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Key: F major•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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California,

California
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Know I love you, California
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When I leave I know you wait for me
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In the sun and in the weather no one
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else has loved me better
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California you're the place for me
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Los Angeles, Los Angeles My
Verse 2
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heart goes out to you and if
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I make it back I'd love to drive around
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Your streets are wide and

dirty
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You have raised me in a hurry
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You're the city of the an gels
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yes indeed
Verse 3
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San Francisco, San Francisco
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Al ways busy, you're always pretty
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I can see you just across the bay
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Your red bridge over the sea keeps
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me safe and warm and free

On a clear day,
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theres no place I'd rather be
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In the mountains, in the mountains
Verse 4


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No one knows you like I do
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In summer streams
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or knee deep in the snow
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Just like the giving tree
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Bm
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you have made a man of me
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Everyone needs someplace beautiful
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I think everyone needs some
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place beautiful
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Verse 5
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In the valley,
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in the valley
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Give me life and cradle me
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The sun is set ting as I drive ahead
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Keep us and sustain us
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Give us food and love and I trust
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That without you we'd all
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soon be dead
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In the forest, all the trees You make a
Verse 6


little child of me
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How I long to know what you have seen
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All the people who are gone
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All the ones who once were

strong
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Oh won't you keep their fate
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from claiming me
Verse 7
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In the ocean, in the sea
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We have seen eternity
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How can I tell when you really end
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I'll imagine that you lead
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to other worlds entirely
Bm
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Where we can save ourselves
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and start again
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Yes we need to save ourselves and start again
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Interlude 1

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Nurse me like a mother
Verse 8

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Raise me strong just like my father
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Let me wander off, discover who I am
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I'll have learned your deepest lessons
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gathered up your finest blessings
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Return to California once again
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I'll come home to Califor
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nia once again
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California, California Know I love
Verse 9


you, California
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When I leave I know you
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wait for me
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Cause in the sun and in the weather
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No one else has loved me better
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California you're the place for me
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California you're the place for me
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California won't you save a place for
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me
Outro 1
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • G

  • D

  • Bm

    2

  • A

  • C#

    4

Capo: 3

Transpose: 0

0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of California by Joey Ryan is F major.

The primary chords used in California are Bb, F, Dm, C, E.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 3 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Bb, F, Dm, C, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of California is approximately 58 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of California using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

Yes! Click the Print icon to generate a clean, one-page version of the chords and lyrics for California. This is perfect for practicing offline or adding to a physical songbook.

Yes, we have integrated a Mini-Tuner directly on this page. Use it to quickly check your string pitch (Standard Tuning: E A D G B E) before you start playing along with Joey Ryan.

Absolutely. Click the Save or Heart icon to add California to your account. You can access all your saved songs under My Library at any time.

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