It Never Rains In Southern California Bass

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Difficulty:	intermediate
Tuning:	E A D G
Key:	A
Capo:	no capo
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IT NEVER RAINS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (Bassline)
As recorded by Albert Hammond
(From the 1972 Album IT NEVER RAINS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA )
 
Words and Music by Albert Hammond & Mike Hazlewood
Transcribed by Slowhand
 
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Joe Osborn - Bass'
 
  [Intro]
  Q=120
  4/4
   Gtr I
   W          Q  +E  E H      Q  E E q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E
G|----------|-4--(4)-4-4----|---------------|-2----2-2----2-|
D|----------|---------------|-2----2-2--2-4-|---------------|
A|----------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E|----------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
 
 
   E E E E E E E a E   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E S S E E E
G|-6-4-2-------2-4s6-|-4----4-4------|---------------|-2----2-----2------|
D|-------4-2-4-------|-------------4-|-2----2-2--2-4-|--------2h4---4-2--|
A|-------------------|---------------|---------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|---------------|---------------|-------------------|
 
 
                 [1st Verse]
   E E Q  H       Q  E E Q  Q    Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E
G|-------------||--------------|-------------1-|-2----2-2-------|
D|-------------||--------------|-2----2-2------|-------------2--|
A|-0-----------||-2----2-2-----|---------------|----------------|
E|-------------||--------------|---------------|----------------|
 
 
   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E H      Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E
G|-2----2-2------|-4----4-4----|---------------|-2----2-2-------|
D|-------------4-|-------------|-2----2-2--4-4-|-------------2--|
A|---------------|-------------|---------------|----------------|
E|---------------|-------------|---------------|----------------|
 
 
   Q  E E q  E E   Q  E E Q  Q    Q  E E Q  Q    Q  E E Q  E E
G|-2----2-2----2-|-4----4-4-----|--------------|-2----2-2-------|
D|-----------2---|--------------|-2----2-2-----|-------------2--|
A|---------------|--------------|--------------|----------------|
E|---------------|--------------|--------------|----------------|
 
 
   Q  E E Q  Q    Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E S S E E E
G|-2----2-2-----|-4----4-4------|---------------|-2----2-----2-----|
D|--------------|-------------4-|-2----2-2----2-|--------2h4---4-2-|
A|--------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|
E|--------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|
 
 
                 [Chorus]
   E E Q  H       Q  E E Q  Q    Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E
G|-------------||--------------|---------------|----------------|
D|-------------||--------------|-2----2-2----2-|----------------|
A|-0-----------||-2----2-2-----|---------------|-0----0-0----0--|
E|-------------||--------------|---------------|----------------|
 
 
   Q  Q  E E Q    Q  E E Q  Q    Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E
G|--------------|--------------|---------------|----------------|
D|-4--0--1-2-4--|--------------|-2----2-2----2-|----------------|
A|--------------|-2----2-2-----|---------------|-0----0-0----0--|
E|--------------|--------------|---------------|----------------|
 
 
   Q  Q  E E E E   Q  E E Q  Q    Q  E E Q  Q    Q  E E Q  E E
G|-------------2-|-4----4-4-----|--------------|----------------|
D|-4--0--1-2-4---|--------------|-2----2-2-----|-------------2--|
A|---------------|--------------|--------------|-0----0-0-------|
E|---------------|--------------|--------------|----------------|
 
 
   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E S S E E E
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|-2----2-----2-----|
D|-4----4-4------|-------------4-|-2----2-2----2-|--------2h4---4-2-|
A|-------------4-|-2----2-2------|---------------|------------------|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|
 
 
                 [2nd Verse]
   E E Q  H       Q  E E Q  Q    Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E
G|-------------||--------------|-------------1-|-2----2-2-------|
D|-------------||--------------|-2----2-2------|-------------2--|
A|-0-----------||-2----2-2-----|---------------|----------------|
E|-------------||--------------|---------------|----------------|
 
 
   Q  Q  E E Q    Q  E E Q  Q    Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E
G|--------------|--------------|---------------|----------------|
D|-------0-1-2--|--------------|-2----2-2----2-|----------------|
A|-0--4---------|-2----2-2-----|---------------|-0----0-0----0--|
E|--------------|--------------|---------------|----------------|
 
 
                   [Chorus]
   Q  Q  E E E E    Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E
G|-------------2-||-4----4-4------|---------------|-2----2-2-------|
D|----0--1-2-4---||-------------4-|-2----2-2----2-|-------------2--|
A|-4-------------||---------------|---------------|----------------|
E|---------------||---------------|---------------|----------------|
 
 
   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E S S E E E
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|-2----2-----2-----|
D|-4----4-4------|---------------|-2----2-2----2-|--------2h4---4-2-|
A|-------------4-|-2----2-2----2-|---------------|------------------|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|
 
 
                 [Interlude]
   E E Q  H       Q  E E Q  Q    Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E
G|-------------||--------------|---------------|-2----2-2-------|
D|-------------||--------------|-2----2-2--2-4-|-------------2--|
A|-0-----------||-2----2-2-----|---------------|----------------|
E|-------------||--------------|---------------|----------------|
 
 
   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E S S E E E
G|-2----2-6-4-2---|---------------|---------------|-2----2-----2-----|
D|--------------4-|-------------4-|-2----2-2--2-4-|--------2h4---4-2-|
A|----------------|-2----2-2------|---------------|------------------|
E|----------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|
 
 
                 [3rd Verse]
   E E Q  H       Q  E E Q  Q    Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E
G|-------------||--------------|-------------1-|-2----2-2-------|
D|-------------||--------------|-2----2-2------|-------------2--|
A|-0-----------||-2----2-2-----|---------------|----------------|
E|-------------||--------------|---------------|----------------|
 
 
   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E
G|-2-------------|---------------|---------------|-2----2-2-------|
D|---------------|-------------0-|-2----2-2----2-|-------------2--|
A|------0-0----4-|-2----2-2------|---------------|----------------|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
 
 
   Q  Q  E E Q    Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E
G|---------1-2--|---------------|-------------1-|-2----2-2-------|
D|-1--2--4------|-------------4-|-2----2-2------|-------------2--|
A|--------------|-2----2-2------|---------------|----------------|
E|--------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
 
 
   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E S S E E E
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|-2----2-----2-----|
D|-4----4-4------|-------------0-|-2----2-2----2-|--------2h4---4-2-|
A|-------------4-|-2----2-2------|---------------|------------------|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|
 
 
                 [Chorus]
   E E Q  H       Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E
G|-------------||---------------|-------------1-|-2----2-2-------|
D|-------------||---------------|-2----2-2------|-------------2--|
A|-0-----------||-2----2-2----2-|---------------|----------------|
E|-------------||---------------|---------------|----------------|
 
 
   Q  Q  E E Q    Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E S S
G|--------------|---------------|---------------|-2----2-2--------|
D|-------1-2-4--|-------------0-|-2----2-2----2-|-------------2h4-|
A|-0--4---------|-2----2-2------|---------------|-----------------|
E|--------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
 
 
   E E E E E E E E   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E
G|-2---------------|---------------|---------------|-2----2-2-------|
D|---4-2-----------|-------------0-|-2----2-2----2-|-------------2--|
A|-------4-4-0-2-4-|-2----2-2------|---------------|----------------|
E|-----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
 
 
   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E S S E E E
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|-2----2-----2-----|
D|-4----4-4------|-------------0-|-2----2-2----2-|--------2h4---4-2-|
A|-------------4-|-2----2-2------|---------------|------------------|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|
 
 
                 [Outro]
   E E Q  H       Q  E E Q  Q    Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E
G|-------------||--------------|---------------|-2----2-2----2--|
D|-------------||--------------|-2----2-2--2-4-|----------------|
A|-0-----------||-2----2-2-----|---------------|----------------|
E|-------------||--------------|---------------|----------------|
 
 
   E E E E E E E E   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  Q
G|-6-4-2-----------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|-------4-2-4-----|-------------4-|-2----2-2----2-|-----------0---|
A|-------------4-4-|-2----2-2------|---------------|-0----0-4------|
E|-----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
 
 
   Q  Q  E E E E   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E
G|---------1-2-4-|-2----2-2------|-------------1-|
D|-1--2--4-------|-------------2-|-2----2-2------|
A|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|
 
 
   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E
G|-2----2-2------|-2----2-2------|---------------|
D|-------------2-|-------------2-|-------------4-|
A|---------------|---------------|-2----2-2------|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|
 
 
   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  Q    Q  Q  E E E E
G|---------------|--------------|---------1-2-4-*|
D|-2----2-2----2-|-----------0--|-1--2--4-------*|
A|---------------|-0----0-4-----|---------------*|
E|---------------|--------------|---------------*|
 
[Lyrics]
Got on board a westbound seven forty seven
Didn't think before deciding what to do
Ooh, that talk of opportunities, TV breaks and movies
Rang true, sure rang true
 
Seems it never rains in southern California
Seems I've often heard that kind of talk before
It never rains in California, but girl don't they warn ya
It pours, man it pours
 
Will you tell the folks back home I nearly made it
Had offers but don't know which one to take
Please don't tell 'em how you found me
Don't tell 'em how you found me
Gimme a break, give me a break
 
Seems it never rains in southern California
Seems I've often heard that kind of talk before
It never rains in California, but girl don't they warn ya
It pours, man it pours
 
Out of work, I'm out of my head
Out of self respect, I'm out of bread
I'm underloved, I'm underfed, I wanna go home
It never rains in California, but girl don't they warn ya
It pours, man it pours
 
Seems it never rains in southern California
Seems I've often heard that kind of talk before
It never rains in California, but girl don't they warn ya
It pours, man it pours
 
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Duration Legend
 
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura;
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted;
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for.  Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration).
 
|  (n)  -  note tied to previous
|   h   -  hammer on
|   s   -  legato slide
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