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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Intro:
G D C D G
G D C D G
Verse 1:
G D C G
He was just a young sailor in old California
G D C D G
Wild as the wind, stormy as the sea
G D C G
And he was a man of his own creation
G D C D G
Till he fell for a lady of high society
Chorus:
C D G
And now your whole world's turning upside down
C D G
And love with a lady like he's never found
C D E-
You want to stay inside her paradise
C D G
To see a new world through her eyes
Verse 2:
G D C G
So you try to discover the ways of a dreamer
G D C D G
As you write all the stories that burn in your heart
G D C G
But no one division is changed by the sailor
G D C D G
To a man with the vision that tells you ain't a part
Chorus:
C D G
And now your whole world's turning upside down
C D G
Your fame and fortune has been found
C D E-
But in the end you feel so all alone
C D G
When the high sea call you should be going home
Verse 3:
A E D A
He was a sailor in old California
A E D E A
Wild as the wind, stormy as the sea
A E D A
And he was a man of his own creation
A E D E A
He turned like his father back to the sea
A E D A
A E D E A
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Last Updated: May 20, 2021