Chords
[Intro]
California love F5
F#5 Gm F5 F#5 Gm F5 F#5 Gm F5
[Chorus]
F#5 Gm CaF5lifoF#5___rGmnia knows how F5to parF#5___tGmy
CaF5liforF#5___nGmia knows how F5to parF#5___tGmy
In F5the ciF#5___tGmy ofF5 L.A F#5 Gm
In F5the ciF#5___tGmy of good ol'F5 Watts F#5 Gm
In F5the ciF#5___tGmy, the city F5of ComF#5___pGmton
We keep F5it rocF#5___kGmin', we keep F5it rocF#5___kGmin'
[Verse 1]
Now F5let me welF#5come Gmeverybody to the Wild Wild West F5
A stateF#5 Gmthat's untouchable like Eliot Ness
The F5track hits F#5your Gmeardrum like a slug to your chest
F5Pack a vestF#5 Gmfor your Jimmy in the city of sex
We F5in that sunF#5___sGmhine state where the bomb ass hemp be F5
The stateF#5 Gmwhere you never find a dance floor empty F5
And pimpsF#5 Gmbe on a mission for them greens F5
Lean F#5meanGm money making machines servin' fiends F5
I been F#5in Gmthe game for ten years makin' rap F5tunes
F#5 Gm Ever since honeys was wearin' SasF5soon
Now F#5it's Gm'95 and they clock me and watch me
F5Diamonds F#5shinGmin', lookin' like I robbed LiberaF5ce
It's F#5all Gm good, from Diego to the Bay F5
Your ciF#5ty Gmis the bomb if your city makin' pay
F5Throw F#5up Gm a finger if you feel the same way F5
Dre F#5puttin'Gm it down for California
[Chorus]
CaF5lifoF#5___rGmnia knows how F5to parF#5___tGmy
CaF5liforF#5___nGmia knows how F5to parF#5___tGmy
In F5the ciF#5___tGmy ofF5 L.A F#5 Gm
In F5the ciF#5___tGmy of good ol'F5 Watts F#5 Gm
In F5the ciF#5___tGmy, the city F5of ComF#5___pGmton
We keep F5it rocF#5___kGmin', we keep F5it rocF#5___kGmin' F5
[Bridge]
Shake,F#5 Gm shake it, baby F5
Shake,F#5 Gm shake it F5
Shake,F#5 Gm shake it, mama F5
ShakeF#5 Gmit, Cali F5
Shake,F#5 Gm shake it, baby F5
Shake,F#5 Gm shake it F5
Shake,F#5 Gm shake it, mama F5
ShakeF#5 Gmit, Cali Out on F5
[Verse 2]
bail, F#5fresh Gmout of jail, California dreamin'
Soon F5as I step F#5on Gmthe scene, I'm hearin' hoochies screamin'
FienF5din' for moF#5ney Gmand alcohol, the life of a WestF5side plaF#5yer
GmWhere cowards die and the strong ball
OnF5ly in CaF#5li Gmwhere we riot, not rally, to live and die
F5In L.A. F#5we Gmwearin' Chucks, not Ballys (Yeah, that's F5right)
Dressed in LocsF#5 Gmand Khaki suits, and ride is what we do F5
Flossin' F#5but Gmhave caution: we collide with other crews F5
Famous F#5be_cGmause we throw grams
Worldwide, F5let them reF#5cognGmize from Long Beach to Rosecrans
BumF5pin' and grinF#5din' Gmlike a slow jam
It's Westside, F5so you know F#5the GmRow won't bow down to no man
Say F5what you say,F#5 Gm but give me that bomb beat from Dre
F5Let me seF#5re_nGmade the streets of L.A From Oakland F5
to SacF#5___tGmown, the Bay Area and back F5down
F#5Ca_lGmi is where they put their mack down; give me love!
[Chorus]
CaF5lifoF#5___rGmnia knows how F5to parF#5___tGmy
CaF5liforF#5___nGmia knows how F5to parF#5___tGmy
In F5the ciF#5___tGmy ofF5 L.A F#5 Gm
In F5the ciF#5___tGmy of good ol'F5 Watts F#5 Gm
In F5the ciF#5___tGmy, the city F5of ComF#5___pGmton
We keep F5it rocF#5___kGmin', we keep F5it rocF#5___kGmin' F5
[Bridge]
Shake,F#5 Gm shake it, baby F5
Shake,F#5 Gm shake it F5
Shake,F#5 Gm shake it, mama F5
ShakeF#5 Gmit, Cali Shake, shake it, ba F5
byF#5 Gm Shake, shake it
Shake, F5
shakeF#5 Gm it, maF5ma F#5 Gm Shake it, Cali
F5
Uh,F#5 Gmuh, West Coast
[Outro]
F5Uh,F#5 Gm yeah, F5uh,F#5 Gm uh,F5 LongF#5 GmBeach in the house Uh, F5
F#5 Gmyeah, F5Oaktown F#5 Gm
F5Oakland definiteF#5ly Gmin the house
F5 F#5 Gm
[Frisco,] [Frisco]
F5And F#5you Gmknow L.A. up in here
F5PasadeF#5na, Gm where you at? F5
F#5 GmYeah, Inglewood
F5InglewoodF#5 Gmalways up to no good
Even HollyF5wood tryin'F#5 to Gmget a piece, baby
F5SacramenF#5to, Gm Sacramento where you at? F5 F#5 Gm F5
F#5 Gm Throw it up, y'all! Throw it up, F5throw it up!F#5 Gm I can't see ya
F5
[Fade Out]
CaF#5lifornia love F5 F#5 Gm F5
