California

C
Some day they're gonna write about 
us
       G
Living here in the shadow of this 
gathering dust
       Am                 F
As the waves build up and drown the 
light
            C                      
While we're hanging from buildings 
     G
on a Saturday night
        C
And the words she said, I could 
barely hear
         G
Over the blare of the speakers and 
the smell of beer
             Am              F
When she got up to speak she lifted 
her dress
  C                        G
I remember her face, but I forget 
the rest

        F          C
Here in California I was
                  G
Just a name and a number
            Am
A face on a tumbler
        F          C
Here in California we're all
             G
Stuck in the same scene
                   Am
All nightmares and daydreams
   C   F G C
In California

    C
She said I got money, but I got no 
friends
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      G
As we drove through the valley in 
her daddy's Benz
               Am                  
She said these pills wear off, but 
    F
the pain don't end
        C                          
I never thought it would matter so 
G
much to pretend

        C
And the thing about her that haunts 
me still
       G
As her hands fell down to the 
steering wheel
      Am                  F
And a shock of light fell across her
 face
         C                         
She said there's only two ways out 
 G
of this place

        F          C
Here in California I was
                  G
Just a name and a number
            Am
A face on a tumbler
        F          C
Here in California we're all
             G
Stuck in the same scene
                   Am
All nightmares and daydreams
   C   F G C
In California

F               C
Oh, I hope it's clear
           F                     
There's no room for us anymore in 
          C
the atmosphere
    F                 G
But darling I always liked
          F             G
The desperation in your eyes
             F           C        
The way you dance in the glow of 
   F         G       C
the Hollywood freeway lights

C
Someday they're gonna forget about 
us
          G
And we'll wonder if we were ever 
good enough
   Am                         F
It hit me last night, in this song I
 heard
  C                        G
I remember the feeling but forget 
all the words

        F          C
Here in California I was
                  G
Just a name and a number
            Am
A face on a tumbler
        F          C
Here in California we're all
             G
Stuck in the same scene
                   Am
All nightmares and daydreams
   C   F G C
In California
   C   F G C
In California