Written by Roy Wood
Intro: E D E
Verse: 1
B A
Going to a party, meet me out after school
B E
Well, we're going to a place where the jive is really cool
G#m A
And if the band stops playing there's a jukebox in the hall
B
Well, with your blue dress on and your folks all gone
D A E
You'll sure give the guys a ball
Pre-Chorus
A
Get that real guitar boy shakin'
D E
I'm a California man
A
Dance right on till the floors are breakin'
D E
I'm a California man
B
Well I cross my mamma so bad
F#m
And this woman, she's making me mad
B
So I don't care if your legs start aching
F#m B E C#m E D E
I'm a California man 
Verse: 2
A
Oh my legs start to shiver when I hear you call my name
B E A C#m
Well, my knees keep a-knocking and I'm feeling tired bugs me down
E C#m E A
And when we take off fine and my jeans are way down low
B F#m
When I waggle my hips it's making me feel
B D E
Like the king of rock 'n' roll
Pre-Chorus
A
Get that real guitar boy shakin'
D E
I'm a California man
A
Dance right on till the floors are breakin'
D E
I'm a California man
B
Well I cross my mamma so bad
F#m
And this woman, she's making me mad
B
So I don't care if your legs start aching
F#m E
I'm a California man
A
I'm a California man
Instrumental: E F#m A F#m C#m E B E
verse 3
G#m A
Going to a party, meet me out after school
B E
Well, we're going to a place where the jive is really cool
A
And if the band stops playing there's a jukebox in the hall
B
With your blue dress on and your folks all gone
D A E
You're sure to give the guys a ball
Pre-Chorus
A
Get that real guitar boy shakin'
D E
I'm a California man
A
Dance right on till the floors are breakin'
D E
I'm a California man
B
Well I cross my mamma so bad
F#m
And this woman, she's making me mad
B
So I don't care if your legs start aching
F#m E
I'm a California man
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