IntroGD/F#EmC
She lived at the end of a little dirt road,
GD/F#EmC
In a house where secrets go untold.
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Barefoot in a cotton dress,
EmC
Dark hair in a tangled mess,
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And a head full of crazy dreams.
D
She'd say,
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I'm going to California,
GD/F#CA place where the sun always shines.
GD/F#C
Well I'm going to California,
AmDGD/F#C
And I'm leaving everything behind.
GD/F#EmC
You can't help but feel just a little bit touched,
GD/F#EmC
When your Daddy loves you a little too much.
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You can wish on four-leaf clovers,
EmC
But all the fields have been plowed over,
GD/F#C
And there's nothing left to do but fly away.
D
She'd say,
GD/F#C
I'm going to California,
GD/F#CA place where the sun always shines.
GD/F#C
Well I'm going to California,
AmDG
And I'm leaving everything behind.
AmG
The stars burn like candles,
CAmG
On that two lane highway.
AmG
She made a wish and disappeared,
D
On her 18th birthday.
She'd say,
GD/F#C
I'm going to California,
GD/F#CA place where the sun always shines.
GD/F#C
Well I'm going to California,
AmDG
And I'm leaving everything behind.
GD/F#CGD/F#CInstrumentalGD/F#C
I'm going to California,
AmDGD/F#CGD/F#C
And I'm leaving everything behind.
GD/F#CGD/F#
Oh, California.....
CGD/F#CGD/F#C
I'm..............going to California.
GD/F#C
Oh, California......
GD/F#C
Leave it all behind.
GD/F#CGD/F#CG
California......
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.