California Song     Jerry Jeff Walker

(G)    (C)    (G)    (C)  
Well, I (G)always thought that I might live (C)out in Cali(G)fornia,
Where the (Em)weather´s great and the (D)sun shines all the (G)time.
Probably´d live somewhere (C)north of San Fran(G)cisco,
In the (Em)Redwoods (D)where they make the (G)wine.

I was headed that way once, when I (C)stopped off in (G)Austin,
To (Em)see an old (D)friend from long a(G)go.
One night at a party I (C)met her and I (G)knew that
(Em)She´s the one who´s (D)going to lead me (G)home. (G4) (G)

And I (Am7)fell in love with a (D)girl (Bm)born and raised in Te(Em7)xas,
She (Am7)stole my heart, I (D)lost my rambling (G)ways.
And the (Am7)years flew by so (D)quickly, (Bm7)raising up a (Em7)family,
(Am7)Where you fall in (D)love is where you (G)stay.

And I always thought that I might live (C)up in Colo(G)rado,
Where the (Em)snow stays on the (D)peaks all summer (G)long.
And I´d river-raft the canyons, I´d (C)fly-fish Roaring (G)Fork,
By a (Em)campfire, (D)sing some cowboy (G)songs. (G4) (G)

But I (Am7)fell in love with a (D)girl (Bm)born and raised in Te(Em7)xas,
She (Am7)stole my heart and I (D)lost my rambling (G)ways.
The (Am7)years flew by so (D)quickly, (Bm7)raising up a (Em7)family,
(Am7)Where you fall in (D)love is where you (G)stay.

And you (Dm7)know I´m not complaining, our (C)life has been so (Am)special,
And (E)Texas has been everything, I (Am)know. (Am/G)
But (D7)every now and then I (Fm)think what might have been
If (C)life had pulled me (E/B)down a different (Am7)road.  (D7)  (Am7)
 - Instrumental verse - 

Well, I´m still dreaming ´bout the mountains, ´bout the (C)rivers and the (G)ocean,
The (Em)way the waves pound (D)down around Big (G)Sur,
Makes me wonder why I don´t (C)already (G)live there,
Huh, (Em)I ain´t goin´ (D)nowhere without (G)her.(G4) (G)

´Cause I (Am7)fell in love with a (D)girl (Bm)born and raised in Te(Em7)xas,
She (Am7)stole my heart, I (D)lost my rambling (G)ways.
And the (Am7)years flew by so (D)quickly, (Bm7)raising up a (Em7)family,
(Am7)Where you fall in (D)love, that´s where you (G)stay.

And I always thought that I might live (C)(hold)out in Cali(G)(hold)fornia…

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