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I got a Ccottage with a sea view G  
I got a Cregular summer tan G  
I been Cworking up the courage to Gcall you all Fyear (oooGh)
But there are Cnothing i can Gsay and there are Cno good words left anyway G  
Besides Cpeople are cruel and the Gworld still moves witFhout you (OooGh)
CWelcome to my GCalifornian hAmome
Cyou don't have to Gcall me you canAm  
leave when you wFant
There's a Cpicture above my Gbed and there's a Amlight in your eFyes 
I don't Dmknow
Well I don't Dknow whether you still feel alonCe 
And we were Cdying from the get gGo
I was Cdreaming but you never belieGve
I was Ctrying to fit myGself into spaces betFween (OooDh)
And you were Ckind and sometimes cruGel
You said Call the worlds love Gcouldn't satisfy you
  CAnd nothing coulda Ghurt me as much as the Ftruth (ODoh, darDmlin) 
CWelcome to my GCalifornian hAmome
Cyou don't have to Gcall me you canAm  
leave when you wFant
There's a Cpicture above my Gbed and there's a Amlight in your eFyes 
I don't Dmknow
but Ctell me coz I wanna Gfind out do Fyou still Dmfeel alonCe 
AmLove is illusive when you Dmsearch for it 
And don't I Emknow 
AmHappiness sometimes it Dmjust creeps in 
And don't I Emknow it
I'm going crazy I've been Cwonderin do Gyou still Dfeel alone? 
FI need to finCd Fsome kind of Cpeace of mind 
FI need to Cfind
         C(break)              G(break)
I got a cottage with a sea view
         C(break)        G(break)
I got a regular summer tan 
   C(break)               G(break)           Am(break)
I know that I deserve more but I still want you 
CWelcome to my GCalifornian hAmome
Cyou don't have to Gcall me you canAm  
leave when you wFant
There's a Cpicture above my Gbed and there's a Amlight in your eFyes 
I don't Dmknow
but Ctell me coz I wanna Gfind out do Fyou still Dmfeel alonCe 
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California

by Savage Garden

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C G

I got a cottage with a sea view

C G

I got a regular summer tan

C G F G

I been working up the courage to call you all year (oooh)

C G C G

But there are nothing i can say and there are no good words left anyway

C G F G

Besides people are cruel and the world still moves without you (Oooh)

C G Am

Welcome to my Californian home

C G Am

you don't have to call me you can

leave when you want

C G Am F

There's a picture above my bed and there's a light in your eyes

I don't know

D C

Well I don't know whether you still feel alone

C G

And we were dying from the get go

C G

I was dreaming but you never believe

C G F D

I was trying to fit myself into spaces between (Oooh)

C G

And you were kind and sometimes cruel

C G

You said all the worlds love couldn't satisfy you

C G F D Dm

And nothing coulda hurt me as much as the truth (Ooh, darlin)

C G Am

Welcome to my Californian home

C G Am

you don't have to call me you can

leave when you want

C G Am F

There's a picture above my bed and there's a light in your eyes

I don't know

C G F Dm C

but tell me coz I wanna find out do you still feel alone

Am Dm

Love is illusive when you search for it

And don't I know

Am Dm

Happiness sometimes it just creeps in

And don't I know it

C G D

I'm going crazy I've been wonderin do you still feel alone?

F C F C

I need to find some kind of peace of mind

F C

I need to find

C G

(break) (break)

I got a cottage with a sea view

C G

(break) (break)

I got a regular summer tan

C G Am

(break) (break) (break)

I know that I deserve more but I still want you

C G Am

Welcome to my Californian home

C G Am

you don't have to call me you can

leave when you want

C G Am F

There's a picture above my bed and there's a light in your eyes

I don't know

C G F Dm C

but tell me coz I wanna find out do you still feel alone

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