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Leaving California (from The Sopranos)
Shawn Smith
[Intro]
e|-0-0-----0-----0---0-----|
B|-0---0-----0----0--0-----|
G|-2-----2-----2-----2-----|
D|-2-----2-----2-----2-----|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
[Verse]
        EIf you ever want to gAet away from CalifBornia
       EMaybe in aAnother life you like to sBtay
       EAnd the devil may caAll you when he thinks it's tBime
       EYou know that he'll be knAocking if you're still hBere
[Chorus]
Don't wEait too longF#m, cause you're almost thAereB  
Don't wEait too longF#m, cause you're almost thAereB  
                  EF#m.                      A  B  
Don't wait too long, till you see it undone, yeah
      ETill you see it undAone, yBeah
[Verse]
      EYou'll never hear anAother couldn't get out of spBace
      EA new way of liAving without any paBin
      EI never did belAieve it, but it seemed it a good tBry
      EJust get in a cAar now and take off and drBive
[Chorus]
Don't waEit too long, F#mcause you're almost thAereB  
Don't waEit too long, F#mcause you're almost thAereB  
Don't waEnt too long, F#mtill you see it undAone, yeBah
      ETill you see it undoAne, yeBah
[Break]
E  B  E  B
[Verse]
      EIf you ever want to gAet away from CalifBornia
      EMaybe in anAother life you like to sBtay
      EAnd the deAvil may call you when he thinks it's tiBme
      EYou know that hAe'll be knocking if you're still hBere
[Chorus]
Don't waEit too longF#m, cause you're almost thAereB  
Don't wEait too longF#m, yeah you're almost thAereB  
Don't wEait too longF#m, till you see it undAone, yBeah
      ETill you see it undAone, yBeah
Don't wEant too longF#m, to see it undAoneB  
Repeat and fade

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Leaving California

by Shawn Smith

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F#m

Leaving California (from The Sopranos)

Shawn Smith

[Intro]

e|-0-0-----0-----0---0-----|

B|-0---0-----0----0--0-----|

G|-2-----2-----2-----2-----|

D|-2-----2-----2-----2-----|

A|-------------------------|

E|-------------------------|

[Verse]

E A B

If you ever want to get away from California

E A B

Maybe in another life you like to stay

E A B

And the devil may call you when he thinks it's time

E A B

You know that he'll be knocking if you're still here

[Chorus]

E F#m A B

Don't wait too long, cause you're almost there

E F#m A B

Don't wait too long, cause you're almost there

E A B

F#m.

Don't wait too long, till you see it undone, yeah

E A B

Till you see it undone, yeah

[Verse]

E A B

You'll never hear another couldn't get out of space

E A B

A new way of living without any pain

E A B

I never did believe it, but it seemed it a good try

E A B

Just get in a car now and take off and drive

[Chorus]

E F#m A B

Don't wait too long, cause you're almost there

E F#m A B

Don't wait too long, cause you're almost there

E F#m A B

Don't want too long, till you see it undone, yeah

E A B

Till you see it undone, yeah

[Break]

E B E B

[Verse]

E A B

If you ever want to get away from California

E A B

Maybe in another life you like to stay

E A B

And the devil may call you when he thinks it's time

E A B

You know that he'll be knocking if you're still here

[Chorus]

E F#m A B

Don't wait too long, cause you're almost there

E F#m A B

Don't wait too long, yeah you're almost there

E F#m A B

Don't wait too long, till you see it undone, yeah

E A B

Till you see it undone, yeah

E F#m A B

Don't want too long, to see it undone

Repeat and fade

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