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The Rescues – California rain
Capo 1st fret
Intro:   Bm     G     D  Asus  
BmHere comes fGall
Orange and yellow lDeaves
Float down from the tAsusrees
And touch my window
BmShrunken smGall
I am but a fooDl
Looking for a brAsuseeze
To take me along
It mBmakes it hard to sGee
It's a blDur
And the stF#orm is almost hGere
Chorus:
So come and take a hDold of mAe my dGear
You are in contrDol, I dAisappGear
And nothing that I sDay will CinterfGere
With the CGalifornia RBmainG  D  Asus  
BmI knew it Gall
Knew just what to sDay
I knew how to Asusplay ‘til you were playing
BmSo I crawlG  
You're over my hDead
Everything is jF#ust out of reGach
Chorus:
So come and take a hDold of mAe my dGear
You are in contrDol, I dAisappGear
And nothing that I sDay will CinterfGere
With the CGalifornia RBmainG  D  Asus  
Bm   G
I'm sDorry
I'm blF#inded by fGear
Chorus:
So come and take a hDold of mAe my dGear
You are in contrDol, I dAisappGear
And nothing that I sDay will CinterfGere
With the CGalifornia RBmainG  D  Asus  
California RBmainG  D  Asus  
Bm  G  D  Asus  D

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California Rain

by The Rescues

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Asus

The Rescues – California rain

Capo 1st fret

Bm G D Asus

Intro:

Bm G

Here comes fall

Orange and yellow leaves

Asus

Float down from the trees

And touch my window

Bm G

Shrunken small

I am but a fool

Asus

Looking for a breeze

To take me along

Bm G

It makes it hard to see

It's a blur

F# G

And the storm is almost here

Chorus:

D A G

So come and take a hold of me my dear

D A G

You are in control, I disappear

D C G

And nothing that I say will interfere

G Bm G D Asus

With the California Rain

Bm G

I knew it all

Knew just what to say

Asus

I knew how to play ‘til you were playing

Bm G

So I crawl

You're over my head

F# G

Everything is just out of reach

Chorus:

D A G

So come and take a hold of me my dear

D A G

You are in control, I disappear

D C G

And nothing that I say will interfere

G Bm G D Asus

With the California Rain

Bm G

I'm sorry

F# G

I'm blinded by fear

Chorus:

D A G

So come and take a hold of me my dear

D A G

You are in control, I disappear

D C G

And nothing that I say will interfere

G Bm G D Asus

With the California Rain

Bm G D Asus

California Rain

Bm G D Asus D

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