During the verses he does a variation of the intro that I tabbed, and seeing as this YouTube video is the
only version of this song (that I know of) you've probably watched it recently. Watch it and see what Seth
does, and it'll most likely make up for my mistakes. I've posted the chords to follow along to, but this song
is loose and fun, so have fun with it and try out alternating picking parts of the intro with the chords.
Especially for the chorus because he's mostly just strumming the chords.
And on the off chance that you don't have the video readily available here ya go.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJ4fpH-JKRM
Hope y'all enjoy.
Here is how he appears to play the chords (from thickest E string to thinnest)
G 3/x/5/4/3/3 Em 0/2/2/0/0/0
Eb7 x/6/5/6/6/x A7 x/0/2/0/2/0
D7 x/5/4/5/5/x B7 x/2/1/2/0/2
D x/x/0/7/7/5 C x3/5/5/5/3
(every now and then he hits the 5th fret on the bottom E)
[Intro]
e|----------3--------------------3--1----1---------(5)-------------------------------|
B|----------3--5--3-----3--------3---------0--------5-----5-------6-----5------------|
G|----------4-------------4------------0------------5------5------6-6---5------------|
D|----------5-----------------------0-------------5-----5--------5-----4-------------|
A|--------------------------------------------2-3-----3-----3---6-----5--------------|
E|---0--3------------3-------3-3-----------------------------------------------------|
e|---------(5)----(5)-------------------------3----3---------------------------------|
B|----------5------5-------6------5-----------3--5---5--3-----6-6-6--5---------------|
G|----------5------5------6-6----5-5----------4-----------4---6-6-6--5---------------|
D|--------5------5-------5---5--4---4---------5---------------5-5-5--4---------------|
A|---0--3-----3------3--6------5------------------------------6-6-6--5---------------|
E|----------------------------------------3------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
G C Eb7 - D7
/ Gotta go back to California / Got some business out the-ere /
e|---------------------------------3----------------------(5)--------(5)-------------------------------------|
B|-----------3----------3----------3--5--3-3---------------5----------5--------6----5------------------------|
G|-----------4----------4----------4-------4---------------5----------5--------6----5------------------------|
D|---------5-5--------5-5----------5-------5-------------5-5--------5-5-------5-5--4-------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------2--3--------0--3------3---6----5--------------------------|
E|----0--3-------0--3--------0--3----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C Eb7 D7 G Eb7 D7
/ Tonight it's gonna freeze / And out there it's 80 degrees / And I have to go back, yes I have to go back
e|----------(5)--------(5)---------------------------------------------3-----3-------------------------------|
B|-----------5----------5--------------6------5------------------------3--5-----5---------6-------5----------|
G|-----------5----------5-------------6-6----5-------------------------4-----------------6-6----5-5----------|
D|---------5-5--------5-5------------5---5--4--------------------------5----------------5---5--4-------------|
A|----0--3-------0--3------------3--6------5----------------------------------------0--6------5--------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------0--3----------------------------------------|
[Verse]
G C Eb7 - D7
/ Gotta go back to California / Got a few songs in my he-ead /
e|---------------------------------3----------------------(5)--------(5)-------------------------------------|
B|-----------3----------3----------3--5--3-3---------------5----------5--------6----5------------------------|
G|-----------4----------4----------4-------4---------------5----------5--------6----5------------------------|
D|---------5-5--------5-5----------5-------5-------------5-5--------5-5-------5-5--4-------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------2--3--------0--3------3---6----5--------------------------|
E|----0--3-------0--3--------0--3----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C Eb7 D7 G Eb7 D7
/ So sooner than we planned to / Make a record with the band / And I have to go back, yes I have to go back
e|----------(5)--------(5)---------------------------------------------3-----3-------------------------------|
B|-----------5----------5--------------6------5------------------------3--5-----5---------6-------5----------|
G|-----------5----------5-------------6-6----5-------------------------4-----------------6-6----5-5----------|
D|---------5-5--------5-5------------5---5--4--------------------------5----------------5---5--4-------------|
A|----0--3-------0--3------------3--6------5----------------------------------------0--6------5--------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------0--3----------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
C G Em A7
Yes you know my baby, I'll sure be missin you
C G Em B7
But I won't be in my bare feet, in sunny Malibu
C G Em A7
I'll be workin daily, from early till late
C C Em D {riff} D7
Won't get to ride my bike across the mighty Golden Gate
e|---------5-------5---------5-5-5-5-5-5--------------|
B|-------7---7-------7-------7-7-7-7-7-7--------------|
G|-----7---------7-----7-----5-5-5-5-5-5--------------|
D|---0---------0-------------0-0-0-0-0-0--------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
[Verse]
G C Eb7 - D7
/ Gotta go back to California / Used to take us 5 da - ays /
e|---------------------------------3----------------------(5)--------(5)-------------------------------------|
B|-----------3----------3----------3--5--3-3---------------5----------5--------6----5------------------------|
G|-----------4----------4----------4-------4---------------5----------5--------6----5------------------------|
D|---------5-5--------5-5----------5-------5-------------5-5--------5-5-------5-5--4-------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------2--3--------0--3------3---6----5--------------------------|
E|----0--3-------0--3--------0--3----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C Eb7 D7 G Eb7
/To get from here to there / Now it's 5 hours in the air / But it still can be a drag, watch some stranger
D7
search my bag
e|----------(5)--------(5)---------------------------------------------3-----3-------------------------------|
B|-----------5----------5--------------6------5------------------------3--5-----5---------6-------5----------|
G|-----------5----------5-------------6-6----5-------------------------4-----------------6-6----5-5----------|
D|---------5-5--------5-5------------5---5--4--------------------------5----------------5---5--4-------------|
A|----0--3-------0--3------------3--6------5----------------------------------------0--6------5--------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------0--3----------------------------------------|
[Verse]
G C Eb7 - D7
/ Gotta go back to California / Got no time for Hollywoo-ood /
e|---------------------------------3----------------------(5)--------(5)-------------------------------------|
B|-----------3----------3----------3--5--3-3---------------5----------5--------6----5------------------------|
G|-----------4----------4----------4-------4---------------5----------5--------6----5------------------------|
D|---------5-5--------5-5----------5-------5-------------5-5--------5-5-------5-5--4-------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------2--3--------0--3------3---6----5--------------------------|
E|----0--3-------0--3--------0--3----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C Eb7 D7 G Eb7 D7
/ To see the movie stars with / plastic surgery scars / But I have to go back, yes I have to go back
e|----------(5)--------(5)---------------------------------------------3-----3-------------------------------|
B|-----------5----------5--------------6------5------------------------3--5-----5---------6-------5----------|
G|-----------5----------5-------------6-6----5-------------------------4-----------------6-6----5-5----------|
D|---------5-5--------5-5------------5---5--4--------------------------5----------------5---5--4-------------|
A|----0--3-------0--3------------3--6------5----------------------------------------0--6------5--------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------0--3----------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
C G Em A7
Yes you know my baby, I'll sure be missin you
C G Em B7
But I won't be in my bare feet, in lovely Malibu
C G Em A7
I'll be workin daily, from early till late
C C Em D {riff} D7
Won't get to ride my bike across the mighty Golden Gate
e|---------5-------5-------------2--3--2-------|
B|-------7---7-------7-----------1--1--1-------|
G|-----7---------7-----7-------2-2--2--2-------|
D|---0---------0-------------0---0-----0-------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
[Solo]
e|------------3-----3--5--3-------------------3-------13---13--13--13--------|
B|------------3--5-----3------5--3------------3-------13---13--13--13--------|
G|------------4--------4------------4---------4-------0----0---0---0---------|
D|------------5--------5---------------5------5-------0--0-0---0---0---------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---0--2--3------------------------------3----------------------------------|
e|-----------(5)-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------5-----------------------------6-6-6--5--5----------------------|
G|------------5-----------------------------6-6-6--5--5----------------------|
D|------------5-------5--7--8--7--5---------5-5-5--4--4----------------------|
A|---0--2--3------5/7---------------7---2-/-6-6-6--5--5----------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------(5)-------------------6------------5----------------------------|
B|----------5-5-5---5----------------6------------5--------------------------|
G|----------5-5-5---5-----------6------6------5-----5------------------------|
D|----------5-5-5---5---------5-------------4--------------------------------|
A|----2--3--------3---0--3--6-------------5----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------3-----3--5--3-----------------------------------------------------|
B|---------3--5-----3-----5--3---------6-6-6--6------------------------------|
G|---------4--------4-----------4------6-6-6--6------------------------------|
D|---------5--------5--------------5---5-5-5--4------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------6-6-6--5------------------------------|
E|------3--------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse]
G C Eb7 - D7
/ Gotta go back to California / If we find a day o- off /
e|---------------------------------3----------------------(5)--------(5)-------------------------------------|
B|-----------3----------3----------3--5--3-3---------------5----------5--------6----5------------------------|
G|-----------4----------4----------4-------4---------------5----------5--------6----5------------------------|
D|---------5-5--------5-5----------5-------5-------------5-5--------5-5-------5-5--4-------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------2--3--------0--3------3---6----5--------------------------|
E|----0--3-------0--3--------0--3----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C Eb7 D7 G Eb7 D7
/ See if Alice is around / rent a car, drive it down / Fresh Lemmon in a glass, quesadillas on the stove
e|----------(5)--------(5)---------------------------------------------3-----3-------------------------------|
B|-----------5----------5--------------6------5------------------------3--5-----5---------6-------5----------|
G|-----------5----------5-------------6-6----5-------------------------4-----------------6-6----5-5----------|
D|---------5-5--------5-5------------5---5--4--------------------------5----------------5---5--4-------------|
A|----0--3-------0--3------------3--6------5----------------------------------------0--6------5--------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------0--3----------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
C G Em A7
Yes you know my baby, I'll sure be missin you
C G Em B7
But I won't be in my bare feet, in lovely Malibu
C G Em A7
I'll be workin daily, from early till late
C C Em D {riff} D7
Won't get to ride my bike across the mighty Golden Gate x 2
e|---------5-------5-------------2--3--2-------|
B|-------7---7-------7-----------1--1--1-------|
G|-----7---------7-----7-------2-2--2--2-------|
D|---0---------0-------------0---0-----0-------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
Then repeat the solo
e|------------3-----3--5--3-------------------3-------13---13--13--13--------|
B|------------3--5-----3------5--3------------3-------13---13--13--13--------|
G|------------4--------4------------4---------4-------0----0---0---0---------|
D|------------5--------5---------------5------5-------0--0-0---0---0---------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---0--2--3------------------------------3----------------------------------|
e|-----------(5)-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------5-----------------------------6-6-6--5--5----------------------|
G|------------5-----------------------------6-6-6--5--5----------------------|
D|------------5-------5--7--8--7--5---------5-5-5--4--4----------------------|
A|---0--2--3------5/7---------------7---2-/-6-6-6--5--5----------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------(5)-------------------6------------5----------------------------|
B|----------5-5-5---5----------------6------------5--------------------------|
G|----------5-5-5---5-----------6------6------5-----5------------------------|
D|----------5-5-5---5---------5-------------4--------------------------------|
A|----2--3--------3---0--3--6-------------5----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------3-----3--5--3-----------------------------------------------------|
B|---------3--5-----3-----5--3---------6-6-6--6------------------------------|
G|---------4--------4-----------4------6-6-6--6------------------------------|
D|---------5--------5--------------5---5-5-5--4------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------6-6-6--5------------------------------|
E|------3--------------------------------------------------------------------|
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| (n) Ghost note
| / Slide up
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