California Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
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[Verse 1]
[C]Sitting in a park in Paris,
[F]France
Reading the news and it sure
look[D]s bad
They won't give peace a chance
[G]That was just a dream some of us had[C]
Still a lot [F]of lands to see
But I wouldn't wanna [D]stay here
It's too old and [G]cold
and settled in its ways [F]here

[Verse 2]
Oh, [F]but California
[C]Cali[A]fornia, I'm coming home
[F]I'm going to see the folks I dig
[C]I'll even kiss a S[G]unset pig
California, I'm com[C]ing home
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[Verse 3]
[G]I m[C]et a redneck on a G[F]recian isle
Who did the goat dance very [D]well
He gave me back my smile
[G]But he kept my camera to sell
[C]Oh the rogue, the red, red rogue
[F]He cooked good omelets and stews
[D]And I might have stayed
on with him there
But my [G]heart cried out for [F]you, California

[Verse 4]
[C]Oh, [A]California, I'm coming home
Oh, [F]make me feel good, rock 'n' roll band
[C]I'm your biggest fan
[G]California, I'm coming home
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[Verse 5]
Oh, it gets [D]so [F]lonely
When you're walking
[C]And the streets are full of [G]strangers
All the news [D]of home you [F]read
Just give [D]you [Bb]the blues
Just give you [G]the blues

[Interlude 1]
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[Verse 6]
So I [C]bought me a ticket
I caught a plane [F]to Spain
Went to a party down a red
dirt [D]road
There were lots of pretty people there
[G]Reading Rolling Stone, reading[F] Vog[C]ue
They said,
"How long [F]can you hang around?"
I said, "A week, maybe [D]two
Just until my skin turns [G]brown
Then I'm going [F]home
to California"
[C]California,

[Verse 7]
I'm coming [A]home
[F]Oh, will you take me as I am
[C]Strung out on another man[G]
California, I'm com[C]ing [G]home[C]
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[Verse 8]
Oh, it gets [D]so [F]lonely
When you're walking
[C]And the streets are full of [G]strangers
All the news of [D]home you [F]read
More about [C]the war
And the bloody [G]changes
[D]Oh, will you take me [F]as I am?
Will you take me as [C]I am?
[G]Will you?
Will you take me as [D]I a[F]m?[C][G]
Take me as [D]I a[F]m

[Outro 1]
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