California Lyrics

By: Unified Theory (as covered by Pearl Jam and Blind Melon)
Intro = E, G, A, G, E, G, A /strum Gs once
/end on the A and hold
Blue skies have chased me
away from a simple life
Now I'm eating paper that's tasting funny
Out here in complicated
California
California
(intro chord progression)
Slow, down, good, times
Slow, down, good, times
A cigarette and tea is all I had to eat
A metal band at scream was all I heard for weeks
Man this ain't easy, but I wish all my friends could see me
California
California
(intro chord progression)
Slow, down, good, times
Slow, down, good, times
G /play a couple times softly or palm mute
Em, Em* x4 /palm mute one strum before each chord
Leaving with a clear mind,
I didn't wait on my graduation
Good friends, young times
Its all part of the shot were taking
/the following progressions are played like the intro progression
/---one strum on the Gs
Slow, down, good, times
Slow, down, good, times
California
California
/end with one strum of Em*