California Earthquake (A Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On) chords by Rodney Crowell
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Intro 1
(G major) (E minor) (C major) (G major) (D major) (G major)
Verse 1
There was (G major) a California
earthquake in the (C major) year of (G major) '83
It shook the living daylights out of the
(A major) Owens County (D major) Seat
There weren't a (G major) building still left standing
when the (C major) dust had cleared away (G major)
Just a (E minor) rumble in the dis (G major) tance all (D major) the
way to San An (G major) drea (D major)
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Verse 2
(G major) Sherman Buck was driving in
his old (C major) mule into (G major) town
(E minor) When a (G major) big one came that shook so hard
that it (A major) knocked him to the ground (D major)
Lord, they (G major) opened up a hole so big
that he (C major) knew his time was (G major) up
Lord, it (E minor) swallowed up that (G major) poor old mule,
(D major) and it just missed Sherman (G major) Buck
Verse 3
(C major) California earthquake,
you just (G major) don't know what you've done
We might fall off in the (E minor) ocean, Lord,
you'll (A major) never make us (D major) run
You're a part (G major) ner of the devil,
Lord, (C major) we ain't afraid of (G major) him
We'll (E minor) build ourselves an (C major) other (G major) town,
so you can (D major) tear it down (G major) again (E minor) (D major)
Interlude 1
(G major) (D major) (G major)
(E minor)
(G major) Then
Verse 4
came the quake of '99 that
(C major) levelled Mission Creek (G major) (E minor)
(G major) The earth was like an (E minor) ocean churning
with (A major) waves of (D major) 20 feet
Lord, it (G major) sounded like a thousand trains
were (C major) screaming under (G major) ground
(E minor) Clean across to San (G major) Joachim,
(D major) folks heard that mournful (G major) sound
Verse 5
(C major) California earthquake,
you just (G major) don't know what you've done
We might fall off in the (E minor) ocean, Lord,
you'll (A major) never make us (D major) run
You're a (G major) partner of the devil, Lord,
(C major) we ain't afraid of him (G major)
We'll (E minor) build ourselves an (C major) other (G major) town,
so you can (D major) tear it down again
(G major) (D major)
Verse 6
(G major) Then came one day the holocaust, Lord,
on (C major) rocks of Francisco Bay (G major)
Miles of walls came a- tumbin' down,
(A major) just like Jericho on that (D major) (G major) day
Might near everything the earthquake missed,
(C major) a holy fire (D major) consumed (G major)
Just left (E minor) 'em whole in smokin' ashes,
(C major) (G major) what a (D major) dream can't be ruined (G major)
Verse 7
(D major) California earthquake,
you just (C major) don't know what you've (G major) done
You might lay us 'neat the ground some day,
but you'll (A major) never make us (D major) run
You're a (G major) partner of the devil, Lord,
(C major) we ain't afraid of (G major) him
We'll (E minor) build ourselves an (C major) other (G major) town,
so you can (D major) tear it down (G major) again
Verse 8
Lord, we'll (E minor) build ourselves an (C major) other (G major) town,
so you can (A major) tear (D major) it down (G major) again (G major)
California Earthquake (A Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On)
Rodney Crowell
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