California chords by Darren Hayes

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 1st

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Difficulty: Novice

Verse 1:
      A augmentedA           E MajorE
I've got a cottage with a sea view
      A augmentedA         E MajorE
I've got a regular summer tan
     A augmentedA             E MajorE      D MajorD    E MajorE
I've been working up the courage to call you all year (oooh)
      A augmentedA       E MajorE         A augmentedA            E MajorE
But there's nothing I can say and there are no good words left anyway
    A augmentedA            E MajorE          D MajorD      E MajorE
Besides people are cruel and the world still moves without you (Oooh)

Chorus:
A augmentedA        E MajorE      D MajorD        E MajorE
And welcome to my Californian home
A augmentedA         E MajorE        D MajorD         E MajorE
You don't have to call me you can leave when you want
     A augmentedA       E MajorE        D MajorD       E MajorE
There's a picture by my bed and there's a light in your eyes
    D MajorD         E MajorE
I don't know, well I don't know
  A augmentedA     E MajorE     A augmentedA
Why you still feel alone

Verse 2:
      A augmentedA          E MajorE
And we were dying from the get go
   A augmentedA              E MajorE
I was dreaming but you never believe
   A augmentedA        E MajorE          D MajorD     E MajorE
I was trying to fit myself into spaces between (Oooh)
       A augmentedA           E MajorE
And you were kind and sometimes cruel
     A augmentedA          E MajorE
You said all the worlds love couldn't satisfy you
A augmentedA          E MajorE           D MajorD       E MajorE
And nothing coulda hurt me as much as the truth (Ooh, darlin)


Chorus:
A augmentedA        E MajorE      D MajorD        E MajorE
And welcome to my Californian home
A augmentedA         E MajorE        D MajorD         E MajorE
You don't have to call me you can leave when you want
     A augmentedA       E MajorE        D MajorD       E MajorE
There's a picture by my bed and there's a light in your eyes
    D MajorD
I don't know
              E MajorE    A augmentedA     E MajorE     A augmentedA
but tell me coz I wanna find out do you still feel alone

Bridge:
A augmentedA            D MajorD
Love is ellusive when you search for it (don't I know)
A augmentedA           D MajorD
Happiness sometimes it just creeps in (don't I know it)
             E MajorE      A augmentedA      E MajorE     A augmentedA
I'm going crazy I've been wonderin do you still feel alone?
E MajorE      D MajorD E MajorE      D MajorD
I need to find some kind of peace of mind
E MajorE     D MajorD
I need to find

Bridge 2:
    A augmentedA           E MajorE
I got a cottage with a sea view
    A augmentedA        E MajorE
I got a regular summer tan
 A augmentedA           E MajorE         D MajorD
I know that I deserve more but I still want you

Chorus:
A augmentedA        E MajorE      D MajorD        E MajorE
And welcome to my Californian home
A augmentedA         E MajorE        D MajorD         E MajorE
You don't have to call me you can leave when you want
     A augmentedA       E MajorE        D MajorD       E MajorE
There's a picture by my bed and there's a light in your eyes
    D MajorD
I don't know
        E MajorE     A augmentedA       E MajorE
but tell me coz I wanna find out do you still feel?


Chorus 2:
A augmentedA        E MajorE
Welcome to my California (I need to find)
D MajorD        E MajorE
Even though I’m no good for you (Some kind of peace of mind)
 A augmentedA      E MajorE     D MajorD        E MajorE
There’s a part of me still waiting for you (I need to find)
A augmentedA        E MajorE
Welcome to my happy ending (I need to find)
D MajorD       E MajorE
Even though it’s fun contending (Some kind of peace of mind)
D MajorD
I know
         E MajorE     A augmentedA     E MajorE
I know you can’t look back, you can never go back

Outro:
A augmentedA        E MajorE      D MajorD        E MajorE
(Welcome to my Californian home) I know you can never go back again,
A augmentedA        E MajorE      D MajorD        E MajorE
(Welcome to my Californian home) I know you can never go back again,
A augmentedA        E MajorE      D MajorD        E MajorE
(Welcome to my Californian home) I know you can never go back,
    D MajorD
I know it,
        E MajorE     A augmentedA
I need to find out do you still feel?

A augmentedA        E MajorE
Welcome to my California, (I need to find)
D MajorD        E MajorE
Even though I'm no good for ya, (Some kind of peace of mind)
A augmentedA        E MajorE
Deep inside there's a piece of me, (I need to find)
D MajorD        E MajorE
There's a piece of me,
               A augmentedA
Still waiting for you to come home.


A augmentedA       E MajorE
Welcome to my Californian home (I need to find)
       D MajorD          E MajorE
I know you can never look back, you can never look back again (Some kind of peace of mind)
D MajorD              E MajorE
But tell me ‘cause I want to find out
A augmentedA       E MajorE    A augmentedA
Do you still feel alone? (Oh no no)
A augmentedA       E MajorE    A augmentedA
Do you still feel alone? (Oh no no)

Other versions of California

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