Published: 2020-12-23 16:47 Selection chords: Sarah Harris
Tonality
Intro: F#mF#m
I remember I was in the tanning salon,
Bm
When I heard that River Phoenix was gone.
E
They say that only the good die young,
F#m
But that ainʼt true where I come from:
BmC#F#m
California, California.
Chorus:
F#mEBmC#
It took a lot for me to say,
F#mEBmC#
I wanna walk away L.A.,
F#mEBm
From the sharks and the chardonnay,
C#F#mEBmC#F#m
In California, in California.
F#m
Four in the morning, we were in our beds,
Bm
The swaying palm trees above our heads
E
Woke up to the primal rumbling sound,
F#m
When the Northridge quake ripped open the ground,
BmC#F#m
California, California.
Chorus:
F#mEBmC#
It took a lot for me to say,
F#mEBmC#
I wanna walk away L.A.,
F#mEBm
From the sharks and the chardonnay,
C#F#mEBmC#F#m
In California, in California.
Bridge:
F#m
Golden State, Iʼm back in the Golden State,
C#m
Golden State of mind.
F#m
Golden State, Iʼm back in the Golden State,
C#m
Golden State of mind.
F#mC#m x2
Chorus:
F#mEBmC#
It took a lot for me to say,
F#mEBmC#
I wanna walk away L.A.,
F#mEBm
From the sharks and the chardonnay,
C#F#mEBmC#F#mEBmC#
In California, in California.
F#mEBmC#
Walk, walk, walk away.
F#mEBmC#
Walk, walk, walk away.
F#mEBmC#F#m
I remember I was in the tanning salon,
Bm
When I heard that River Phoenix was gone.