Adios To California chords by John Hiatt

Chords with lyrics

This song is played in standard EADGBe tuning, but capoed at the second fret.

CAPO II

INTRO:

  A minorAm        C majorC        Fmaj7Fmaj7        DmDm
e|---------------|---------------|-------------------|-------------------|
BB|---------------|---------------|-------------------|-------------------|
G+G|---------------|---------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D MajorD|---------------|---------0h2---|-3--------2--------|-0-----0h2--0------|
A augmentedA|-0---------2---|---3-----------|-------------------|-------------------|
E MajorE|---------------|---------------|-------------------|-------------------|


  DmDm         Fmaj7Fmaj7      G+G          A minorAm
e|------------------|---------------|---------------------|-----------------|
BB|------------------|---------------|---------------------|-----------------|
G+G|------------------|---------------|---------------------|-----------------|
D MajorD|-----0h2--0-------|---------------|---------------------|----------0h2----|
A augmentedA|--------------3---|---0-----------|--------------0-2-3--|-0---------------|
E MajorE|------------------|---------------|-3----------3--------|-----------------|

A minorAm        C majorC
Smokey room and a thin blue light
Fmaj7Fmaj7     DmDm
Her arms were pale as white
DmDm      Fmaj7Fmaj7
Tryin' to out-last the night
G+G       A minorAm
Howlin' at the moon

A minorAm       C majorC
Living in the Canyon Inn
Fmaj7Fmaj7       DmDm
Hangdown Hanna and Whis-key Jim
DmDm       Fmaj7Fmaj7
Dirty jeans and mud-slide hymns
G+G          A minorAm
That all began with "Soon"

[Chorus:]
FF        G+G  C majorC
So Adios to Cali-forn-ia
G+G            A minorAm
Nothing to do but turn a-round
 FF               G+G   C majorC
I always thought there's someone comin' for ya
A minorAm  G+G          Fmaj7Fmaj7
Only way you'd leave this town

(repeat intro riff)

A minorAm       C majorC
Pasadena in the rain
Fmaj7Fmaj7       DmDm
Eatin' donuts and readin' Twain
DmDm       Fmaj7Fmaj7
How much longer can my brain
G+G       A minorAm
Set itself on fire?

A minorAm        C majorC
You said "That's it for me"
Fmaj7Fmaj7             DmDm
Have a little faith, it might set you free
DmDm         Fmaj7Fmaj7
But your faith's no good, you see
G+G         A minorAm
For me and my des-ire

[Chorus:]

FF        G+G  C majorC
So Adios to Cali-forn-ia
G+G            A minorAm
Nothing to do but turn a-round
 FF               G+G   C majorC
I always thought there's someone comin' for ya
A minorAm  G+G          Fmaj7Fmaj7
Only way you'd leave this town

(solo)

A minorAm           C majorC
Two cigarettes from the package gone
Fmaj7Fmaj7             DmDm
You must have thought about it just that long
DmDm        Fmaj7Fmaj7
I never knew you were so strong
G+G        A minorAm
I guess I never will

[Chorus:]
FF        G+G  C majorC
So Adios to Cali-forn-ia
G+G            A minorAm
Nothing to do but turn a-round
 FF              G+G   C majorC
I always knew there's someone comin' for ya
A minorAm  G+G          Fmaj7Fmaj7
Only way you'd leave this town
A minorAm  G+G          Fmaj7Fmaj7
Only way you'd leave this town