I Got To Get To California chords by Marvin Gaye

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Verse 1
Am 
A 
D 
A 
D 
 (A minor)  (A major)  (D major)  (A major)  (D major) Oh,
Am 
A 
Am 
A 
 (A minor) I got to get to Cali (A major) for (A minor) nia  (A major) right away
Am 
Oh, now I  (A minor) got to get to
C 
California  (C major) right away
D 
 (D major) Just to see

Verse 2
A 
 (A major) the evening sun, oh
Setting in the west
Breaks my heart 'cause it
G 
A 
remind (G major) s  me  (A major) of
The true love that I left
In the sunset I can see my
Baby's face just haunting me
Reminding me of the
tenderness that heaven
Knows was in her kiss
I had a love that was mine, mine, mine
Am 
Mine alone but I played the fool  (A minor) and Lord
A 
I  (A major) left my happy home
C 
What a fool  (C major) a man can be
D 
E 
But this loneliness  (D major) inside  (E major) of me says

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Verse 3

I got to get to Califor

nia right away

Oh, I got to get to California

Verse 4
G 
D 
Am 
I  (G major)  (D major)  (A minor) wish I was there
A 
by my  (A major) baby's side
Am 
A 
Lord, I  (A minor) wish I had listened  (A major) to
My heart and not my pride
She tried to tell me that I
Am 
Had  (A minor) no  reason for jealousy
A 
Am 
 (A major) But  (A minor) I   was blinded by my pride
A 
And  (A major) I just couldn't see
E 
Am 
 (E major) Now  (A minor) I've got to hurry
A 
I've  (A major) got a reason to worry
I've got to be on the move
Am 
A 
 (A minor) True love I'm gon (A major) na lose

Verse 5

I pray it's not too late, oh

I might have to catch a freight

Verse 6

But I got to get to California right away

Oh, I got to get to California right away

Oh,

Verse 7

oh,

I may have to hitchhike, baby

Mhm, might have to hop a freight, yeah

Verse 8
A 
Yeah, yeah,  (A major) now I've gotta hurry
Now I've got a reason to worry
Am 
I've got to be on the  (A minor) move
Or true love I'm gonna lose
C 
What a  (C major) fool a man can be
D 
E 
But this loneliness  (D major) in (E major) side of me says

Verse 9

I got to get to California right away

I got to get to California

(Right away) , mhm

Verse 10
Am 
 (A minor) 
A 
Am 
 (A major) (California, I'm on my  (A minor) way)
Might have to hitchhike, baby
C 
D 
Am 
(California, I'm on  (C major)  (D major)  (A minor) 
my way) oh, oh
A 
(I got to get to  (A major) California
Am 
right  (A minor) away)
Oh, might have to hitch a ride
C 
(I got  (C major) to get to California
D 
Am 
right  (D major)  (A minor) away)
(I got to get to California right away)
Oh, oh, now, now,
I got to get to California
Yeah