Surviving California chords by Lagwagon

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: F#

Difficulty: Advanced

Chords used:
F# -  244322
C# -  x46664
D#m - x68876
B -  x24442
G#m - 466444
G# -  466544
A#/D - x587xx
G#/C - x365xx
C#/F - 143xxx

Intro:
D#m D#m B C#
D#m
B G#/C C# A#/D
D#m D#m B C#
D#m
B G#/C C# A#/D


Verse 1:
D#m   A# B  G#m F#    B    A# A#/D
  Skid row marginal Some will call it home
D#m  A# B    G#m   F#    B    A#  A#/D
  Emptied for the art walk while the missions close
D#m C# B A# G#m B A# A#/D D#m A# B  G#m
Pop----up  tent cities  aboun---ding
F#    B    A#
Birthing scant displaced


Chorus 1:
   B     D#m
Humanity As we diversify
B       C# D#m A#
We spill from ci-ties
B      D#m
 Beyond the wealth crest
  B    C#  A# C#
Traditional boundaries


Post Chorus:
D#m D#m B C#
D#m
B G#/C C# A#/D


Breakdown:
D#m C# B A#
G#m B A# A#/D


Verse 2:
D#m   A#  B    G#m F#   B   A# A#/C
  Everything meant to burn Thirty-year cycles
D#m  A#  B     G#m  F#   B  A# A#/C
  Mud pots sandstone bluffs crumble and erode
D#m C# B  A G#m B A# A#/D
Fault  lines for-titude
 D#m A# B   G#m F#   B A#
Small streets  swell into grand


Chorus 2:
  B      D#m
Avenues As we devalue
B     C# D#m A#
Debtors of the dream
B     D#m
 Living oblivion
 B      C# A# C#
Skin-deep sun-seeking


Guitar Solo:
D#m C# G# A# x2


Bridge:
D#m          C#/F  F#
Life in the construct that's sold
F#
Promised land golden
F#
state sunny blissful
G#       B A#
No longer affordable
A#
 Surviving California


Outro:
D#m D#m B C#
D#m
B G#/C C# A#/D D#m