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[Verse 1]
EmMiss you every day and LA mBmakes me cry
EmAn ocean made its way Bmfrom your coast to my eyes
You've been Amhired by them on a Bmbrighter side and
EmMiss you every day, LA got Bmme so sad
I wanna Emkiss your face, tonight it Bmdrives me mad
I was Aseparating us, Amit's never Bmending 'cause
[Chorus]
EmDancing in a Bmlight
But you're Amstanding
Oh, you're Cstanding
And it Emburns out when you're Bmhigh
But you're Amstanding where I'm not
Oh, Bmwhere I'm not
    EmIn BmCaliforniaAm  
In CCaliforniaEm  
In BmCaliforniaAm  
In CCalifornia
[Verse 2]
EmI miss your skin and your sun in my eyes
BmWhen we pole dancing in bed at night
AmI can't resist you, no, I miss you
BmI can't resist you
EmWhen I see your dark gaze on the shore
BmNo, I can't work any more
Am'Cause I got a feeling that we're breathing
BmTogether and even
[Chorus]
EmDancing in a Bmlight
But you're Amstanding
Oh, you're Cstanding
And it Emburns out when you're Bmhigh
But you're Amstanding where I'm not
Oh, Bmwhere I'm not
    EmIn BmCaliforniaAm  
In CCaliforniaEm  
In BmCaliforniaAm  
In CCalifornia
[Verse 3]
CYou feel me melting in your hands
My Embody you held it on the sand
Last Bmnight, last Amnight
I'm Chot and I'm cold and I'm dry and I'm bleeding
EmHolding my thoughts and my cries and I'm needing
BmMy, Amy Amguy
[Chorus]
EmDancing in a Bmlight
But you're Amstanding
Oh, you're Cstanding
And it Emburns out when you're Bmhigh
But you're Amstanding where I'm not
Oh, Bmwhere I'm not
    EmIn BmCaliforniaAm  
In CCaliforniaEm  
In BmCaliforniaAm  
In CCalifornia

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California

by Charlotte Cardin

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[Verse 1]

Em Bm

Miss you every day and LA makes me cry

Em Bm

An ocean made its way from your coast to my eyes

Am Bm

You've been hired by them on a brighter side and

Em Bm

Miss you every day, LA got me so sad

Em Bm

I wanna kiss your face, tonight it drives me mad

A Am Bm

I was separating us, it's never ending 'cause

[Chorus]

Em Bm

Dancing in a light

But you're standing

Oh, you're standing

Em Bm

And it burns out when you're high

But you're standing where I'm not

Oh, where I'm not

Em Bm Am

In California

C Em

In California

Bm Am

In California

[Verse 2]

I miss your skin and your sun in my eyes

When we pole dancing in bed at night

I can't resist you, no, I miss you

I can't resist you

When I see your dark gaze on the shore

No, I can't work any more

'Cause I got a feeling that we're breathing

Together and even

[Chorus]

Em Bm

Dancing in a light

But you're standing

Oh, you're standing

Em Bm

And it burns out when you're high

But you're standing where I'm not

Oh, where I'm not

Em Bm Am

In California

C Em

In California

Bm Am

In California

[Verse 3]

You feel me melting in your hands

My body you held it on the sand

Bm Am

Last night, last night

I'm hot and I'm cold and I'm dry and I'm bleeding

Holding my thoughts and my cries and I'm needing

Bm A Am

My, my guy

[Chorus]

Em Bm

Dancing in a light

But you're standing

Oh, you're standing

Em Bm

And it burns out when you're high

But you're standing where I'm not

Oh, where I'm not

Em Bm Am

In California

C Em

In California

Bm Am

In California

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