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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 Amyear (ooohG)
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 witAmhout you (OoohG)
CWelcome to my GCalifornian hAmomeG  
Cyou don't have to Gcall me you canAm  
leave when you wGant
There's a Cpicture above my Gbed and there's a Amlight in your eGyes 
I don't Amknow
Well I don't Gknow whY you Cstill feel Galone C  
And we were Cdying from the get Ggo
I was Cdreaming but you never belieGve
I was Ctrying to fit myGself into spaces betAmween (Oooh)G  
And you were Ckind and sometimes cruGel
You said Call the worlds love Gcouldn't satisfy you
CAnd nothing coulda huGrt me as much as the trAmuth (Ooh, darliGn) 
CWelcome to my GCalifornian hAmomeG  
Cyou don't have to Gcall me you canAm  
leave when you Gwant
There's a Cpicture above my Gbed and there's a Amlight in your eGyes 
I don't Amknow
but tell me coz I wanna find Gout do Cyou still Gfeel alone C  
CLove is ellusive when you Amsearch for it 
CHappiness sometimes it Amjust creeps in 
I'm going crazy I've been Gwonderin do Cyou still fGeel alone? C  
GI need to finAmd soGme kind of peAmace 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)         G(break)
I know that I deserve more but I still want you 
CWelcome to my GCalifornian hAmomeG  
Cyou don't have to Gcall me you canAm  
leave when you wGant
There's a Cpicture above my Gbed and there's a Amlight in your eGyes 
I don't AmknOW
but tell me coz GI wanna fCind out do you Gstill feel alone C  
CWelcome to my CalGifornia 
AmEven though I&#821G7;m no good for you 
TChere&#8217;s Ga part of Amme still waiting Gfor you 
CWelcome to my haGppy ending 
AmEven though it&#G8217;s fun contending 
AmI know 
I know you can&#82G17;t look Cback, you cGan never Cgo back 
CWelcome to my CaGlifornian home Am  
You can Gnever go back 
CWelcome to my CaGlifornian home Am  
I know YGou can never go back 
CWelcome to my CaGlifornian home Am  
I know YoGu can never go back 
AmI know I need to Gfind out, do Cyou still fGeel? 
CWelcome to my CalGifornian home 
AmEven though I&#821G7;m no good for you 
CDeep inside there&#8217;s Ga piece of me, thereAm&#8217;s a piece of me 
Still waGiting for you to come home 
CWelcome to my CGalifornian home 
I know you caAmn never look back, you Gcan never look back again 
AmBut tell me &#8216;cause I waGnt to find out 
CDo you still fGeel alonCe? 
CDo you still fGeel alonCe? 

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California

by Darren Hayes

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C G

I got a cottage with a sea view

C G

I got a regular summer tan

C G Am 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 Am G

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

C G Am G

Welcome to my Californian home

C G Am

you don't have to call me you can

leave when you want

C G Am G

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

I don't know

G C G C

Well I don't know whY 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 Am G

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 Am G

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

C G Am G

Welcome to my Californian home

C G Am

you don't have to call me you can

leave when you want

C G Am G

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

I don't know

G C G C

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

C Am

Love is ellusive when you search for it

C Am

Happiness sometimes it just creeps in

G C G C

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

G Am G Am

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 G

(break) (break) (break) (break)

I know that I deserve more but I still want you

C G Am G

Welcome to my Californian home

C G Am

you don't have to call me you can

leave when you want

C G Am G

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

I don't knOW

G C G C

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

C G

Welcome to my California

Am G

Even though I’m no good for you

C G Am G

There’s a part of me still waiting for you

C G

Welcome to my happy ending

Am G

Even though it’s fun contending

I know

G C G C

I know you can’t look back, you can never go back

C G Am

Welcome to my Californian home

You can never go back

C G Am

Welcome to my Californian home

I know You can never go back

C G Am

Welcome to my Californian home

I know You can never go back

Am G C G

I know I need to find out, do you still feel?

C G

Welcome to my Californian home

Am G

Even though I’m no good for you

C G Am

Deep inside there’s a piece of me, there’s a piece of me

Still waiting for you to come home

C G

Welcome to my Californian home

Am G

I know you can never look back, you can never look back again

Am G

But tell me ‘cause I want to find out

C G C

Do you still feel alone?

C G C

Do you still feel alone?

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