Southern California Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[C][Dm][C][Dm]

[Verse 1]
When [Dm]the sun [C]sets
beneath the mountain tops
And the wa[Dm]ter begins to rise
I try [C]to contain my excitement
But the force of the [Dm]night
conquers my surprise
[G]Kids on the street corner peddlin' maps
On [Am]how to meet the stars
[Dm]Prostitute turns, [Am]my b[G]ody bu[Dm]rns
She'll [Am]cure your loneli[G]ness for half an hour

[Verse 2]
[C]Cars breeze dow- own the avenue
Rock 'n' roll's sus[F]pended in mid air
[C]A girl cha- anting nonsense
takes my money
Puts [F]a flower in my hair
[G]Billboards grin and my head spins
This may be [Am]heaven but it's not my home
All [Dm]the sunshine and beautiful people
Make [G]me feel more and more [E]alone

[Verse 3]
Southern Califor[Am]nia,
where your [G]dreams almost come [F]true[G]
[F]Southern Califor[Am]nia,
where everyone's [G]a star except [F]for you[G]
[F]Southern California[G],
like a beautiful girl you cannot [Am]touch
[Dm]Everyone lives forever here,
[G]those were my thoughts

[Verse 4]
And [Am]I don't wanna be a part
of that [Em]all American dream
But [Am]still I keep on comin' back,
I can't let it get [Bb]the best of me
(The best of me, best [Am]of me)
Lord give me the strength [C]to see myself [F]clearly,
[G]see myself cle[F]arly
[G]Oh- oh- oh- oh,
[Am]and time flies by like a meteor in the sky- y
And I'm [Em]wondering is it just me
[Am]Everything seems so perfect like some com
[Bb]mercial on TV (on [Am]TV, TV, TV)
Lord give us the strength to show real feel[F]ings,
[G]rea[F]l feelings
[G]

[Verse 5]
[F]
[Am]In Southern California,
where [G]your dreams almost come [F]true[G]
[F]In Southern Cal[Am]ifornia,
where everyone's [G]a star except for [F]you[G]
[F]Southern Califor[G]nia,
like a beautiful girl you cannot [Am]touch
Every[Dm]one lives forever here,
everyone lives forever here
Everyone lives forever here,
everyone lives [G]forever [Dm]here
Everyone lives forever here,
everyone lives forever here
Everyone lives [G]forever [Dm]here

[Outro 1]
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