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Capo 5
[Intro]
G       C       Em     C
[Verse 1]
  GTell me Csecrets, cause I kEmnow you’re scarCed
  GAnd you dream, of CaliDfornia tonight
  GIf you wCait up I could mEmeet you therCe
  GAnd we could be, in CaliDfornia tonight
[Chorus]
WheGn everything that I can see, goes
CDark I feel you here with me,
And EmI, I’m holding Don to Cyou
WheGn shadows try to swallow me
You’re the Conly light I’ll ever need
And EmI, I’m holding Don to Cyou
[Verse 2]
  GTell me all Cthis, was aEmnother lCie
  GAnd what it’s like, in CalifDornia tonight
  GWhere the sCunsets in a pEmerfect Csky
  GI wanna be, in CaliDfornia tonight
[Chorus]
WheGn everything that I can see, goes
CDark I feel you here with me,
And EmI, I’m holding Don to Cyou
WheGn shadows try to swallow me
You’re the Conly light I’ll ever need
And EmI, I’m holding Don to Cyou
[Bridge]
  EmSalt in the air, blCood in my veins
  EmNo more black clouds, juDst colourful daysC  
  EmSalt in the air, blCood in my veins
  EmNo more black clouds, juDst colourful daysC  
[Chorus]
WheGn everything that I can see, goes
CDark I feel you here with me,
And EmI, I’m holding Don to Cyou
WheGn shadows try to swallow me
You’re the Conly light I’ll ever need
And EmI, I’m holding Don to Cyou
[Outro]
  GTell me Csecrets, cause I kEmnow you’re scarCed
  GAnd you dream, of CaliDfornia tonight

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California

by Yellowcard

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 5

[Intro]

G C Em C

[Verse 1]

G C Em C

Tell me secrets, cause I know you’re scared

G D

And you dream, of California tonight

G C Em C

If you wait up I could meet you there

G D

And we could be, in California tonight

[Chorus]

When everything that I can see, goes

Dark I feel you here with me,

Em D C

And I, I’m holding on to you

When shadows try to swallow me

You’re the only light I’ll ever need

Em D C

And I, I’m holding on to you

[Verse 2]

G C Em C

Tell me all this, was another lie

G D

And what it’s like, in California tonight

G C Em C

Where the sunsets in a perfect sky

G D

I wanna be, in California tonight

[Chorus]

When everything that I can see, goes

Dark I feel you here with me,

Em D C

And I, I’m holding on to you

When shadows try to swallow me

You’re the only light I’ll ever need

Em D C

And I, I’m holding on to you

[Bridge]

Em C

Salt in the air, blood in my veins

Em D C

No more black clouds, just colourful days

Em C

Salt in the air, blood in my veins

Em D C

No more black clouds, just colourful days

[Chorus]

When everything that I can see, goes

Dark I feel you here with me,

Em D C

And I, I’m holding on to you

When shadows try to swallow me

You’re the only light I’ll ever need

Em D C

And I, I’m holding on to you

[Outro]

G C Em C

Tell me secrets, cause I know you’re scared

G D

And you dream, of California tonight

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