Capo 2 ADADADAD A D I'm just trying to make a living A D I'm an old man at 39 A D Two kids and an ex-wife E Moved up to Riverside A D Working down on the border A D Driving back roads every night A D Mountains east of El Cajon E A North of the Tecate Line D E A D Well the California summer sun will burn right to your soul A D In the winter you can freeze to death E A D In the California snow A D I catch the ones I'm able to A D Watch the others slip away A D I know some by their faces E And I even know some by name A D A D Guess they think that we're all movie stars and millionaires A D E A Guess that they still believe that dreams come true up here D E A D But I bet the weather's warmer down in Mexico A D E A D And no one ever tells them 'bout the California snow A D Last winter found a man and wife A D Just about day break A D Laying in a frozen ditch E South of the interstate A D I wrapped 'em both in blankets A D But she'd already died A D Next day we sent him back alone E A Across the borderline D E Don't know where they came from A D Or where they planned to go A D But he carried her all night long E A DAD Through the California snow A D Sometimes when I'm alone out here A D I get to thinking about my life A D Maybe I should go to Riverside E And try to fix things with my wife A D Maybe just get in my truck A D And drive as far as I can go A D Away from all the ghosts that haunt E A The California snow D E A D Well the California summer sun can burn right to your soul A D In the winter you can freeze to death E A DAD In the California snow A D In the winter you can freeze to death E A D In the California snow ADADAD A .....end on