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Difficulty Level Of Original Recorded Song: Orange Orange Pick
Most Advanced Rhythm: White Pick
Most Advanced Chord Change: Orange Pick (White Pick when played with Django chords only)
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It Ain't California Chords And Strumming, Kip Moore
Django Chords:
(Capo fret 3)
Django G Chord
Django C Chord
Django D Chord
Django Em Chord
Key: With capo Bb, without G
Strumming:
"The Driver":
|D D D U D U |
Tempo:
120 bpm
Intro -
|G - - - |G - - - |C - - - |C - - - |
|G - - - |D - - - |G - - - |G - - - |
Verse 1 -
|G - - - |G - - - |C - - - |C - - - |
|G - - - |G - - - |D - - - |Em - D - |
|G - - - |G - - - |C - - - |C - - - |
|G - - - |D - - - |G - - - |G - - - |
(G) The world's standin'
(G)still on the 40(C)5
(C)
(G) The vampires ain't (G)out on Mullholand (D)Drive
(Em) (D)
(G) Heart breaker (G)smiles everywhere you (C)turn
(C)
(G) Some learn to
(D)fly, some crash and (G)burn
(G)
Chorus -
|C - - - |C - - - |G - - - |G - - - |
|Em - - - |C - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|G - - - |G - - - |C - - - |G - - - |
|Em - - - |C - - - |
And the (C)sun still shines
(C)all the time
And the (G)sky's still blue
(G)
And the
(Em)stars shine bright
(C)every night
Like (D)they used to
(D)
Oh, but (G)it ain't Cali(G)fornia
No,
(C)it ain't Cali(G)fornia
No,
(Em)it ain't Cali(C)fornia without
(G)you
Link -
|G - - - |G - - - |G - - - |G - - - |
Verse 2 -
|G - - - |G - - - |C - - - |C - - - |
|G - - - |G - - - |D - - - |Em - D - |
|G - - - |G - - - |C - - - |C - - - |
|G - - - |D - - - |G - - - |G - - - |
(G) American
(G)girls with those golden (C)tans
(C)
(G) Running down their (G)dreams buried in the
(D)sand (Em) (D)
(G) Still bettin' it
(G)all on that Hollywood (C)sign (C)
(G) Hell, even the (D)losers get lucky some(G)times (G)
Chorus -
|C - - - |C - - - |G - - - |G - - - |
|Em - - - |C - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|G - - - |G - - - |C - - - |G - - - |
|Em - - - |C - - - |
And the (C)sun still shines (C)all the time
And the (G)sky's still blue (G)
And the (Em)stars shine bright (C)every night
Like (D)they used to (D)
Oh, but (G)it ain't Cali(G)fornia
No, (C)it ain't Cali(G)fornia
No, (Em)it ain't Cali(C)fornia without (G)you
Solo -
|G - - - |G - - - |G - - - |G - - - |
|G - - - |C - - - |G - - - |G - - - |
Verse 3 -
|G - - - |G - - - |C - - - |C - - - |
|G - - - |G - - - |D - - - |Em - D - |
|G - - - |G - - - |C - - - |C - - - |
|G - - - |D - - - |G - - - |G - - - |
(G) Since you've been (G)gone the music keeps on (C)goin'
(C)
(G) Would've followed
(G)you to the great wide (D)open
(Em) (D)
(G) Me and Mary
(G)Jane, yeah we shed some
(C)tears
(C)
(G) We're both free fall(D)in' without you
(G)here
(G)
Chorus -
|C - - - |C - - - |G - - - |G - - - |
|Em - - - |C - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|G - - - |G - - - |C - - - |G - - - |
|Em - - - |C - - - |
And the (C)sun still shines (C)all the time
And the (G)sky's still blue (G)
And the (Em)stars shine bright (C)every night
Like (D)they used to (D)
Oh, but (G)it ain't Cali(G)fornia
No, (C)it ain't Cali(G)fornia
No, (Em)it ain't Cali(C)fornia without (G)you
Ending -
|G - - - |G - - - |C - - - |G - - - |
|Em - - - |C - - - |
|G - - - |G - - - |C - - - |G - - - |
|Em - - - |C - - - |G
(G)It ain't Cali(G)fornia
No, (C)it ain't Cali(G)fornia
No,
(Em)it ain't Cali(C)fornia without you
(G)It ain't Cali(G)fornia
No, (C)it ain't Cali(G)fornia
No, (Em)it ain't Cali(C)fornia without
(G)you
Final Chord Strum: G
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It Ain't California Chords And Strumming - Kip Moore
Open Chords:
(Capo fret 3)
Open Chords D, G, Em & C
Key: With capo Bb, without G
Tempo: 120 bpm
Strumming:
"The Driver":
|D D D U D U |
"The Passenger*":
| U D D U D U |
Intro -
|G - - - |G - - - |C - - - |C - - - |
( Driver /Passenger*/Driver/Passenger*)
|G - - -D|- - - - |G - - - |G - - - |
( Driver /Passenger*/Driver/Passenger*)
Verse 1 -
|G - - - |G - - - |C - - - |C - - - |
( Driver /Passenger*/Driver/Passenger*)
|G - - - |G - - - |D - - -Em|- - D - |
( Driver /Passenger*/Driver/Passenger*)
|G - - - |G - - - |C - - - |C - - - |
( Driver /Passenger*/Driver/Passenger*)
|G - - -D|- - - - |G - - - |G - - - |
( Driver /Passenger*/Driver/Passenger*)
(G) The world's standin'
(G)still on the 40(C)5
(C)
(G) The vampires ain't
(G)out on Mullholand (D)Drive
(Em) (D)
(G) Heart breaker (G)smiles everywhere you (C)turn (C)
(G) Some learn to (D)fly, some crash and (G)burn
(G)
Chorus -
|C - - - |C - - - |G - - - |G - - - |
( Driver /Passenger*/Driver/Passenger*)
|Em - - - |C - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
( Driver / Driver / Driver/Passenger*)
|G - - - |G - - - |C - - - |G - - - |
( Driver/Passenger*/ Driver / Driver )
|Em - - - |C - - - |
( Driver / Driver )
And the (C)sun still shines (C)all the time
And the (G)sky's still blue (G)
And the (Em)stars shine bright (C)every night
Like (D)they used to (D)
Oh, but (G)it ain't Cali(G)fornia
No, (C)it ain't Cali(G)fornia
No, (Em)it ain't Cali(C)fornia without (G)you
Link -
|G - - - |G - - - |G - - - |G - - - |
( Driver/Passenger*/ Driver/Passenger*)
Verse 2 -
|G - - - |G - - - |C - - - |C - - - |
( Driver /Passenger*/Driver/Passenger*)
|G - - - |G - - - |D - - -Em|- - D - |
( Driver /Passenger*/Driver/Passenger*)
|G - - - |G - - - |C - - - |C - - - |
( Driver /Passenger*/Driver/Passenger*)
|G - - -D|- - - - |G - - - |G - - - |
( Driver /Passenger*/Driver/Passenger*)
(G) American (G)girls with those golden (C)tans (C)
(G) Running down their (G)dreams buried in the (D)sand (Em) (D)
(G) Still bettin' it (G)all on that Hollywood (C)sign (C)
(G) Hell, even the (D)losers get lucky some(G)times (G)
Chorus -
|C - - - |C - - - |G - - - |G - - - |
( Driver /Passenger*/Driver/Passenger*)
|Em - - - |C - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
( Driver / Driver / Driver/Passenger*)
|G - - - |G - - - |C - - - |G - - - |
( Driver/Passenger*/ Driver / Driver )
|Em - - - |C - - - |
( Driver / Driver )
And the (C)sun still shines (C)all the time
And the (G)sky's still blue (G)
And the (Em)stars shine bright (C)every night
Like (D)they used to (D)
Oh, but (G)it ain't Cali(G)fornia
No, (C)it ain't Cali(G)fornia
No, (Em)it ain't Cali(C)fornia without (G)you
Solo -
|G - - - |G - - - |G - - - |G - - - |
( Driver /Passenger*/Driver/Passenger*)
|G - - - |C - - - |G - - - |G - - - |
( Driver /Passenger*/Driver/Passenger*)
Verse 3 -
|G - - - |G - - - |C - - - |C - - - |
( Driver /Passenger*/Driver/Passenger*)
|G - - - |G - - - |D - - -Em|- - D - |
( Driver /Passenger*/Driver/Passenger*)
|G - - - |G - - - |C - - - |C - - - |
( Driver /Passenger*/Driver/Passenger*)
|G - - -D|- - - - |G - - - |G - - - |
( Driver /Passenger*/Driver/Passenger*)
(G) Since you've been (G)gone the music keeps on (C)goin' (C)
(G) Would've followed (G)you to the great wide (D)open (Em) (D)
(G) Me and Mary (G)Jane, yeah we shed some (C)tears (C)
(G) We're both free fall(D)in' without you (G)here (G)
Chorus -
|C - - - |C - - - |G - - - |G - - - |
( Driver /Passenger*/Driver/Passenger*)
|Em - - - |C - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
( Driver / Driver / Driver/Passenger*)
|G - - - |G - - - |C - - - |G - - - |
( Driver/Passenger*/ Driver / Driver )
|Em - - - |C - - - |
( Driver / Driver )
And the (C)sun still shines (C)all the time
And the (G)sky's still blue (G)
And the (Em)stars shine bright (C)every night
Like (D)they used to (D)
Oh, but (G)it ain't Cali(G)fornia
No, (C)it ain't Cali(G)fornia
No, (Em)it ain't Cali(C)fornia without (G)you
Ending -
|G - - - |G - - - |C - - - |G - - - |
( Driver/Passenger*/ Driver / Driver )
|Em - - - |C - - - |
( Driver / Driver )
|G - - - |G - - - |C - - - |G - - - |
( Driver/Passenger*/ Driver / Driver )
|Em - - - |C - - - |G
( Driver / Driver )
(G)It ain't Cali(G)fornia
No, (C)it ain't Cali(G)fornia
No, (Em)it ain't Cali(C)fornia without you
(G)It ain't Cali(G)fornia
No, (C)it ain't Cali(G)fornia
No, (Em)it ain't Cali(C)fornia without (G)you
Final Chord Strum: G
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