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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Verse 1:
G D
Purple clouds turn scarlet in the set-ting sun
G
Where sage brush turns to live oak and the white tail run.
C G
The air is cool as music when the day is done
D C G
And God paints the sky above Pacheco
Chorus:
C G
Driving all day up the San Joaquin
Am C G
Turn left again up through Pacheco
Verse 2:
G D
Through the blue hills back of Santa Cruz weโre rolling fine
G
Where red-tail hawks go circling like the ways of time
C G
And lovers and friends will meet again โround red Sonoma wine
D
When God calls the night above Pacheco
Chorus:
C G
Driving all day up the San Joaquin
Am C G
Turn left again up through Pacheco
Song History
Published: February 27, 2021
Last Updated: September 10, 2025