California chords by Dionne Warwick

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Intro 1

Verse 1
D 
A 
D 
I flew  (D major) away to California  (A major)  (D major) 
G 
Ticket away from  (G major) Oakridge Brown
I thought I'd change seat
I'd changed my mind
A 
D 
An (A major) d I'd get straight before  (D major) too long

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Interlude 1

And I'd be happy

Verse 2
D 
I met a  (D major) hundred different people
G 
Still I was lonely and as  (G major) un happy
Abdim 
E 
as I could  (A flatdim) be        (E major) 
Abdim 
A 
 (A flatdim) Cause    the  (A major) very first person
Bm 
Em 
I  (B minor) met in  (E minor) California
A 
D 
Was nobody  (A major) else but  (D major) me

Interlude 2

Verse 3
D 
I found a  (D major) place in Santa Barbra
G 
I couldn't wait to see the town  (G major) 
and so I bought a car
A 
I told myself  (A major) if I had wheels
D 
to get  (D major) around

Interlude 3

That I'd be happy

Verse 4
D 
I went to  (D major) all famous beaches
Still I was lonely and un
G 
E 
 (G major) happy as I could  (E major) be
Abdim 
A 
 (A flatdim) Cause    the  (A major) very first person
Bm 
Em 
I  (B minor) met in  (E minor) California
A 
D 
Was nobody  (A major) else but  (D major) me

Interlude 4

Verse 5
A 
D 
I'm go (A major) ing back to Tusca (D major) loosa
A 
E 
A 
 (A major)  (E major)  (A major) Where I grew up
and ran away
D 
A 
E 
A 
D 
G 
 (D major) I'll start  (A major) my life  (E major) again  (A major)  (D major)  (G major) 
A 
I realized  (A major) it's not the town
D 
in  (D major) which to stay

Interlude 5

That makes you happy

Verse 6
D 
The only  (D major) place to find contentment
G 
Is deep inside you, way down  (G major) deep,
E 
and as for me  (E major) 
Abdim 
A 
 (A flatdim) Well,    the  (A major) very first person
Bm 
Em 
I'll  (B minor) meet in  (E minor) Tuscaloosa
A 
D 
Is somebody  (A major) who will  (D major) be
A 
Bm 
Em 
The  (A major) very first person I  (B minor) met in  (E minor) California
A 
D 
Is nobody  (A major) else but  (D major) me
Nobody but me
Nobody but me