C C/G Well, I left my home and my one true love C G/add4b Am7 East of the Ohio River C C/G My father said we'd never wed C G/add4b Am7 For I had me no gold nor silver Em Fadd9 But my darling dear, please shed no tears C G/add4b Am7 But I think that it's fair to warn you Fadd9 C G/add4b Am7 That I return to claim your hand Em Fadd9 C As the King of California C C/G Over deserts hot and mountains cold C G/add4b Am7 I traveled the Indian country C C/G Whispering your name under lonesome skies C G/add4b Am7 Remembering my only company Em Fadd9 But my darling dear, have no fears C G/add4b Am7 But I think that it's fair to warn you Fadd9 C G/add4b Am7 That I return to claim your hand Em F/add9 C As the King of California C C/G I went up from Sacramento town C G/add4b Am7 To the Sierra gold fields C C/G And I worked my stake on a riverbank C G/add4b Am7 Dreaming just how a rich man feels Em Fadd9 But my darling dear, listen here C G/add4b Am7 But I think that it's fair to warn you Fadd9 C G/add4b Am7 That I return to claim your hand Em Fadd9 C As the King of California C C/G Now, the dead man's lying at my feet C G/add4b Am7 Who tried to steal my earnings C C/G Yet, I still recall your tender kiss C G/add4b Am7 Though this bullet in my chest is burning Em Fadd9 But my darling dear, please have no fear C G/add4b Am7 But I think that it's fair to warn you Fadd9 C G/add4b Am7 That I return to claim your hand Em Fadd9 C As the King of California Fadd9 C G/add4b Am7 But I'll I return to claim your hand Em Fadd9 C As the King of California G/add4b X20014 Am7 X02014 C/G X32014 Fadd9 XX3214 Gsus2(sus4) 300014