California Sober
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: GCapotraste: Sem capotraste
California Sober (Billy Strings featuring Willie Nelson)
[transcribed by Tony Johnson]
https://youtu.be/xFNC8HaUUsk
[Intro]
G G
G G
[Verse 1]
G G
Well, I used to like to ramble with my good-time friends and neighbors
C G
Now I find I'd rather lie awake in bed
G G
And I don't get to actin' mean when I keep my buzzes clean
A D
And keep the hard stuff and the whiskey from my head
G G
Well, I guess that's just the trouble when you're always seein' double
C G
And the lines are gettin' twice as hard to see
C G Em
I've had years I don't recall, but I'm told I had a ball
A D G
At least somebody did who looked a lot like me
[Chorus]
G G
So I'm California sober as they say
C G
And lately I can't find no other way
C G Em
I can't stay out and party like I did back in the day
A D G
So I'm California sober as they say
[Instrumental]
G G
C G
G G
A D
G G
C G
C G Em
A D G
G
[Verse 2]
G G
Well, I heard out in the hills, they got pills to get their thrills
C G
And they love their liquor down in New Orleans
G G
Maybe for a New York minute, sugarcane will fit the bill
A D
But in no time flat, you're out of what you need
G G
The old crew don't get together anymore these days much ever
C G
After some went straight and some went straight to jail
C G Em
Now they're busy postin' vids and just tryin' to raise their kids
A D G
Instead of raisin' holy hell and postin' bail
[Chorus]
G G
Well, I'm California sober as they say
C G
And lately I can't find no other way
C G Em
I can't stay out and party like I did back in the day
A D G
So I'm California sober as they say
[Instrumental]
G G
C G
G G
A D
G G
C G
C G Em
A D G
G G
C G
G G
A7 D
G G
C G
C G Em
A7 D G
[Outro]
G G
I was California sober 'til I thought the world was over
C G
Now I'm sittin' on the roadside once again
C G Em
When that wagon passes by, I don't even bat an eye
A7 D G
Because the devil on my shoulder always wins
C G Em
When that ol' wagon passes by, I don't even bat an eye
Em G D G
Because the devil on my shoulder always wins
How to play California Sober
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The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
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