King Of California chords by Dave Alvin

Chords with lyrics

King of California
Dave Alvin

C majorC                   C/GC/G
Well, I left my home and my one true love
C majorC      G/add4b  Am7Am7
East of the Ohio River
C majorC                   C/GC/G
My father said we'd never wed
C majorC     G/add4b      Am7Am7
For I had me no gold nor silver


 E minorEm      Fadd9Fadd9
But my darling dear, please shed no tears
 C majorC      G/add4b     Am7Am7
But I think that it's fair to warn you
 Fadd9Fadd9    C majorC    G/add4b  Am7Am7
That I return to claim your hand
 E minorEm      Fadd9Fadd9   C majorC
As the King of California

C majorC                   C/GC/G
Over deserts hot and mountains cold
C majorC      G/add4b  Am7Am7
I traveled the Indian country
C majorC                   C/GC/G
Whispering your name under lonesome skies
C majorC      G/add4b  Am7Am7
Remembering my only company


E minorEm             Fadd9Fadd9
But my darling dear, have no fears
 C majorC      G/add4b     Am7Am7
But I think that it's fair to warn you
 Fadd9Fadd9    C majorC    G/add4b  Am7Am7
That I return to claim your hand
 E minorEm      F/add9   C majorC
As the King of California


C majorC                   C/GC/G
I went up from Sacramento town
C majorC      G/add4b  Am7Am7
To the Sierra gold fields
C majorC                   C/GC/G
And I worked my stake on a riverbank
C majorC      G/add4b  Am7Am7
Dreaming just how a rich man feels

E minorEm          Fadd9Fadd9
But my darling dear, listen here
 C majorC      G/add4b     Am7Am7
But I think that it's fair to warn you
 Fadd9Fadd9    C majorC    G/add4b  Am7Am7
That I return to claim your hand
 E minorEm      Fadd9Fadd9   C majorC
As the King of California


 C majorC                   C/GC/G
Now, the dead man's lying at my feet
C majorC      G/add4b  Am7Am7
Who tried to steal my earnings
 C majorC                   C/GC/G
Yet, I still recall your tender kiss
C majorC      G/add4b  Am7Am7
Though this bullet in my chest is burning


E minorEm      Fadd9Fadd9
But my darling dear, please have no fear
 C majorC      G/add4b     Am7Am7
But I think that it's fair to warn you
 Fadd9Fadd9    C majorC    G/add4b  Am7Am7
That I return to claim your hand
 E minorEm      Fadd9Fadd9   C majorC
As the King of California


 Fadd9Fadd9    C majorC    G/add4b  Am7Am7
But I'll I return to claim your hand
  E minorEm      Fadd9Fadd9   C majorC
As the King of California


G/add4b     X20014
Am7Am7       X02014
C/GC/G       X32014
Fadd9Fadd9      XX3214