californiabp , for any mistakes – sorry
no capo , standard tuning
intro : C
( still C )
c’mon .
baby we could go ,
back to the basics .
Am C
trailer park love ,
Am
wearing them asics ,
and gold .
C
i can speak spanish ,
you can sing for the neighbours ,
Am
you’ve been pretty stupid ,
ever since you got famous .
F
uh – oh , uh – oh , wrong side ,
of the tracks , boy .
Am
uh – oh , uh – oh , if only ,
we’d go back , boy .
F
’cause nobody does it like you ,
i like the way that you move ,
Em G
that’s why i never go through ,
C
with leaving you .
C
everybody’s sayin’ that ,
you’re not good for me .
Am
your friends all swear ,
that you’ve changed but ,
i still keep it o . G .
F
this tune could be a reminder ,
of how it all used to be .
G
so shut up , and come on ,
sing our song .
F
and let’s go back to the basics .
Am
let’s go back to the basics , baby .
F
back to the basics ,
when you’re not wasted ,
G – keep it
i know you’ll see .
C
baby we could go ,
back to the basics , ( c’mon ) ,
we were best friends ,
crazy and shameless in love .
you can mow the lawn for money ,
i can make you playlists .
Am
you bought me dime packs ,
felt like we were famous .
F
uh – oh , uh – oh , best i ,
ever had boy .
Am
uh – oh , uh – oh , can you ,
remember that , boy?
F
nobody knew what we knew ,
we had it figured out too ,
G
us against the world just ,
me and you ( ooh – ooh ) !
chorus . . . .
Dm C
we could drive forever , my baby ,
F Am Dm
we could leave it all and never look back .
C
if you wanted heaven , baby ,
A# G
sit back in my pink cadillac .
chorus ( soft strumming down , build up on G )
single strum C for the end
californiabp , for any mistakes – sorry
no capo , standard tuning
intro : C
( still C )
c’mon .
baby we could go ,
back to the basics .
Am C
trailer park love ,
Am
wearing them asics ,
and gold .
C
i can speak spanish ,
you can sing for the neighbours ,
Am
you’ve been pretty stupid ,
ever since you got famous .
F
uh – oh , uh – oh , wrong side ,
of the tracks , boy .
Am
uh – oh , uh – oh , if only ,
we’d go back , boy .
F
’cause nobody does it like you ,
i like the way that you move ,
Em G
that’s why i never go through ,
C
with leaving you .
C
everybody’s sayin’ that ,
you’re not good for me .
Am
your friends all swear ,
that you’ve changed but ,
i still keep it o . G .
F
this tune could be a reminder ,
of how it all used to be .
G
so shut up , and come on ,
sing our song .
F
and let’s go back to the basics .
Am
let’s go back to the basics , baby .
F
back to the basics ,
when you’re not wasted ,
G – keep it
i know you’ll see .
C
baby we could go ,
back to the basics , ( c’mon ) ,
we were best friends ,
crazy and shameless in love .
you can mow the lawn for money ,
i can make you playlists .
Am
you bought me dime packs ,
felt like we were famous .
F
uh – oh , uh – oh , best i ,
ever had boy .
Am
uh – oh , uh – oh , can you ,
remember that , boy?
F
nobody knew what we knew ,
we had it figured out too ,
G
us against the world just ,
me and you ( ooh – ooh ) !
chorus . . . .
Dm C
we could drive forever , my baby ,
F Am Dm
we could leave it all and never look back .
C
if you wanted heaven , baby ,
A# G
sit back in my pink cadillac .
chorus ( soft strumming down , build up on G )
single strum C for the end
