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[Verse]
  Emaj7You've been Aadd9waiting to take a rideEmaj7  
   Aadd9So here's a question
  Emaj7Will you jump Aadd9in or hide away insidEmaj7e?Aadd9  
  DBut trust your heart and Afeel, a little love
[Bridge]
E C#m A E
[Verse]
  Emaj7You've lost Aadd9faith in the summertimEmaj7e
  Aadd9All I know is
  Emaj7A cool long Aadd9winter this side of toEmaj7wnAadd9  
  DWarm your heart and Afeel, a little love
[Chorus]
  EI'll tell you a secret, show you a C#mbrand new side to me
Because I Afound my heart in California on the Eother side of the Bsea
   C#mAnd now I remember how to be the F#7person that I wanna be
She's the Aadd9angel on my shoulder, to me
[Bridge]
Emaj7 Aadd9 Emaj7 Aadd9
[Verse]
   Emaj7How can you picture Aadd9up?
When all you see is Emaj7down?
It seems like second Aadd9nature to people all aEmaj7round
So maybe take a Aadd9leap and step out of your Emaj7mind
You'll gain a new Aadd9perspective
You're realising Dlonely hearts can Afind a little love
[Chorus]
  EI'll tell you a secret, show you a C#mbrand new side to me
Because I Afound my heart in California on the Eother side of the Bsea
   C#mAnd now I remember how to be the F#7person that I wanna be
She's the Aadd9angel on my shoulder, to me
[C-Part]
  EThere's an image that is burned in time
  BI can see it 'cause it lives inside my mind
  C#mI can see her when I close my eyes
Aadd9I remember
  EThrowing pennies down the wishing well
  BSetting fire to the midnight air to kill
  C#mAll our dreams, 'cause it hurts like hell
Aadd9I remember
[Bridge]
E B C#m Aadd9
[C-Part]
  EI'll remember 'til the end of time
  BWe made a promise to see the same stars in the sky
  C#mWe count the memories as the days go by
Aadd9You'll remember
[Chorus]
  EI'll tell you a secret
Show you a Ebrand new side to me
I found my Aadd9heart in California
I found my Aadd9heart in California
[Chorus]
  EI'll tell you a secret, show you a C#mbrand new side to me
Because I Afound my heart in California on the Eother side of the Bsea
   C#mAnd now I remember how to be the F#7person that I wanna be
She's the Aadd9angel on my shoulder
I found my Aadd9heart in California
I found my Aadd9heart in CaliEfornia
[Outro]
B C#m Aadd9 E

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California

by Mallory Knox

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Emaj7

Aadd9

C#m

F#7

[Verse]

Emaj7 Aadd9 Emaj7

You've been waiting to take a ride

Aadd9

So here's a question

Emaj7 Aadd9 Emaj7 Aadd9

Will you jump in or hide away inside?

D A

But trust your heart and feel, a little love

[Bridge]

E C#m A E

[Verse]

Emaj7 Aadd9 Emaj7

You've lost faith in the summertime

Aadd9

All I know is

Emaj7 Aadd9 Emaj7 Aadd9

A cool long winter this side of town

D A

Warm your heart and feel, a little love

[Chorus]

E C#m

I'll tell you a secret, show you a brand new side to me

A E B

Because I found my heart in California on the other side of the sea

C#m F#7

And now I remember how to be the person that I wanna be

Aadd9

She's the angel on my shoulder, to me

[Bridge]

Emaj7 Aadd9 Emaj7 Aadd9

[Verse]

Emaj7 Aadd9

How can you picture up?

Emaj7

When all you see is down?

Aadd9 Emaj7

It seems like second nature to people all around

Aadd9 Emaj7

So maybe take a leap and step out of your mind

Aadd9

You'll gain a new perspective

D A

You're realising lonely hearts can find a little love

[Chorus]

E C#m

I'll tell you a secret, show you a brand new side to me

A E B

Because I found my heart in California on the other side of the sea

C#m F#7

And now I remember how to be the person that I wanna be

Aadd9

She's the angel on my shoulder, to me

[C-Part]

There's an image that is burned in time

I can see it 'cause it lives inside my mind

C#m

I can see her when I close my eyes

Aadd9

I remember

Throwing pennies down the wishing well

Setting fire to the midnight air to kill

C#m

All our dreams, 'cause it hurts like hell

Aadd9

I remember

[Bridge]

E B C#m Aadd9

[C-Part]

I'll remember 'til the end of time

We made a promise to see the same stars in the sky

C#m

We count the memories as the days go by

Aadd9

You'll remember

[Chorus]

I'll tell you a secret

Show you a brand new side to me

Aadd9

I found my heart in California

Aadd9

I found my heart in California

[Chorus]

E C#m

I'll tell you a secret, show you a brand new side to me

A E B

Because I found my heart in California on the other side of the sea

C#m F#7

And now I remember how to be the person that I wanna be

Aadd9

She's the angel on my shoulder

Aadd9

I found my heart in California

Aadd9 E

I found my heart in California

[Outro]

B C#m Aadd9 E

About California Chords by Mallory Knox

Learn how to play California by Mallory Knox with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “California chords”, “California guitar chords”, or “Mallory Knox California chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy California chords and for experienced players who want accurate California lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include Emaj7, Aadd9, D, A, E, C#m.

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