California Snow
Tom Russell BandVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
I'm just trying to make a living
I'm an old man at 39
Two kids and an ex-wife
Moved up to Riverside
Working down on the border
Driving back roads every night
Mountains east of El Cajon
North of the Tecate Line
Well the California summer sun will burn right to your soul
In the winter you can freeze to death
In the California snow
I catch the ones I'm able to
Watch the others slip away
I know some by their faces
And I even know some by name
Guess they think that we're all movie stars and millionaires
Guess that they still believe that dreams come true up here
But I bet the weather's warmer down in Mexico
And no one ever tells them 'bout the California snow
Last winter found a man and wife
Just about day break
Laying in a frozen ditch
South of the interstate
I wrapped 'em both in blankets
But she'd already died
Next day we sent him back alone
Across the borderline
Don't know where they came from
Or where they planned to go
But he carried her all night long
Through the California snow
Sometimes when I'm alone out here
I get to thinking about my life
Maybe I should go to Riverside
And try to fix things with my wife
Maybe just get in my truck
And drive as far as I can go
Away from all the ghosts that haunt
The California snow
Well the California summer sun can burn right to your soul
In the winter you can freeze to death
In the California snow
In the winter you can freeze to death
In the California snow
.....end on
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Readable chord sheet for California Snow by Tom Russell Band
[A] [D] [A] [D] [A] [D] [A] [D] I'm just [A]trying to make a [D]living I'm an [A]old man at 3[D]9 [A]Two kids and an [D]ex-wife [E]Moved up to Riverside [A]Working down on the [D]border Driving [A]back roads every [D]night [A]Mountains east of [D]El Cajon [E]North of the Tecate [A]Line Well the [D]California [E]summer sun will [A]burn right to your [D]soul [A]In the winter you can [D]freeze to death In the [E]California [A]snow [D][A][D] [A]I catch the ones I'm [D]able to Watch the [A]others slip a[D]way [A]I know some by their [D]faces And I [E]even know some by name [A]Guess they think that [D]we're all movie [A]stars and millio[D]naires [A]Guess that they [D]still believe that [E]dreams come true up [A]here But I [D]bet the weather's [E]warmer [A]down in Mexi[D]co [A]And no one ever [D]tells them 'bout the [E]California [A]snow [D][A][D] [A]Last winter found a [D]man and wife [A]Just about day [D]break [A]Laying in a [D]frozen ditch [E]South of the interstate [A]I wrapped 'em both in [D]blankets But [A]she'd already [D]died [A]Next day we sent him [D]back alone [E]Across the border[A]line [D]Don't know where they [E]came from Or [A]where they planned to [D]go [A]But he carried her [D]all night long Through the [E]California [A]snow [D] [A] [D] [A]Sometimes when I'm [D]alone out here I get to [A]thinking about my [D]life [A]Maybe I should go to [D]Riverside And try to [E]fix things with my wife [A]Maybe just get in [D]my truck And drive as [A]far as I can [D]go [A]Away from all the [D]ghosts that haunt The [E]California [A]snow Well the [D]California [E]summer sun can [A]burn right to your [D]soul [A]In the winter you can [D]freeze to death In the [E]California [A]snow [D] [A] [D] [A]In the winter you can [D]freeze to death In the [E]California [A]snow [D] [A] [D] [A] [D] [A] [D].....end on [A]