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California Rain

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CAPO VI
Chords Used:
  C0-1-0-2-3-0
  D2-3-2-0-0-0
  G3-0-0-0-2-3
 Em0-0-0-2-2-0
  A0-2-2-2-0-0
Intro:
 C   D   G   Em(2x)
Verse:
COnly Dwhen you're in GCaliEmfornia
You Cdrive Dalong the Emcoast
The Ctowns you pDass are Goften Emruthless
They Cleave you Dchasing Emghosts
CLeave you cDhasing Emghosts
CI'm Ddreaming of Ablue skies
CIf I Dwhat if I Aclose my eyes
Chorus:
CI rush down the Dfreeway
GSlowly peeling Emback my brain
CFighting for Dpatience
While Gmoving to a Emfaster laneC  
              D(let ring)           G  
I'm trying to enjoy the California rain
Verse:
CSomeone Dsang that Gwhen you're Emlonely
CYou end up Dback and Emforth
CTonight I'm Dleaving GSan EmDiego
I Ctake the D5 up EmNorth
CI'm Dchasing Ablue skies
CI'm Dstarting to Ablur the lines
Chorus:
CI rush down the Dfreeway
GSlowly peeling Emback my brain
CFighting for Dpatience
While Gmoving to a Emfaster laneC  
              D(let ring)           G  
I'm trying to enjoy the California rain
CI rush down the Dfreeway
GSlowly peeling Emback my brain
CFighting for Dpatience
While Gmoving to a Emfaster laneC  
              D(let ring)           G  
I'm trying to enjoy the California rain
Outro:
C D G Em C D G Em
end on C

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E minor

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California Rain

by Milow

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 6 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

CAPO VI

Chords Used:

0-1-0-2-3-0

2-3-2-0-0-0

3-0-0-0-2-3

0-0-0-2-2-0

0-2-2-2-0-0

Intro:

C D G Em

(2x)

Verse:

C D G Em

Only when you're in California

C D Em

You drive along the coast

C D G Em

The towns you pass are often ruthless

C D Em

They leave you chasing ghosts

C D Em

Leave you chasing ghosts

C D A

I'm dreaming of blue skies

C D A

If I what if I close my eyes

Chorus:

C D

I rush down the freeway

G Em

Slowly peeling back my brain

C D

Fighting for patience

G Em C

While moving to a faster lane

D G

(let ring)

I'm trying to enjoy the California rain

Verse:

C D G Em

Someone sang that when you're lonely

C D Em

You end up back and forth

C D G Em

Tonight I'm leaving San Diego

C D Em

I take the 5 up North

C D A

I'm chasing blue skies

C D A

I'm starting to blur the lines

Chorus:

C D

I rush down the freeway

G Em

Slowly peeling back my brain

C D

Fighting for patience

G Em C

While moving to a faster lane

D G

(let ring)

I'm trying to enjoy the California rain

C D

I rush down the freeway

G Em

Slowly peeling back my brain

C D

Fighting for patience

G Em C

While moving to a faster lane

D G

(let ring)

I'm trying to enjoy the California rain

Outro:

C D G Em C D G Em

end on C

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