CALIFORNIA SKY BASTARD SONS OF JOHNNY CASH MILE MARKERS C F C Am X 2 C F Am WITH A PICK AND A SHOVEL, AN AXE AND A GUN C F C JUST A SWEATING LIKE THE GUILTY IN THE MID-DAY SUN OUT IN OKLAHOMA WHERE THE HARD WINDS BLOW SO I HEADED OUT WEST WHILE I WAS STILL YOUNG, YES I DID C F C Am X 2 WELL I CROSSED THE PEDERNALES AND THE RIO GRANDE AND WHEN I REACHED THE COLORADO I DRUNK IT DOWN I WANNA COOL MY SOUL IN THAT BLUE BLUE SEA WANNA SEE THE MANZANEETA AND THE JOSHUA TREE CHORUS: F C Bb WELL A STAR IS SHINING BRIGHT F C Bb IN THE NIGHT, IN THE CALIFORNIA SKY C F C Am X 2 DOWN BY THE WATER AND THE SYCAMORE TREES WHERE A CALIFORNIA GIRL MADE A MAN OUT OF ME COOL WATER RUNNING IS A BEAUTIFUL SOUND SO I TOOK HER BY THE HAND AND LAID SOME DEEP ROOTS DOWN WELL THE FOX AND THE COUGAR THE HAWK AND THE BEAR SAID WE GOT PLENTY GOOD LEAD FOR YA'LL OUT HERE WELL I COME FROM OKLAHOMA WHEN I WAS QUITE YOUNG WITH AN OLD PLOWIN' MULE AND MY DADDY'S GUN REPEAT CHORUS CORRECTIONS WELCOME