Capo
3
Difficulty
Beginner
Rate for accuracy
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Key: F
Intro:
D
Verse 1:
D
Outside San Francisco
D
A little more affordable
G
A teacher and a singer
G
Two kids named after
D
Grateful Dead song titles
D
We’d never miss their recitals
G
Weekend family road trips
G
We watched it all slip
Gm
Further out of eyesight
G
But in my dream tonight
N.C.
We’re in
Chorus:
D
Strawberry, California
D
Should’ve been
Em
You, me, and the Redwood trees
Em
Imagine how sweet life would be
A
We got lost in Tennessee
D
Just a fantasy, once upon a…
D
Strawberry, California
Verse 2:
D
Picnics sitting bayside
D
You’d still be by my side
G
Tie-dye t-shirt hand-me-downs
G
A front porch that wraps all the way
G
Around and out of eyesight
G
But in my dream tonight
G
We’re in
Chorus:
D
Strawberry, California
D
Should’ve been
Em
You, me, and the Redwood trees
Em
Imagine how sweet life would be
A
We got lost in Tennessee
[Instrumental Break]
D G D Em
Bridge:
G
Did it mean as much to you
Bm A G
As it did to me
D G Bm
In Strawberry
A G
Or was it just a life that we made up
G
Am I the only one who’s stuck
D
In
Chorus:
D
Strawberry, California
D
Should’ve been
Em7
You, me, and the Redwood trees
Em7
Imagine how sweet life would be
A
We got lost in Tennessee
D
Just a fantasy, once upon a…
Em7 A
Strawberry, Strawberry,
D
California
Outro:
D G D Em G
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Published: July 28, 2025
Last Updated: March 9, 2026