A
Like a sound you hear
             Bm7
That lingers in your ear
        C
But you can't forget
     D          A   Bm7       C  D
From sundown to sun-set now
         A
It's all in the air
            Bm7
You hear it everywhere
          C
No matter what you do
     D            A       Bm7   C
It's gonna grab a hold on you
     D      Am    F
Cali-fornia soul
           E7
California soul

[Bridge 1]
             B7
They say the sun comes up
      D
Every morning now
           B7
And if you listen
              D
Oh so careful-ly

    A          Amaj7
The winds that ride
       D
On the high time
B7               C#7
Whistle in melo-dy

[Chorus 1]
C#7
And so the people
A           Amaj7
Started to sing
                   F#m7
And that's how the surf
              B7
Gave birth un-told
              Am    F
To California soul
           A     Bm7  C  D
California soul

[Verse 2]
         A
When you hear the beat
          Bm7
You wanna pat your feet
           C
And you've got to move
          D
Cos it's really
A               Bm7  C  D
Such a groove
       A
Puts a brand new kind
            Bm7
Of thinkin' in your mind
        C
And you can't go wrong
            D
Cos you're groovin'
A        Bm7   C
All day long
    D      Am    F
California soul
           E7
California soul

[Bridge 2]
             B7
They had the melody
        D
And the beat
       B7
But it still didn't
         D
Seem com-plete
               A
Until they saw two
Amaj7   D
Lovers kissin'
     B7
They knew just
         C#7
What was missin'

[Chorus 1]
C#7
So happy they were
A            Amaj7
Rockin' and reelin'
               F#m7
Because they'd added
            B7
That lovin' feeling
              Am    F
To California soul
           A     Bm7  C  D
California soul

       A
Like a sound you hear
             Bm7         C  D
That lingers in your ear

[Outro]
A  Bm7  C  D
(Repeat to Fade)