G Em D C G
[Verse 1]
G
What's a heartland girl doin' way out there
Bm G
They say you'll get tattooed and purple hair
Em
You'll miss the Friday night lights
Em C
And the county fair and that's a pity
C G
They say traffic there is a perfect
G D G
Mess, how you get around's anybody's guess
G Em C
You gotta wheel and deal in stiletto heels in the city
C Am G Dm
They say it's beautiful but it ain't always pretty
[Chorus 1]
C G
Nothing good comes out of California
G Em C
They'll convert your heart and we'll have to reform ya
G Em
Dance with the devil in the city of angels
G C
They don't know the words to the star spangled
C G A
Girl, you can't say we didn't try to warn ya
A Bm G
That nothing good comes out of California
[Verse 2]
G
In motel off Heartache and Vine
G D G
That sits in the shadow of the Hollywood sign
A Em C
I see a few stars from time to time and take a picture
C G
Oh, and I gotta dream burnin' inside my heart
G
Songs to write on this guitar
Em D C
No matter where I go I never get too far from their whispers
[Chorus 2]
C G
They say nothing good comes out of California
E C
They'll convert your heart and we'll have to reform ya
Am G Em
Can't trust a place where the sun shines all the time
G
With plastic smiles they sip their wine
Em G A
Girl, you can't say we didn't try to warn ya
Am Bm G Em D C G
That nothing good comes out of California
[Bridge]
E A
Guess I'll have to write a song that makes my hometown sing along
A Am Dm
The cynics and critics, I'll prove 'em wrong
[Chorus 3]
C Em G
Nothing good comes out of California
G Em E C
They'll convert your heart and we'll have to reform ya
G
Dance with the devil in the city of angels
G C
They don't know the words to the star spangled
C Em A
Girl, you can't say we didn't try WE DIDN’T TRY to warn ya
Am D
That nothing good comes out,
G Em
I tried to make you proud,
Em Am Em G
Even if nothing good comes out of California
