California Calling chords by The Beach Boys

SimplifiedC# · F# · Ab · B · Ebm …

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Verse 1
C# 
F# 
 (C sharp major) If every (F sharp major) body in the U.S.A
Ab 
Could come with us to  (A flat major) Californ- I- a
B 
We could take 'em  (B major) to
a place out west
C# 
F# 
Where the  (C sharp major) good sun shines everyday  (F sharp major) 

Verse 2
F# 
 (F sharp major) 
Now there's a touch o' Californ- I- a
Ab 
In everyone who's  (A flat major) ever been this way
B 
And when your telephone  (B major) begins to ring
C# 
And the  (C sharp major) operator comes on the line
F# 
 (F sharp major) 

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Verse 3

California callin'

I'll be there right away

There's some beautiful women

Gonna find me one

To show me how to ride

the ultimate wave

Verse 4
C# 
F# 
 (C sharp major) Now I've  (F sharp major) joined the
surfin' nation and so
Ab 
I'll take a perman (A flat major) ent vacation and go
B 
To the golden  (B major) shores of 'Frisco Bay
C# 
I'll ride 'em  (C sharp major) all the way to Malibu
F# 
 (F sharp major) 

Verse 5
And I'll take ya' boogie
boardin' with me
'Cause when we're surfin'
Ab 
 (A flat major) it's so great to be free
B 
And when you're on a  (B major) California beach
C# 
You might even  (C sharp major) find 'em
windsurfin' too
F# 
 (F sharp major) 

Verse 6
B 
California call (B major) in'
F# 
Ebm 
I'll be there right away  (F sharp major)  (E flat minor) 
Ab 
There's some  (A flat major) beautiful women
Gonna find me one
Abm 
To show me  (A flat minor) how   to ride the
ultimate wave
C# 
Abm 
 (C sharp major)  (A flat minor) 

Verse 7
G 
 (G major) 
C 
G 
In the  (C major) fifties it was  (G major) "Hey Daddy O"
Then came the surfers and
A 
the  (A major) Hodads ya' know
G 
C 
We had our  (G major) woodies and our  (C major) custom cars
D 
And when we  (D major) drove around
G 
we  (G major) knew we were bad

Verse 8
G 
 (G major) 
My baby listens to my car radio
And when we're cruisin' lets
A 
the  (A major) whole world know
G 
And when our  (G major) fa vorite
C 
 (C major) surfin' song comes on
D 
We always  (D major) let 'em know it's
Bm 
 (B minor) "Totally Rad!"
G 
 (G major) 

Verse 9
C 
California call (C major) in'
G 
Em 
I'll be there right away  (G major)  (E minor) 
A 
There's some  (A major) beautiful women
Gonna find me one
Am 
To show me  (A minor) how to ride the
ultimate wave
D 
Am 
D 
 (D major)  (A minor)  (D major) 

Verse 10
G 
Am 
C 
 (G major) Cali (A minor) forni (C major) a  callin'
G 
Em 
She's still on the line  (G major)  (E minor) 
A 
There's a  (A major) beautiful woman
Gonna show me how
Am 
To  (A minor) ride 'em at the county line
D 
 (D major) 

Verse 11
G 
A 
G 
C 
 (G major) Cali (A major) forni (G major) a  callin'  (C major) 
G 
Em 
I'll be there right away  (G major)  (E minor) 
A 
There's some  (A major) beautiful women
Gonna find me one
Am 
To show me how  (A minor) to ride the ultimate wave