Gm Cm Going to calfornia, Gm Cm To live in the summer sun Gm Cm The streets are made of silver, Gm Cm Iʼm like a rabbit on the run Gm Cm Philadelphia freedom Gm Cm Well, itʼs not like you have heard Gm Cm The city of brotherly love Gm Cm Is full of pain and hurt Chorus: Dm Cm Iʼm going to California Gm Cm To find my pot of gold Gm Cm Corruption on every corner Gm Cm Hustlers selling sweets Gm Cm baby is home crying Gm Cm While her mommaʼs on the streets Gm Cm Every bodys dying Gm Cm Have heard the news today Gm Cm A women in the Philly is mourninʼ Gm Cm A bullet took another son away Chorus: Dm Cm Iʼm going to California Gm Cm Iʼm going far far away Gm Cm Iʼm going to California Gm Cm To resurrect my soul Gm Cm The sun is always shining Gm Cm Or at least thats what Iʼm told Chorus: Dm Cm Iʼm going to California Gm Cm To find a better life for me Dm Cm Iʼm going to California Gm Cm Iʼll write and tell you what I see Dm Cm Iʼm going to California Gm Cm Gm Somebody say a prayer for me