Back to California
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Em B C G
(I think the whole verse is Em)
Feels like a ghost here in this room
Not the kind that rides a saddle in a costume
All around me, all around you
In from the window for a drag of your perfume
Em B C G
Let's move back to California
Em B C G
Let's make a promise, baby Let's both be there
Em B C G
Put our feet deep in the sands
Am
This garden's only got four corners
C D
Back to your trenches, back to California
Em
The days keep coming and the years overlap
Been crawling all over each other like wet cats
I hear the rebels yelling out in the dunes
And I don't think it's half as funny as I used to
Let's move back to California
Let's make a promise, baby
Let's both be there
Put our feet deep in the sands
Let's leave behind these maps and handguns
We're on our way back to California
G C
We've got California in our eyes
Come on and catch us if you can
G C
With California in our eyes
Passing down through a valley of lost sheep
Straight is the gate, narrow is the walkway
Mercury rising and poppies in bloom
This is the kind of thing that I can get used to
Let's move back to California
Let's make a promise, baby
Let's both be there
Put our feet deep in the sands
There's still no shortage in creating bad blood
We're on our way back to California
G c
We've got California in our eyes
Come on and catch us if you can
G C
With California in our eyes
Fast as we can
G C
Back to California
Come on and catch us if you can
G C
Back to California
Fast as we can
G C
Back to California
How to play Back to California
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Em. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.