Chords
California

Key: A

Introduction: Am    C    G    D    

Am                                    C                              G  
        Well, he was from a small town
                D  
        In Northern Mississippi
Am                      C                                                 G  
        She was raised on the Puget Sound
        D  
        A third generation hippie
Am                              C                                            G  
        Fate would take them to L.A. County
                                        D                                              F  
        And get 'em stuck in a traffic jam
                                                                                     D7  
                                     Am  
Am    C    G      D  
Verse 2
Am                         C                                 G  
        Her stereo was blaring Dylan
                  D  
        The Bootleg Sessions
Am                                    C                                         G  
        And, oh, The Times They Are A'Changin'
                          D  
        Made a pretty good impression
Am                              C                                                 G  
        She looked over and caught him smilin'
                             D                                              F  
        Under a California setting sun
                                                                          D7  
        They fell in love on the 101
Am            G                 D            F  
        California,      California
Am            G                                              D  
        California dreams come true
Verse 3
Am                                         C                            G  
        Well, they got in with the In-crowd
                             D                                                 Am  
        And got off on the rock 'n' roll
                                  C                                                    G  
        Cocaine's free and the music's loud
                  D                                                         Am  
        Backstage at the Hollywood Bowl
                                          C                                         G  
        They got the house in Topanga Canyon
                     D                                                    F  
        They partied at the Viper Room
                                                                     D7  
        Blendin' into the neon gloom
Chorus (2X)
                                  F  
        Well, you see them down on the Sunset Strip
        G  
        Trying so hard to be so hip
                F  
        Manhattan Beach to Malibu
                     G  
        It's all about the ocean view
                  F  
        And who you know in Hollywood
                     G  
        It's cut-throat but it's understood
F  
        Champagne, Kool-Aid, drink it down
        D7  
        You're the toast of Tinsel Town?
Chorus (2X)
                                        Am    C    G      Dcadence)