Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

 I remember I was in the tanning salon,

 When I heard that River Phoenix was gone.

 They say that only the good die young,

 But that ain't true where I come from:

 California, California.

Chorus

 It took a lot for me to say,

 I wanna walk away L.A.,

 From the sharks and the chardonnay,

In California, in California.

Four in the morning, we were in our beds,

 The swaying palm trees above our heads

 Woke up to the primal rumbling sound,

 When the Northridge quake ripped open the ground,

 California, California.

Chorus

 It took a lot for me to say,

 I wanna walk away L.A.,

 From the sharks and the chardonnay,

In California, in California.

Bridge

Golden State, I'm back in the Golden State,

Golden State of mind.

Golden State, I'm back in the Golden State,

Golden State of mind.

x 2

Chorus

 It took a lot for me to say,

 I wanna walk away L.A.,

 From the sharks and the chardonnay,

In California, in California.

Walk, walk, walk away.

Walk, walk, walk away.

 I remember I was in the tanning salon,

 When I heard that River Phoenix was gone.