California Chords

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[Verse 1]
[D]Life is [C]full life [B]is grey:
At its be[E]st it's [Bm]just [C#m]OK.
[A]But I'm hap[D]py to [C]repor[B]t
[Bb]Life is also [D]short.
So I [G]find myself [Gm]back in [Eb]Cali [D]fornia -
I'm a [G]coolie for the tour[A]ists,
those [G]happy [A]Epi[D]cureans:
Evil spectres from [G]my own suburban
[A]upb[F#m]ring.[E][D]
As I reveal points of in[G]terest,
[A]I c[Bb]an ch[D]at so [G]pleasa[A]nt[D]ly,
But it's [G]hard to be [A]cheerful
when you [G]feel so [A]hope[D]less
And there's no reason
for this [G]dark [Em]mood.
It [D]will pass; it will re[B]turn,
but [E]will I [A]ever [D]learn ?
And the children of [G]privilege[A][Bb]
[D]begging [G]for [A]my [D]spare change.
Do [G]they need my [A]assistance
to [G]purchase their intox[A]icants,[D]
or would they best be served
[G]a swift [Em]kick
Slowly sinking in the [D]vast ambival
[B]ent sea of [E]California.

[Outro 1]
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