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When I Get to California - Americana version chords by
Steve Forbert
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Key: D major•
Verse 1
D
D

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Em
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Bm
Bm
2

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D
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The path of least resistance,
it is often taken but
The path of least resistance
often ain't much but a rut
Bm
Bm
2

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Em
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You rarely get a second chance
to make a first impression
G
G

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A
A

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Could I just lie down a while here
while we ride out this recession?
D
D

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I've been pushing up to the edge today
to see how much was left over
But I backed off some from there
because I tend to need myself
Em
Em

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For all intents and purposes,
the world we live in's real
A
A

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Which makes it hard to shrug it off
D
D

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or fake the way you feel
A
A

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G
G

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No one ever sat me down
D
D

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F#m
F#m
2

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with a, kid, let me warn you
Em
Em

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Anyway, I'll figure it out when
A
A

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D
D

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I get to California
Whatever she wants to talk about
will not be good,
bet I'm only looking forward to it
cause it hasn't happened yet
Em
Em

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What's a Junebug supposed to do?
no, in July rolls around
A
A

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Except for just his level
D
D

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best to keep his back up off the ground
G
G

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No one ever sat me down
D
D

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F#m
F#m
2

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with a, kid, let me warn ya
Em
Em

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Anyway, I'll figure it out when
A
A

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D
D

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A
A

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D
D

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I get to California
That faded yellow roadside sign said,
slow children at play
But I know as they've all grown up
and most have moved away
Em
Em

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My sense of disassociation's
worse with every year
A
A

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It's hard to make much
sense of things,
D
D

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although they're loud and clear
G
G

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No one ever sat me down
D
D

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with a hanky
F#m
F#m
2

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to let me warm him
Em
Em

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Anyway, she'll give me down
A
A

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D
D

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when I get to California
G
G

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Don't wanna be sat me down
D
D

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F#m
F#m
2

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cause I can't let you down
Em
Em

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D
D

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Anyway, she'll give me down
Em
Em

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A
A

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when I get to California
D
D

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Yeah Yeah Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
Thank very

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TunerE A D G B E

Open Tuner
ChordsD Em Bm G A...

  • D

  • Em

  • Bm

    2

  • G

  • A

  • F#m

    2

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • Em

  • Bm

    2

  • G

  • A

  • F#m

    2

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

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