Tom: C
C
C/G
Well, I left my home and my one true love
C
G4
Am7
East of the Ohio River
C
C/G
My father said we'd never wed
C
G4
Am7
For I had me no gold nor silver
Em
F9
But my darling dear, please shed no tears
C
G4
Am7
But I think that it's fair to warn you
F9
C
G4
Am7
That I return to claim your hand
Em
F9
C
As the King of California
C
C/G
Over deserts hot and mountains cold
C
G4
Am7
I traveled the Indian country
C
C/G
Whispering your name under lonesome skies
C
G4
Am7
Remembering my only company
Em
F9
But my darling dear, have no fears
C
G4
Am7
But I think that it's fair to warn you
F9
C
G4
Am7
That I return to claim your hand
Em
F
C
As the King of California
C
C/G
I went up from Sacramento town
C
G4
Am7
To the Sierra gold fields
C
C/G
And I worked my stake on a riverbank
C
G4
Am7
Dreaming just how a rich man feels
Em
F9
But my darling dear, listen here
C
G4
Am7
But I think that it's fair to warn you
F9
C
G4
Am7
That I return to claim your hand
Em
F9
C
As the King of California
C
C/G
Now, the dead man's lying at my feet
C
G4
Am7
Who tried to steal my earnings
C
C/G
Yet, I still recall your tender kiss
C
G4
Am7
Though this bullet in my chest is burning
Em
F9
But my darling dear, please have no fear
C
G4
Am7
But I think that it's fair to warn you
F9
C
G4
Am7
That I return to claim your hand
Em
F9
C
As the King of California
F9
C
G4
Am7
But I'll I return to claim your hand
Em
F9
C
As the King of California