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Caroline Herring - Here In California
CAPO: 2nd Fret
INTRO:    G   Am     G     D     Em    C~ ~     G     Am  C  
When I was Gyoung my Gsus4mamma Gtold me
She said, Dchild take your Emtime
Don't Cfall in love too Gquickly
                   Am       C~  ~
Before you know your mind
She Gheld me 'Gsus4round the Gshoulders
In a Dvoice so soft and Emkind
She said, Clove can make you Ghappy
      Am              D        G~  ~
And love can rob you blind
CHORUS:
CHerDe in CaliGfornia
The Amfruit hangs D7heavy on the Emvine
There's no Cgold, EmI thought I'd Gwarn ya
And the Amhills turn Dbrown in the summerGtimeAm  G  
Now GI may Gsus2learn to Glove youD  
But I can't say Emwhen
This Cmorning we were sGtrangers
                      Am        C~  ~
And tonight we're only friends
I'll Gtake my Gsus4time to Gknow you
I'll Dtake my time to Emsee
There's Cnothing I won't Gshow youAm  
                          D      G~  ~
If you take your time with me
CHORUS:
CHerDe in CaliGfornia
The Amfruit hangs D7heavy on the Emvine
There's no Cgold, EmI thought I'd Gwarn ya
And the Amhills turn Dbrown in the summerGtime
INSTRUMENTAL:   D    Em    C~ ~   G    Am    C    G  
There's an old faGsus4miliar Gstory
An Dold familiar Emrhyme
To Ceverything there is a GseasonAm  
For every purpose there's a Ctime
A Gtime to love and Gsus4come toGgether
A Dtime when love longs for a Emname
A Ctime for questions we can't GanswerAm  
Though we Dask them just the Gsame
CHORUS:
CHerDe in CaliGfornia
The Amfruit hangs D7heavy on the Emvine
There's no Cgold, EmI thought I'd Gwarn ya
And the Amhills turn Dbrown in the summerGtime
And there's no Cgold, EmI thought I'd Gwarn ya
And the Amhills turn Dbrown in the summerGtime

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Here In California

by Caroline Herring

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

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Gsus4

Gsus2

Caroline Herring - Here In California

CAPO: 2nd Fret

G Am G D Em C G Am C

INTRO: ~ ~

G Gsus4 G

When I was young my mamma told me

D Em

She said, child take your time

C G

Don't fall in love too quickly

Am C

~ ~

Before you know your mind

G Gsus4 G

She held me 'round the shoulders

D Em

In a voice so soft and kind

C G

She said, love can make you happy

Am D G

~ ~

And love can rob you blind

CHORUS:

C D G

Here in California

Am D7 Em

The fruit hangs heavy on the vine

C Em G

There's no gold, I thought I'd warn ya

Am D G Am G

And the hills turn brown in the summertime

G Gsus2 G D

Now I may learn to love you

But I can't say when

C G

This morning we were strangers

Am C

~ ~

And tonight we're only friends

G Gsus4 G

I'll take my time to know you

D Em

I'll take my time to see

C G Am

There's nothing I won't show you

D G

~ ~

If you take your time with me

CHORUS:

C D G

Here in California

Am D7 Em

The fruit hangs heavy on the vine

C Em G

There's no gold, I thought I'd warn ya

Am D G

And the hills turn brown in the summertime

D Em C G Am C G

INSTRUMENTAL: ~ ~

Gsus4 G

There's an old familiar story

D Em

An old familiar rhyme

C G Am

To everything there is a season

For every purpose there's a time

G Gsus4 G

A time to love and come together

D Em

A time when love longs for a name

C G Am

A time for questions we can't answer

D G

Though we ask them just the same

CHORUS:

C D G

Here in California

Am D7 Em

The fruit hangs heavy on the vine

C Em G

There's no gold, I thought I'd warn ya

Am D G

And the hills turn brown in the summertime

C Em G

And there's no gold, I thought I'd warn ya

Am D G

And the hills turn brown in the summertime

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