Capo 3rd fret

Standard (EADGBE)

 Are you out there where the rainy days begin to feel rather sad

 And the walls are closing in like the darkness around me

 It's so hard to look away when the daylight doesn't ever stay

 Above this dull apartment view - oh, I will surround you

 It's quite clear that I'm stuck here

 So I'll devise a plan and cut out a door in my new living room floor

 The porch light is so bright

 That I will quickly sneak down the dark metal shape of the rusty fire escape.

I bought a one-way ticket

 Cause I knew I'd never see the ground

 Unless I was aboard a jet plane and we were going down.

 When I wiped the tears from my eyes

 The warm water took me by surprise

 And I woke up beside the ocean and I realized:

I must be in California.

, , , (x4) [I must be in California]

Aloha, my happy West Coast friends - do you feel alive

 When the breaking waves arrive and rush all around you?

 The beach homes in Oceanside are quite well-known by the evening tide

 And we can sleep where we reside with redwoods around us.

 The blue air is up there and could I bring it down,

 I'd bottle it up and save it for a sweet summer night.

I bought a one-way ticket

 Cause I knew I'd never see the ground

 Unless I was aboard a jet plane and we were going down.

 When I wiped the tears from my eyes

 The warm water took me by surprise

 And I woke up beside the ocean and I realized:

I must be in California.

(x4) [I must be in California]

 Am I awake or is this just a dream?

The New Year is out here

 And I will make a lovely list of your charms

 So I'll never feel alone in your arms.

...I must be in California.

[I must be in California]

[Oh my dear, I can feel you here]