California Ukulele chords by Quasi

• Capo on 3rd
• Difficulty: Intermediate

Key: D

Capo III

♫ Verse 1:
    D   C    B
Life is dull, life is gray
    Em    Bm  C#m  A
At its best it's just OK
    D   C  B
But I'm happy to report:
Bb      D
Life is also short


♫ Verse 2:
   G      Gm     D
So I find myself back in California
   G       A
I'm a coolie for the tourists
   G    A
Those happy Epicureans
D           G      A
Evil specters from my own suburban upbringing

♫ Verse 3:
D           G        Gm   D
As I reveal points of interest, I can chat so pleasantly
     G     A         G    A
But it's hard to be cheerful when you feel so hopeless
D               G
And there's no reason for this dark mood
Em      D     B7
It will pass; it will return
  E7      A
But will I ever learn?


♫ Verse 4:
D          G     Gm       D
And the children of privilege begging for my spare change
    G    A       G        A
Do they need my assistance to purchase their intoxicants?
D               G
Or would they best be served a swift kick
Em          D        B7
Slowly sinking in the vast ambivalent sea
  E7 A7 D
Of California