{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1803094,"song":"Going To California","artist":"Johnny McEvoy","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11397463-going-to-california-chords-by-johnny-mcevoy/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1803094?type=chord","rating":4.63422,"votes":25,"content":"This is not the Led Zeppelin song. It is a beautiful Irish ballad recorded by Johnny McEvoy. Any mistakes \r\nare mine. Enjoy\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nHe was never there when needed & oh how much she pleaded[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]                                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSaying darling won't you stay home just one time[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nHe'd just smile and say I'm sorry but there's no need to worry[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]D7[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nJust gonna meet some army Buddies drink some beer & fight the war.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                             [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nIn the Kitchen making wishes as she tidies up the dishes[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                                          [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nOn another lonely weekend And the wine she drank alone[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd the nights they hold no pity in the cold of New York City[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]                            [ch]D7[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAs she waits there in the darkness to hear his key turn in the door[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]                               [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThen one night he came home sober with a longing just to hold her[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhen he found the note she'd written waiting by the telephone[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]Am[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd she said \"I'll always love you and never will forget you[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]D7[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut I just can't take this lonely feeling anymore\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]              [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]D7[/ch]                    [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nShe said I'm going to California to taste the sunshine and the wine[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nSit beside the rolling ocean and slowly pass the time[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nReading books and old love stories and forget about my worries[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]D7[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd maybe who knows maybe we'll meet again someday.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]                                 [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nNow the nights are cold and lonely as he sits and watches TV [/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]                                                    [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nDrinking beer and chasing whiskey wondering where it all went wrong[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd his eyes are tired and burning from the dreams that keep returning[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D7[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd all his yesterdays they won't leave him alone.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]              [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]D7[/ch]                    [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nShe said I'm going to California to taste the sunshine and the wine[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nSit beside the rolling ocean and slowly pass the time[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nReading books and old love stories and forget about my worries[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]D7[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd maybe who knows maybe we'll meet again someday.[/tab]","plain_text":"This is not the Led Zeppelin song. It is a beautiful Irish ballad recorded by Johnny McEvoy. Any mistakes \nare mine. Enjoy","chords":["G","C","Am","D","D7"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"D7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,3],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}