California Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

F♯m

 I remF♯member I was in the tanning salon,

 When I hBmeard that River Phoenix was gone.

 They sEay that only the good die young,

 But F♯mthat ain't true where I come from:

 CaliBmforniC♯a, CaliF♯mfornia.

Chorus

 It took a F♯mlot for meE to sBmay,C♯

 I wanna F♯mwalk awayE L.BmA.,C♯

 From the sF♯mharks and the chEardonnBmay,

C♯In CaliF♯mforniEa,Bm C♯in CaliF♯mfornia.

F♯mFour in the morning, we were in our beds,

 The sBmwaying palm trees above our heads

 Woke Eup to the primal rumbling sound,

 When the NF♯morthridge quake ripped open the ground,

 CalifBmorniC♯a, CalifF♯mornia.

Chorus

 It took a F♯mlot for meE to sBmay,C♯

 I wanna F♯mwalk awayE L.BmA.,C♯

 From the sF♯mharks and the chEardonnBmay,

C♯In CaliF♯mforniEa,Bm C♯in CaliF♯mfornia.

Bridge

F♯mGolden State, I'm back in the Golden State,

C♯mGolden State of mind.

F♯mGolden State, I'm back in the Golden State,

C♯mGolden State of mind.

F♯m C♯m x 2

Chorus

 It took a F♯mlot for meE to sBmay,C♯

 I wanna F♯mwalk awayE L.BmA.,C♯

 From the sF♯mharks and the chEardonnBmay,

C♯In CaliF♯mforniEa,Bm C♯in CaliF♯mforniEa.Bm C♯

F♯m Walk,E walkBm, walk awC♯ay.

F♯m Walk,E walkBm, walk awC♯ay.

F♯m E Bm C♯

 I remF♯member I was in the tanning salon,

 When I hBmeard that River Phoenix was gone.