G DC/F# INTRO G D/F# Em C She lived at the end of a little dirt road, G D/F# Em C In a house where secrets go untold. G D/F# Barefoot in a cotton dress, Em C Dark hair in a tangled mess, G D/F# C And a head full of crazy dreams. D She'd say, G D/F# C I'm going to California, G D/F# C A place where the sun always shines. G D/F# C Well I'm going to California, Am D G C/F# And I'm leaving everything behind. G D/F# Em C You can't help but feel just a little bit touched, G D/F# Em C When your Daddy loves you a little too much. G D/F# You can wish on four-leaf clovers, Em C But all the fields have been plowed over, G D/F# C And there's nothing left to do but fly away. D She'd say, G D/F# C I'm going to California, G D/F# C A place where the sun always shines. G D/F# C Well I'm going to California, Am D G And I'm leaving everything behind. Am G The stars burn like candles, C Am G On that two lane highway. Am G She made a wish and disappeared, D On her 18th birthday. She'd say, G D/F# C I'm going to California, G D/F# C A place where the sun always shines. G D/F# C Well I'm going to California, Am D G And I'm leaving everything behind. G D/F# CC/F# INSTRUMENTAL G D/F# C I'm going to California, Am D G C/F# And I'm leaving everything behind. G D/F# D/F# Oh, California..... C G D/F# C G C/F# I'm..............going to California. G D/F# C Oh, California...... G C/F# Leave it all behind. G D/F# C G/F# California......