Published: 2025-06-05 11:05 Selection chords: Sarah Harris
Tonality
Intro: AmFCG
Verse:
AmF
You donʼt ever have to
C
Be stronger than you really are
G
When youʼre lying in my arms
AmF
Baby, you donʼt ever have to
C
Go faster than your fastest pace
G
Or faster than my fastest cars
Pre-chorus:
Am
I shouldnʼt have done it but I read it in your letter
F
You said to a friend that you wish you were doing better
CG
I wanted to reach out but I never said a thing
Am
I shouldnʼt have done it but I read it in your letter
F
You said to a friend that you wish you were doing better
CG
I wanted to call you but I didnʼt say a thing (two, three, four)
Chorus:
AmG
Ohh-oh, Iʼll pick you up
FG
If you come back to America, just hit me up
AmG
ʼCause this is crazy love, Iʼll catch you on the flipside
FG
If you come back to California, you should just hit me up
Post-chorus:
Am
Weʼll do whatever you want, travel wherever, have fun
G
Weʼll hit up all the old places
FG
Weʼll have a party, weʼll dance till dawn
Am
Iʼll pick up all of your Vogues and all of your Rolling Stones
G
Your favorite liquor off the top-shelf
FG
Iʼll throw a party, all night long
Verse:
AmF
You donʼt ever have to
C
Be stronger than you really are
G
When youʼre lying in my arms
AmF
And honey, you donʼt ever have to
C
Act cooler than you think you should
G
Youʼre brighter than the brightest stars
Pre-chorus:
Am
Youʼre scared to win, scared to lose
FC
Iʼve heard the war was over if you really choose
G
The one in and around you
Am
You hate the heat, you got the blues
FC
Youʼre changing like the weather, oh, thatʼs so like you
G
The Santa Ana moves you (two, three, four)
Chorus:
AmG
Ohh-oh, Iʼll pick you up
FG
If you come back to America, just hit me up
AmG
ʼCause this is crazy love, Iʼll catch you on the flipside
FG
If you come back to California, you should just hit me up
Bridge:
Am
Weʼll do whatever you want, travel wherever, have fun
G
Weʼll hit up all the old places
FG
Weʼll have a party, weʼll dance till dawn
Am
Iʼll pick up all of your Vogues and all of your Rolling Stones
G
Your favorite liquor off the top-shelf
FG
Iʼll throw a party, all night long
Outro:
AmG
Ohh-oh, Iʼll pick you up
FG
If you come back to America, just hit me up
AmG
ʼCause this is crazy love, Iʼll catch you on the flipside
FG
If you come back to California, you should just hit me up