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Going To California

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[Intro]
D
[Verse 1]
G
Spent my days with a woman unkind,
                           D
Smoked my stuff and drank all my wine
G
Made up my mind to make a new start
                                   D
Going to California with an aching in my heart
G
Someone told me there's a girl out there
                                 D
With love in her eyes and flowers in her hair
[Instrumental]
F G D
        x2
[Verse 2]
G
Took my chances on a big jet plane
                                             D
Never let 'em tell you that they're all the same
    G
The sea was red and the sky was grey
                                    D
Wondered how tomorrow could ever follow today
    G
The mountains and the canyons start to tremble and shake
                                     D
As the children of the sun begin to awake
[Bridge]
Dm
Seems that the wrath of the gods
Got a punch on the nose and it started to flow;
                   A7       A
I think I might be sinking
Dm
Throw me a line, if I reach it in time
I'll meet you up there where the path
                  A7    A
Runs straight and high
D
[Verse 3]
   G
To find a queen without a king;
                                       D
They say she plays guitar and cries, and sings (lalala-la)
G
Ride a white mare in the footsteps of dawn
                                                 D
Tryin' to find a woman who's never, never, never been born
G
Standing on a hill in my mountain of dreams
                                         D
Telling myself it's not as hard, hard, hard as it seems
[Outro]
F G D
        x2
D

Going To California chords and lyrics

Free chords for Going To California by Led Zeppelin. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

[Intro]
D
[Verse 1]
[Instrumental]
F  G  D    x2
[Verse 2]
[Bridge]
Got a punch on the nose and it started to flow;
I'll meet you up there where the path
D
[Verse 3]
[Outro]
F  G  D    x2
D

Going To California Chords by Led Zeppelin

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What key is "Going To California" in?

The chords for "Going To California" show the original chord names (including D, G, F, Dm, A7, A). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.