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Stereophonics – Plastic California Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Intro]
   D5       D5

[Verse]
D5
  Plastic California
D5
  Looks like Blackpool
      G5
Outta date
                D5
Some love, some hate
It's all your competition
D5                         G5
  It's not my occupation, true
                 D5
But it's what to do

[Chorus]
C5       G5    D5
  Some love, some hate
C5       G5    D5      G Cadd9
  Some love, some hate

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[Verse]
D5
  I like pink architecture
D5                 
  Flip back my red 
                    G5
  strip deck chair, prove
                  D5
We got nothing to prove
Gin stroke amnesia problems
D5                         G5
  Overhearing talk of Hollywood
           D5
We wish we could, ya should

[Chorus]
C       G     D
 Some love, some hate
C       G     D
 Some love, some hate

[Bridge]
      D
La la la la
            G
La la la... ah
D
G
D5

[Verse]
D5
It's a beautiful place for nature
And all the beautiful 
               G5
people make it true
                     D5
But you look as good as you

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[Chorus]
C       G     D
 Some love, some hate
C       G    Em7 D/F#
 Some love, some hate
         Em7  D/F#
Makes me feel great
         Em7  D/F#
Makes me feel great
       G5   D/F#
I feel new
          G5       D/F#
D'ya feel new? ha, ha
          G5       D/F#
D'ya feel new? ha, ha
          G5       D/F#
D'ya feel new? ha, ha
    G5
Ha, ha
          D/F#
Well I'm pleased to meet you

[Outro]
G5  D/F#
G5  D/F#
G5  D/F#
Em7  D/F#
G
D5

How to play Plastic California: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Plastic California by Stereophonics on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Plastic California by Stereophonics is built around G major (one sharp: F♯), with 9 chords in all: D5, G5, C5, G, Cadd9, C, D, Em7 and D/F#.

Listen for G5 – D5 – C5 – G5 (I – V – IV – I in G major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is doh – soh – fah – doh. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Beginner-friendly: every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.