] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [C#m] start [C#] _ achin'.
[F#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [D#m] _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ [B] _ _ [F#m] I'm _ _ [F#]
a California Man.
So I don't care if the legs start achin'. _ _ _

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Among the compositions on the album Original Hits - Seventies, written by Roy Wood, this one shines.

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