In Northern California (Where The Palm Tree Meets The Pine) chords by
Danny O'keefe

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Key: G major•

Intro 1

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Verse 1

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D

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Well, it's closing time,

I'm trying to beat the clock

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And waiting for a woman

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as fast as her talk

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When up lifts a crippled woman

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My, my, isn't that sick?

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She said, there's only two

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kinds in the end of it

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The dead, of course, and the quick

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And the dead, of course, stand naked

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With their backs against the wall

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C

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Now, there's two ways you can have it,

son, she said

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Mine or not at all

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C

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She'd thrown away her crutches,

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C

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but I knew that I'd need mine

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In Northern California,

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where the palm tree meets the pine

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She was a much older woman,

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you can always tell by the shoes

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She dealt in fools and gamblers,

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and boys who made the news

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Her body smelled like rose,

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look, her nails were sharp and long

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Her heart, said, was an open book,

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D

D

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and on every page a song.

Am

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C

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So I helped her with her braces,

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C

C

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said the pleasure was all mine.

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In Northern California,

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D

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where the palm tree meets the pine,

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C

C

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Up in Northern California

Em

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Where the palm tree meets the pine

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Like all of us, she had her dreams

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Not the least was true romance

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But I knew I'd lost the handle

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D

D

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When she softly sighed, let's dance

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She loved me like she knew I was

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And I'd long to run

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And in the morning when I woke

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D

D

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I was the crippled one

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D

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So I left her as I'd found her

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C

C

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Right in the neck of time

In Northern California,

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where the palm tree meets the pine.

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C

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Yep, in Northern California,

Em

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where the palm tree

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meets the pine.

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Chords

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Em

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of In Northern California (Where The Palm Tree Meets The Pine) by Danny O'Keefe is G major.

The primary chords used in In Northern California (Where The Palm Tree Meets The Pine) are G, D, C, Am, F, Em.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like G, D, C, Am, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of In Northern California (Where The Palm Tree Meets The Pine) is approximately 125 beats per minute.

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