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[Intro]

N.C.
(my country 'tis of thee
sweet land of liberty
of thee i sing)

D


[Verse]

 D          Dmaj7
california rhythm
   D6                    Am/D  D
i haven't been there for years
          G                 A#
it takes american man too long
    C                 D
to get there from here

           D         Dmaj7
i dig a california season
    D6               Am/D  D
and you can be by my side
            G
we start a beautiful car
     A#         C         D
and go for a beautiful ride


[Chorus]

            G                  D
and if you feel all right with me
              E                   F#m
we'll have a real good night for free
F#     G             C                F
automobile invited, she'll excite us three
                    Em  A      D
oh if only we could be    in california


[Verse]

          D          Dmaj7
i dig a california rhythm
     D6                Am/D  D
and dancing around undressed
        G                A#
but unfortunately young man
         C      D
i can't go out west


[Bridge]

Em               Cmaj7
baby don't cry tonight
        Em        A
you'll burn your eyes
Em                    Bm
baby don't cry in the night
E        A A/B A/C A/C# A7
there's others of lovers
   D
in california rhythm

D Dmaj7 D6 Am/D D G A# C D


[Chorus]

            G                  D
and if you feel all right with me
              E                   F#m
we'll have a real good night for free
F#     G             C                F
automobile invited, she'll excite us three
                    Em  A      
oh if only we could be    in  


[Verse]

D          Dmaj7
california rhythm
      D6                 Am/D D  
we probably won't go for years
            G         
it takes a lonely ol' man
      A#          C           D
of wealth to get there from here


[Bridge]

Em               Cmaj7
baby don't cry tonight
     Em        A
it's not your size
Em                    Bm
baby don't cry in the night
E       A  A/B  A/C  A/C# A7
there's not one last lover
   D            Dmaj7 D6 Am D G A# C D
in california rhythm

 G D E F#m F# G C F Em A A# Am A#6 D