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Easiest to:
- transpose chords down one half-step (first chord Am)
- capo 1
ORDER: I V1 V2 PC C V3 V4 PC C B1 C B2 O
[INTRO]
n.c. | | | |
[VERSE 1]
BbmDry your wings little butterfly
You've got a Fmnight to Gblive and the Fmdaylight Bbmdies
BbmTry your wings little butterfly
Whatever Fmgets you Abthrough it's gonna Ebmbleed you Bbmdry
[VERSE 2]
BbmI got blinded, I got winded
By the Fmblue-eyed Gbdress and the Fmsilver Bbmtown
EbmNever Bbmlost your Fmwill to Gbmaj7die
Never Fmever cuts to flyGbmaj7  
[PRE-CHORUS]
  AbI knew that Ebmthis would be so hardGb  
  AbInside my EbmCalifornia GbheartGbadd9  
[CHORUS]
BbmClose Abyour Ebmeyes
AbI  Bbmwon't Gbmaj7hurt   Abyou
BbmClose Abyour Ebmmind
GbLove Abwill Bbmhunt Dbyou Gbdown
[VERSE 3]
BbmDry your eyes little butterfly
You've got a Fmnight to Gbkill now FmL.A. Bbmstyle
BbmBackstabbed, wounded butterfly
You got the Fmwings tied Abup and a Ebmpurple Bbmsky
[VERSE 4]
BbmSay my name let your wings spread wide
Bring the Fmcobwebs Gbout of that Fmkiller Bbmsmile
EbmMorning Bbmcame with Fmrazor Gblight
Cutting Bbm/Fwhite knives through the blindsGb  
[PRE-CHORUS]
  AbI knew that Ebmthis would be so hardGb  
  AbInside my EbmCalifornia GbheartGbadd9  
[CHORUS]
BbmClose Abyour Ebmeyes
AbI  Bbmwon't Gbmaj7hurt   Abyou
BbmClose Abyour Ebmmind
GbLove Abwill Bbmhunt Dbyou Gbdown
[BRIDGE 1]
  AbThis time I Ebmhad you from the start  Gb(This time I had you from the start)
  AbYou broke my EbmCalifornia heart  Gb(You broke my California heart)
  AbI fear my Ebmend has turned too dark  Gb(I fear my end has turned too dark)
  AbYou broke a EbmCalifornia Gbadd9heart
[CHORUS]
BbmClose Abyour Ebmeyes
AbI  Bbmwon't Gbmaj7hurt   Abyou
BbmClose Abyour Ebmmind
GbLove Abwill Bbmhunt Dbyou Gbdown
[BRIDGE 2]
  AbThis time I Ebmhad you from the start  Gb(This time I had you from the start)
  AbYou broke my EbmCalifornia heart  Gb(You broke my California heart)
  AbYour skin's so Ebmglowing in the  Gbdark (You broke my California heart)
  AbYour rains are Ebmflowing with the      Gbadd9star
[OUTRO]
   Ab      Ebm        Gbmaj7This time I had you from the start
   Ab      Ebm        Gbmaj7You broke my California heart
   Ab      Ebm        Gbmaj7I fear my every's turned too dark
Ab Ebm Gb
(to fade)
Ab Ebm Gb
Ab Ebm Gb
Ab Ebm Gb

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California Heart

by Lisa Miskovsky

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

Chords in this song · guitar

Bbm

Ebm

Gbmaj7

Gbadd9

Bbm/F

Easiest to:

- transpose chords down one half-step (first chord Am)

- capo 1

ORDER: I V1 V2 PC C V3 V4 PC C B1 C B2 O

[INTRO]

n.c. | | | |

[VERSE 1]

Bbm

Dry your wings little butterfly

Fm Gb Fm Bbm

You've got a night to live and the daylight dies

Bbm

Try your wings little butterfly

Fm Ab Ebm Bbm

Whatever gets you through it's gonna bleed you dry

[VERSE 2]

Bbm

I got blinded, I got winded

Fm Gb Fm Bbm

By the blue-eyed dress and the silver town

Ebm Bbm Fm Gbmaj7

Never lost your will to die

Fm Gbmaj7

Never ever cuts to fly

[PRE-CHORUS]

Ab Ebm Gb

I knew that this would be so hard

Ab Ebm Gb Gbadd9

Inside my California heart

[CHORUS]

Bbm Ab Ebm

Close your eyes

Ab Bbm Gbmaj7 Ab

I won't hurt you

Bbm Ab Ebm

Close your mind

Gb Ab Bbm Db Gb

Love will hunt you down

[VERSE 3]

Bbm

Dry your eyes little butterfly

Fm Gb Fm Bbm

You've got a night to kill now L.A. style

Bbm

Backstabbed, wounded butterfly

Fm Ab Ebm Bbm

You got the wings tied up and a purple sky

[VERSE 4]

Bbm

Say my name let your wings spread wide

Fm Gb Fm Bbm

Bring the cobwebs out of that killer smile

Ebm Bbm Fm Gb

Morning came with razor light

Bbm/F Gb

Cutting white knives through the blinds

[PRE-CHORUS]

Ab Ebm Gb

I knew that this would be so hard

Ab Ebm Gb Gbadd9

Inside my California heart

[CHORUS]

Bbm Ab Ebm

Close your eyes

Ab Bbm Gbmaj7 Ab

I won't hurt you

Bbm Ab Ebm

Close your mind

Gb Ab Bbm Db Gb

Love will hunt you down

[BRIDGE 1]

Ab Ebm Gb

This time I had you from the start (This time I had you from the start)

Ab Ebm Gb

You broke my California heart (You broke my California heart)

Ab Ebm Gb

I fear my end has turned too dark (I fear my end has turned too dark)

Ab Ebm Gbadd9

You broke a California heart

[CHORUS]

Bbm Ab Ebm

Close your eyes

Ab Bbm Gbmaj7 Ab

I won't hurt you

Bbm Ab Ebm

Close your mind

Gb Ab Bbm Db Gb

Love will hunt you down

[BRIDGE 2]

Ab Ebm Gb

This time I had you from the start (This time I had you from the start)

Ab Ebm Gb

You broke my California heart (You broke my California heart)

Ab Ebm Gb

Your skin's so glowing in the dark (You broke my California heart)

Ab Ebm Gbadd9

Your rains are flowing with the star

[OUTRO]

Ab Ebm Gbmaj7

This time I had you from the start

Ab Ebm Gbmaj7

You broke my California heart

Ab Ebm Gbmaj7

I fear my every's turned too dark

Ab Ebm Gb

(to fade)

Ab Ebm Gb

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