California chords by Darren Hayes

• Capo on 1st

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Novice

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

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

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


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

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

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


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


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

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

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


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