King Of California chords by Dave Alvin

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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Well, I left my home and my one true love
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East of the Ohio River
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My father said we'd never wed
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For I had neither gold nor silver

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Chorus 1

But my darling dear, please shed no tears

Oh, I think that it's fair to warn you

That I'll return to claim your hand

As the King of Ca lifornia

Verse 2
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Over deserts hot and mountains cold
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I traveled the Indian country
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Whispering your name
under lonesome skies
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Remembering my only company

Chorus 2
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But my darling dear, please have no fear
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G 
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For I think that it's fair to warn you
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That I'll return to claim your hand
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As the King of Ca lifornia
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Am 
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Verse 3

I went up from Sacramento town

To the Sierra gold fields

And I worked my stake on a riverbank

Dreaming just how a rich man feels

Chorus 3
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Now my darling dear, listen here
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For I think that it's fair to warn you
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That I'll return to claim your hand
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C 
As the King of Ca lifornia
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C 
Am 
Am 

Solo 1
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Verse 4

Now the dead man's lying at my feet

Who tried to steal my earnings

Yet I still recall your tender kiss

Though this bullet in my chest is burning

Chorus 4
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Oh, my darling dear, please shed no tears
C 
G 
Am 
'Cause I think that it's fair to warn you
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C 
Am 
That I'll return to claim your hand
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F 
C 
As the King of Ca lifornia
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C 
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That I'll return to claim your hand
Em 
F 
C 
As the King of Ca lifornia