Chords
[Intro]
D G D A D
Asus4
[Verse 1]
DSitting in a park in Paris, France
G Reading the news and it sure looksE7 bad
They won't give peace a chance
A That was A7just a dream some of us Dhad
Still a lot of landG to see
But I wouldn't E7stay here
It's too old and coldA and A7settled in its ways here G
[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, but California
[Chorus]
CaDlifornia,B7 I'm coming home
G I'm going to see the folks I dig
D/F# I'll even kiss a sunsetA pig
California, I'm comDing home Gmaj7 D Asus4
[Verse 2]
DI met a redneck on a Grecian isle
G Who did the goat dance very E7well
He gave me back my smile
A But he kept A7my camera to sell
DOh, the rogue, the red red rogue
G He cooked good omelets and stews
And I E7might have stayed on with him there
But my Aheart cried A7out for you, G
[Pre-Chorus]
[California]
[Chorus]
Oh,D California, I'mB7 coming home
Oh, Gmake me feel good rock'n roll band
D/F# I'm your biggest fan
CaliAfornia, I'm coming home
[Bridge]
D Gmaj7
D Oh, it gets soE7 loneGly
[Interlude]
When you're walking
D And the streets are full of A7strangers
All the news ofE7 home you Gread
Just gives youE7 the blues C
Just gives you Athe blues A7 G
[Solo]
A D A7 So I Dbought me a ticket
[Verse 3]
I got on a plane to GSpain
Went to a party down a red dirt E7road
There were lots of pretty people there
A Reading A7Rolling Stone, reaDding Vogue
They said, "How long Gcan you hang around?"
I said a week, maybe E7two
Just until my skin turns Abrown Then I'm A7
going homeG to
[Pre-Chorus]
[California]
[Chorus]
CaDlifornia, I'm coming B7home
Oh,G will you take me as I am
D/F# Strung out on another man
A California, I'm comingD home Gmaj7
[Bridge]
D Oh, it gets soE7 lonely
[Interlude]
G When you're walking
D And the streets are full of stranAgers
All the news of E7home you Gread
More about the Dwar
And the bloody Achanges
[Outro]
Oh,E7 will you take me asG I am?
Will you take me as I Dam?
Will you?
A Will you take me as IE7 am? G
[Fade Out]
Hmm D A
Take me as IE7 am G
TakeD me as I am
A E7 G D
A E7 G
