california riots chords by
Jamey Johnson

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Key: C major•

Intro 1

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Verse 1

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Well, I pulled off the gravel with

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my California dreams

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Leavin' everything I ever loved behind

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Well, I left Alabama but it

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never once left me

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And it's still the only refuge

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in my mind

Verse 2

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'Cause where you gonna be when

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half of California riots?

Where you gonna run to when

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the lights go out?

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Well, I won't be hangin' out in California,

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I won't try it

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Buddy, I'll be up and headed south

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Verse 3

All the women here look perfect

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and it hardly ever rains

And for some folks here I'm

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sure it's paradise

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Well, I'll dabble with the fortune and

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rub elbows with the fame

But I'll be damned if this is

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where I'm gonna die

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Hey,

Verse 4

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where you gonna be when

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half of California riots?

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the lights go out?

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Well, I won't be hangin' out in California,

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I won't try it

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Buddy, I'll be up and headed south

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Verse 5

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First ticket out

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I'm goin' down to LA

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Verse 6

I never thought I'd get to see

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the inside of a limousine

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Or a beauty shop on South Rodeo drive

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But bein' sucked into a world where things

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are seldom what they seem

Makes you wonder how

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you'll make it out alive

Verse 7

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And where you gonna be when

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half of California riots?

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the lights go out?

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Well, I won't be hangin' out in California,

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I won't try it

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Buddy, I'll be up and headed south

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Oh, buddy, I'll be up and headed south

Outro 1

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Chords

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