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[Intro]
  F    Em    Am   G(2x)
[Verse]
FDriving through the clouds
EmSwimming like a humming bird
AmI don’t wanna say goodbye
GI just wanna stay all night
InFside the crashing waves
EmSleeping like grizzly bear
AmI don’t wanna take it slow
GI just wanna dance all night
[Pre-chorus]
DmTake me back in time
When I Emlistened to sublime
DmMissing everything I’m coming Ghome
[Chorus]
To FCalifornia
Our Emworries make no sense
AmColors are sky blue
Singing in my view
GYoung and wild
To FCalifornia
Where Empeople make freedom
AmColors are sky blue
Singing in my view
GYoung and wild
[Verse]
FPeaceful melody
EmTake it in as destiCny Bmyeah
AmMaybe we won’t make it far
So enGjoy it while we last
 FLiving in the Emmoment
  AmLife is more than Gsmall little things
You know
 FStarting bonfires on the beach
  EmWith the sun going down
  AmChilling with the friends
that Galways got my back
[Chorus]
To FCalifornia
Our Emworries make no sense
AmColors are sky blue
Singing in my view
GYoung and wild
To FCalifornia
Where Empeople make freedom
AmColors are sky blue
Singing in my view
GYoung and wild (You know)
[Bridge]
  DmHappiness is easy to achieve
Sleeping Amall day
Eating Gall night
Oh Dmlove is something good for us to share
Oh Fyes, the joy Git brings
[Chorus]
To FCalifornia
Our Emworries make no sense
AmColors are sky blue
Singing in my view
GYoung and wild
To FCalifornia
Where Empeople make freedom
AmColors are sky blue
Singing in my view
GYoung and wild
[Outro]
  F    Em    Am   G(2x)

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California

by The Rose

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

F Em Am G

(2x)

[Verse]

Driving through the clouds

Swimming like a humming bird

I don’t wanna say goodbye

I just wanna stay all night

Inside the crashing waves

Sleeping like grizzly bear

I don’t wanna take it slow

I just wanna dance all night

[Pre-chorus]

Take me back in time

When I listened to sublime

Dm G

Missing everything I’m coming home

[Chorus]

To California

Our worries make no sense

Colors are sky blue

Singing in my view

Young and wild

To California

Where people make freedom

Colors are sky blue

Singing in my view

Young and wild

[Verse]

Peaceful melody

Em C Bm

Take it in as destiny yeah

Maybe we won’t make it far

So enjoy it while we last

F Em

Living in the moment

Am G

Life is more than small little things

You know

Starting bonfires on the beach

With the sun going down

Chilling with the friends

that always got my back

[Chorus]

To California

Our worries make no sense

Colors are sky blue

Singing in my view

Young and wild

To California

Where people make freedom

Colors are sky blue

Singing in my view

Young and wild (You know)

[Bridge]

Happiness is easy to achieve

Sleeping all day

Eating all night

Oh love is something good for us to share

F G

Oh yes, the joy it brings

[Chorus]

To California

Our worries make no sense

Colors are sky blue

Singing in my view

Young and wild

To California

Where people make freedom

Colors are sky blue

Singing in my view

Young and wild

[Outro]

F Em Am G

(2x)

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