California Soul chords by Edwin Starr

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Intro 1
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Verse 1

Like a sound you hear that lingers in your ear

And you can't forget

From sunrise to sunset (yeah)

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Verse 2

It's all in the air you hear

it everywhere

And no matter what you do

It's gonna get a hold on you

Verse 3
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It's California soul (Califor
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nia      soul)
California soul
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They say the sun
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Comes up every morning

Verse 4
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And if you listen carefully (listen
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carefully)
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The wind that rides
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On the high tide
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Can whistle a melody

Verse 5
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So the people started to sing
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That's how the surf gave
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birth untold to
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California soul
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California  soul
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Verse 6
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When you hear the beat you
wanna pat your feet
And you've gotta move
'cause (uh)
It's really such a groove
(yeah oh oh)

Verse 7

It puts a brand new kind of

thinking in your mind

And you can't go wrong

Verse 8
'Cause you're happy all day long
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It's California soul
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(California soul)
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California soul
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They had the melody and the beat

Verse 9
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But it still didn't seem complete
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Until they saw two lovers kissing
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And then they knew just
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what was missing
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So happy they were rocking
and reeling
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Because they added that loving feeling
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To California soul
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California  soul
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California  soul (yeah)
It's California soul
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