California
Joey RyanVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
Chords are a mostly repeated ,
At certain parts the last could be replaced by , but works too.
California, California
Know I love you, California
When I leave, I know you wait for me
Cause in the sun and in the weather
No one else has loved me better
California you're the place for me
Los Angeles, Los Angeles
My heart goes out to you and if
I make it back I'd love to drive around
Cause your streets are wide and dirty
You'd have raised me in a hurry
Youre the city with the angels, yes indeed
San Francisco, San Francisco
Always busy, you're always pretty
I can see you just across the bay
Your red bridge over the sea
Keeps me safe and warm and free
On a clear day, there's no place I'd rather be
In the mountains, in the mountains
No one knows you like I do
And summer streams are knee deep in the snow
Just like the giving tree you have made a man of me
Cause everyone needs someplace beautiful
I think everyone needs someplace beautiful
California, California
Know I love you, California
When I leave I know you wait for me
Cause in the sun and in the weather
No one else has loved me better
California you're the place for me
In the valley, in the valley
Give me life and cradle me
The sun is setting as I drive ahead
So keep us and sustain us
Give us food and love and I trust
That without you we'd all soon be dead
In the forest, all the trees
You make a little child of me
How I long to know what you have seen
All the people who are gone
And all the ones who once were strong
Oh won't you keep their fate from claiming me
In the oceans, in the sea
We have seen eternity
How can I tell when you really end
I imagine that you lead to other worlds entirely
Where we can save ourselves and start again
Yes we need to save ourselves and start again
California, California
Know I love you, California
When I leave I know you wait for me
Cause in the sun and in the weather
No one else has loved me better
California you're the place for me
So nurse me like a mother
Raise me strong just like my father
Let me wander off, discover who I am
I'll have learned your deepest lessons
Gathered up your finest blessings
Return to California once again
Yes, I'll come home to California once again
California, California
Know I love you, California
When I leave I know you wait for me
Cause in the sun and in the weather
No one else has loved me better
California you're the place for me
Yes California you're the place for me
California won't you save a place for me?
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Readable chord sheet for California by Joey Ryan
Chords are a mostly repeated [F] [C] [Am] [G], [F] [C] [Am] [G] [C] At certain parts the last [Am] could be replaced by [F], but [Am] works too. [F]California, California [C]Know I love you, California [Am]When I leave, I know you wait for [G]me Cause in the s[F]un and in the weather No one e[C]lse has loved me better [Am]California y[G]ou're the place for [C]me [F]Los Angeles, Los Angeles [C]My heart goes out to you and if [Am]I make it back I'd love to drive aro[G]und Cause your s[F]treets are wide and dirty You'd have ra[C]ised me in a hurry Youre the c[Am]ity with the [G]angels, yes ind[C]eed [F]San Francisco, San Francisco [C]Always busy, you're always pretty [Am]I can see you just across the [G]bay Your red b[F]ridge over the sea Keeps me s[C]afe and warm and free On a c[Am]lear day, there's no p[G]lace I'd rather [C]be [F]In the mountains, in the mountains [C]No one knows you like I do And s[Am]ummer streams are knee deep in the s[G]now Just l[F]ike the giving tree you have [C]made a man of me Cause e[Am]veryone needs so[G]meplace beautif[C]ul I think [Am]everyone needs s[G]omeplace beautif[C]ul [F]California, California [C]Know I love you, California [Am]When I leave I know you wait for [G]me Cause in the s[F]un and in the weather No one e[C]lse has loved me better [Am]California y[G]ou're the place for [C]me [F]In the valley, in the valley [C]Give me life and cradle me The [Am]sun is setting as I drive ah[G]ead So k[F]eep us and sustain us Give us f[C]ood and love and I trust [Am]That without you [G]we'd all soon be d[C]ead [F]In the forest, all the trees [C]You make a little child of me [Am]How I long to know what you have s[G]een All the p[F]eople who are gone And all the o[C]nes who once were strong Oh w[Am]on't you keep their f[G]ate from claiming [C]me [F]In the oceans, in the sea [C]We have seen eternity How [Am]can I tell when you really e[G]nd I i[F]magine that you lead to other w[C]orlds entirely Where [Am]we can save ourse[G]lves and start ag[C]ain Yes we [Am/F]need to save ourse[G]lves and start ag[C]ain [F]California, California [Am]Know I love you, California [Am]When I leave I know you wait for [G]me Cause in the [F]sun and in the weather No one e[C]lse has loved me better [Am]California y[G]ou're the place for [C]me So n[F]urse me like a mother Raise me s[C]trong just like my father Let me [Am]wander off, discover who I [G]am I'll have l[F]earned your deepest lessons Gathered [C]up your finest blessings [Am]Return to Calif[G]ornia once aga[C]in Yes, I'll come [Am/F]home to Calif[G]ornia once aga[C]in [F]California, California [C]Know I love you, California [Am]When I leave I know you wait for [G]me Cause in the s[F]un and in the weather No one e[C]lse has loved me better [Am]California y[G]ou're the place for [C]me Yes C[Am]alifornia y[G]ou're the place for [C]me Cali[Am/F]fornia won't you s[G]ave a place for [C]me?