California chords by Lorde

Chords with lyrics

• Difficulty: Beginner

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

♫ Verse 1:
    D MajorD
Once upon a time in Hollywood
   A augmentedA
When Carole called my name
    D MajorD
I stood up, the room exploded, and I


 A augmentedA        E MajorE
Knew that’s it, I'll never be the same
D MajorD
That's when the doors swung open
A augmentedA                E MajorE
And the voice said: We're glad you came
        D MajorD
Now I've spent thousands on you, darling
    A augmentedA              D MajorD
Oh, the hotels and the jets and I'd pay it all again
       A augmentedA     E MajorE
To have your golden body back in my bed
D MajorD               A augmentedA            E MajorE
But I don't miss the poison arrows aimed directly at my head

pre ♫ Chorus:
      B minorBm        F# minorF#m
Goodbye to all the bottles, all the models
D MajorD             F# minorF#m          E MajorE
Bye to the clouds in the skies that all hold no rain


♫ Chorus:
               D MajorD
Don't want that California love
         A augmentedA   E MajorE   D MajorD
Don't want that California love
         A augmentedA   E MajorE
Don't want that California love


♫ Verse 2:
     D MajorD
Oh, once upon a time the Canyon store
   A augmentedA
Was where my world began
     D MajorD               A augmentedA          E MajorE
All that mystery and beauty gleaned from desert flowers and gifted children
D MajorD           A augmentedA                E MajorE
But it got hard to grow up with your cool hand around my neck
     D MajorD       A augmentedA
Now in my hometown, sunbathing
    D MajorD        A augmentedA
My girlfriends and my baby
 E MajorE      D MajorD
But every time I smell tequila
           E MajorE
The garden grows up in my mind again

pre ♫ Chorus:
      B minorBm        F# minorF#m
Goodbye to all the bottles, all the models
D MajorD            F# minorF#m         E MajorE
Bye to the kids in the lines for the new Supreme


♫ Chorus:
               D MajorD
Don't want that California love
         A augmentedA   E MajorE   D MajorD
Don't want that California love
         A augmentedA   E MajorE   D MajorD
Don't want that California love
         A augmentedA   E MajorE   D MajorD
Don't want that California love
         A augmentedA   E MajorE   D MajorD
Don't want that California love
         A augmentedA   E MajorE   D MajorD
Don't want that California love


♫ Outro:
A augmentedA  E MajorE       D MajorD
(Hmm) It's just a dream
A augmentedA  E MajorE       D MajorD
(Hmm) It's just a dream
A augmentedA  E MajorE       D MajorD
(Hmm) Said it's just a dream
A augmentedA  E MajorE       D MajorD        A augmentedA E MajorE
(Hmm) I wanna wake up, I wanna wake up

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