Verse
G 
Goodbye cold, goodbye rain 
G 
Goodbye sorrow, goodbye shame 
 
C 
I'm headed out west with my headphones on 
C                                              G 
Boarded a flight with a song in the back of my soul 
G 
And no one knows 
 
Chorus
  D 
I just found out her ghost left town 
    C                                           G 
The Queen of California is stepping down, down 
 
Verse 
      G 
Hello beauty, hello strange 
      G 
Hello wonder, what's your name? 
 
C 
Looking for the sun that Neil Young hung 
C                        G 
After the gold rush of 1971 
 
Chorus
  D 
I just found out her ghost left town 
    C                                          G 
The Queen of California is stepping down, down 
 
  
INSTRUMENTAL(You can just play G the whole time or you can play D,C,G)
 
Verse
G  
If you see her say, "Hello" 
G 
Just don't tell me, "I told you so" 
  
C 
Joni wrote Blue in her house by the sea 
C                                                G 
I gotta believe there’s another color waiting on me 
G 
To set me free 
 
Chorus
  D 
I just found out her ghost left town 
    C                                         G 
The Queen of California is stepping down, down