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Adios To California Chords by John Hiatt

Adios To California chords by John Hiatt

Guitar chords with lyrics

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

CAPO II

INTRO:

   Am               C               Fmaj7                Dm
e|---------------|---------------|-------------------|-------------------|
B|---------------|---------------|-------------------|-------------------|
G|---------------|---------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|---------------|---------0h2---|-3--------2--------|-0-----0h2--0------|
A|-0---------2---|---3-----------|-------------------|-------------------|
E|---------------|---------------|-------------------|-------------------|


   Dm                  Fmaj7            G                   Am
e|------------------|---------------|---------------------|-----------------|
B|------------------|---------------|---------------------|-----------------|
G|------------------|---------------|---------------------|-----------------|
D|-----0h2--0-------|---------------|---------------------|----------0h2----|
A|--------------3---|---0-----------|--------------0-2-3--|-0---------------|
E|------------------|---------------|-3----------3--------|-----------------|
Am                C
Smokey room and a thin blue light
Fmaj7         Dm
Her arms were pale as white
Dm            Fmaj7
Tryin' to out-last the night
G              Am
Howlin' at the moon

Am             C
Living in the Canyon Inn
Fmaj7              Dm
Hangdown Hanna and Whis-key Jim
Dm              Fmaj7
Dirty jeans and mud-slide hymns
G                   Am
That all began with "Soon"

[Chorus:]
F                G    C
So Adios to Cali-forn-ia
G                        Am
Nothing to do but turn a-round
  F                              G      C
I always thought there's someone comin' for ya
Am   G                    Fmaj7
Only way you'd leave this town

(repeat intro riff)

Am              C
Pasadena in the rain
Fmaj7             Dm
Eatin' donuts and readin' Twain
Dm              Fmaj7
How much longer can my brain
G             Am
Set itself on fire?

Am               C
You said "That's it for me"
Fmaj7                         Dm
Have a little faith, it might set you free
Dm                  Fmaj7
But your faith's no good, you see
G                 Am
For me and my des-ire

[Chorus:]

F                G    C
So Adios to Cali-forn-ia
G                        Am
Nothing to do but turn a-round
  F                              G      C
I always thought there's someone comin' for ya
Am   G                    Fmaj7
Only way you'd leave this town

(solo)

Am                      C
Two cigarettes from the package gone
Fmaj7                          Dm
You must have thought about it just that long
Dm               Fmaj7
I never knew you were so strong
G               Am
I guess I never will

[Chorus:]
F                G    C
So Adios to Cali-forn-ia
G                        Am
Nothing to do but turn a-round
  F                           G      C
I always knew there's someone comin' for ya
Am   G                    Fmaj7
Only way you'd leave this town
Am   G                   Fmaj7
Only way you'd leave this town

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