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California Nights

Lesley Gore

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                          "California Nights"
                      (M. Hamlisch - H. Liebling)

Intro (chorus chord progression):

	harpsichord:

	Fm               Gb
	/ / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /

	(bass enters)

	E                 C             [N.C.]
	/ / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /

Verse 1:

	Dm7/C     Cmaj7
	Along the sand
	Dm7/C           Em       Am
	Let's walk the shores together, now
	Dm7/C       Cmaj7
	Yes, hand in hand
	Dm7/C      Em       Am
	It's gonna be fair weather now
	 Em       Am
	When the stars come out
	 Dm7 [N.C.]        G [bass]         C
	Stop (stop!)  to count them in the sky

Chorus 1:

	 Fm              Gb
	Long California nights
	                       E
	When I'm walkin' with you
	                      C
	Hand in hand by the shore
	        Fm               Gb
	Yes, I love California nights
	                         E
	At the beach where we'd swim
	                      C
	With the tide rollin' in

Verse 2:

	And there we'll be
	Beneath the midnight sky above
	Just you and me
	And we will whisper words of love
	While the firelight
	Soft (soft)-ly flickers in the sand

Chorus 2:

	Warm California nights
	With the breeze blowin' in
	The time for love to begin
	I would miss California nights
	If I went on my way
	Thinkin' now that I'll stay

Bridge:

	Dm7/G   Cmaj7/G
	 / / / /  / / / /

	     Dm7/G   Cmaj7/G
	Ooh, baby
	         Dm7/G   Cmaj7/G
	Love you, baby
	     Dm7/G
	Mmm, baby

Chorus 3:

	Long California nights
	Always close as a kiss
	Nothin' sweeter than this
	And we'll spend California nights
	Always close as a kiss [fade]


-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers