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Ghello california
sure is strange to be here toCday 
what?s a boy from down in austin
doin? in the city of angels anyGway
Gso won?t you come on out here with me
find out what you can and cannot Csee
maybe gain a new perspective
of why were so infected by our Gdreams
[Chorus]
and  Amba  -    Dby ill be out Ghere dreaming
and Amthinking about the Dlife we could Ghave
Dyeah but your back home in texas
and im a wonderin when?s the next time i get to Chold you 
i just wanna Ghold you
Gits the sweetest kind of poison
tickle you and take away your Cfaith
whiskey for a lifetime
wreck your soul in the smallest little Gtaste
[Chorus 2]
yeah and Amba  -  Dby i?ll be out Ghere dreamin?
and tAmhinkin about the lDife that we could hGave
Dbut im a stranded in los angeles
wondering when?s the next time i get to Chold ya 
i just wanna Ghold you
[Bridge]
Emi am just a guitar man that fell in love with you
Ctimes are good and bad i take all the same
Emyou could have some nine to five man  comin home to take your hand
Fyou know he?s never gonna Ddo
Gis this the life i dreamed of
or is it just the way it all went Cdown
damn right i sure am happy 
of the crazy piece of life that i have Gfound
yeah and Amba -  Dby i?ll be out here Gdreamin?
and tAmhinkin about the lDife that we could hGave
Dyeah but your back home in texas
Dand i?m stranded in los angeles
wondering when?s the next time i get to hold Cya 
Gi just wanna hold you

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California

by Pat Green

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hello california

sure is strange to be here today

what?s a boy from down in austin

doin? in the city of angels anyway

so won?t you come on out here with me

find out what you can and cannot see

maybe gain a new perspective

of why were so infected by our dreams

[Chorus]

Am D G

and ba - by ill be out here dreaming

Am D G

and thinking about the life we could have

yeah but your back home in texas

and im a wonderin when?s the next time i get to hold you

i just wanna hold you

its the sweetest kind of poison

tickle you and take away your faith

whiskey for a lifetime

wreck your soul in the smallest little taste

[Chorus 2]

Am D G

yeah and ba - by i?ll be out here dreamin?

Am D G

and thinkin about the life that we could have

but im a stranded in los angeles

wondering when?s the next time i get to hold ya

i just wanna hold you

[Bridge]

i am just a guitar man that fell in love with you

times are good and bad i take all the same

you could have some nine to five man comin home to take your hand

F D

you know he?s never gonna do

is this the life i dreamed of

or is it just the way it all went down

damn right i sure am happy

of the crazy piece of life that i have found

Am D G

yeah and ba - by i?ll be out here dreamin?

Am D G

and thinkin about the life that we could have

yeah but your back home in texas

and i?m stranded in los angeles

wondering when?s the next time i get to hold ya

i just wanna hold you

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