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Childhood - Californian Light
[Intro]
Play x4 for intro.
e|Fm7-----------------------|Gm7----------------------------|
B|-----------------------|----------------------------|
G|----10-10------8--8----|----12-12-------10--10------|
D|------------10--10--10-|-------------12---12---12---|
A|-----------------------|----------------------------|
E|-----------------------|----------------------------|
Intro riff continues as above, but you can play the chords here if you want.
Fm7Show me your love
Californian Gm7light
Fm7Show me your love
Californian Gm7light
Fm7Show me your love
Californian Gm7light
Fm7Show me your love
Californian Gm7light
[Verse 1]
Fm7Yeah I'm not Gm7feeling to well
Fm7I should take my time like my Gm7mother taught me so well
Fm7But I'm grieving, cos I'm Gm7leaving a feeling so deep alone
Fm7And I'm sleeping as I Gm7walk the streets of where I call home
Fm7There's many times where Gm7I've been
Fm7Close, but no ciGm7gars there
Fm7I never loved to love, as much as you Gm7loved to cry
Fm7So why does it feel it's all I'm Bb7doing all the time
[Chorus]
      Fm7  Gm7Yeah it might be the Abmaj7way that I Gm7see it all
      Fm7I tried to be the Gm7one, but it's Abmaj7easy now to Gm7see you around
      Fm7The vision was Gm7always wrong Abmaj7like the light that Gm7made us run
In Abm7California I Bb7can't afford to, make you mine, but baby I still make you cry
e-----------------------|----------------------------|
B-----------------------|----------------------------|
G----10-10------8--8----|----12-12-------10--10------|
D------------10--10--10-|-------------12---12---12---|
A-----------------------|----------------------------|
E-----------------------|----------------------------|
Fm7Show me your love
Californian Gm7light
Fm7Show me your love
Californian Gm7light
Fm7Show me your love
Californian Gm7light
Fm7Show me your love
Californian Gm7light
[Verse 2]
Fm7Yeah I hear you're doGm7ing pretty well
Fm7So I try and put you Gm7on the shelf
Fm7But I didn't get high to Gm7feel this strange
Fm7But I knew it had Gm7gone
Fm7Another cliché is how Gm7I've been
Fm7I'm glad that no one really Gm7cares
Fm7I never learnt to love as well as I could Gm7tell a lie
Fm7So now I'm wondering what I'm Bb7telling myself now
[Chorus]
      Fm7  Gm7Yeah it might be the Abmaj7way that I Gm7see it all
      Fm7I tried to be the Gm7one, but it's Abmaj7easy now to Gm7see you around
      Fm7The vision was Gm7always wrong Abmaj7like the light that Gm7made us run
In Abm7California I Bb7can't afford to love
[Final chorus]
      Fm7  Gm7Yeah it might be the Abmaj7way that I Gm7see it all
      Fm7I tried to be the Gm7one, but it's Abmaj7easy now to Gm7see you around
      Fm7The vision was Gm7always wrong Abmaj7like the light that Gm7made us run
In Abm7California I Bb7can't afford to, make you mine I can't, I can't
Baby I can't see you cryEbmaj7  

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Californian Light

by Childhood

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Fm7

Gm7

Bb7

Abmaj7

Abm7

Ebmaj7

Childhood - Californian Light

[Intro]

Play x4 for intro.

Fm7 Gm7

e|-----------------------|----------------------------|

B|-----------------------|----------------------------|

G|----10-10------8--8----|----12-12-------10--10------|

D|------------10--10--10-|-------------12---12---12---|

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

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

Intro riff continues as above, but you can play the chords here if you want.

Fm7

Show me your love

Gm7

Californian light

Fm7

Show me your love

Gm7

Californian light

Fm7

Show me your love

Gm7

Californian light

Fm7

Show me your love

Gm7

Californian light

[Verse 1]

Fm7 Gm7

Yeah I'm not feeling to well

Fm7 Gm7

I should take my time like my mother taught me so well

Fm7 Gm7

But I'm grieving, cos I'm leaving a feeling so deep alone

Fm7 Gm7

And I'm sleeping as I walk the streets of where I call home

Fm7 Gm7

There's many times where I've been

Fm7 Gm7

Close, but no cigars there

Fm7 Gm7

I never loved to love, as much as you loved to cry

Fm7 Bb7

So why does it feel it's all I'm doing all the time

[Chorus]

Fm7 Gm7 Abmaj7 Gm7

Yeah it might be the way that I see it all

Fm7 Gm7 Abmaj7 Gm7

I tried to be the one, but it's easy now to see you around

Fm7 Gm7 Abmaj7 Gm7

The vision was always wrong like the light that made us run

Abm7 Bb7

In California I can't afford to, make you mine, but baby I still make you cry

e-----------------------|----------------------------|

B-----------------------|----------------------------|

G----10-10------8--8----|----12-12-------10--10------|

D------------10--10--10-|-------------12---12---12---|

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

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

Fm7

Show me your love

Gm7

Californian light

Fm7

Show me your love

Gm7

Californian light

Fm7

Show me your love

Gm7

Californian light

Fm7

Show me your love

Gm7

Californian light

[Verse 2]

Fm7 Gm7

Yeah I hear you're doing pretty well

Fm7 Gm7

So I try and put you on the shelf

Fm7 Gm7

But I didn't get high to feel this strange

Fm7 Gm7

But I knew it had gone

Fm7 Gm7

Another cliché is how I've been

Fm7 Gm7

I'm glad that no one really cares

Fm7 Gm7

I never learnt to love as well as I could tell a lie

Fm7 Bb7

So now I'm wondering what I'm telling myself now

[Chorus]

Fm7 Gm7 Abmaj7 Gm7

Yeah it might be the way that I see it all

Fm7 Gm7 Abmaj7 Gm7

I tried to be the one, but it's easy now to see you around

Fm7 Gm7 Abmaj7 Gm7

The vision was always wrong like the light that made us run

Abm7 Bb7

In California I can't afford to love

[Final chorus]

Fm7 Gm7 Abmaj7 Gm7

Yeah it might be the way that I see it all

Fm7 Gm7 Abmaj7 Gm7

I tried to be the one, but it's easy now to see you around

Fm7 Gm7 Abmaj7 Gm7

The vision was always wrong like the light that made us run

Abm7 Bb7

In California I can't afford to, make you mine I can't, I can't

Ebmaj7

Baby I can't see you cry

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