Goodbye California
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Intro
(Whistling)
[Verso 1]
G
As I drive out of Los Angeles
C
The hot wind blows my hair to frizz
G C D7 D7
I'm sweating in my homemade dress and tights
G
Packed my life into my Subaru
C
I wish my friends were coming too
G D G
They're all that I regret to leave behind
[Refrão]
G
Singing goodbye California
C G
You were always fair to me
Em C
Oh I tried so hard to love you
G D
And I tried so hard to be
G
As deserving as the others
C
Laying kisses at your feet
C G
Oh goodbye California
C D G
You were always fair to me
(Whistle)
[Verso 2]
G
And a moon the size of Hertfordshire
C
Rises above the plains of Utah
G Em D
In the roadside inn, I drink alone
G
And the whiskey tastes a bit like him
C
A burn of all that might have been
G D G
Gets caught just like a song inside my throat
[Refrão]
G
Singing goodbye California
C G
You were always fair to me
Em C
Oh I tried so hard to love you
G D
And I tried so hard to be
G
As deserving as the others
C
Laying kisses at your feet
C G
Oh goodbye California
C D G
You were always fair to me
(Whistle)
C G C D G
[Ponte]
C
And now it's time for promises
D
We say we'll talk, we'll visit
B7 Em
And we mean it but I know the way it goes
C
I will start to disappear
D
Softly at first like rain and tears
B7 Em
Eventually my ghost will walk this town alone
C G Am G D
Somebody you used to know
G
Singing goodbye, goodbye, goodbye
C
Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye
G D
Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye-ye-ye
[Refrão]
G
Singing goodbye California
C G
You were always fair to me
Em C
Oh I tried so hard to love you
G D
And I tried so hard to be
G
As deserving as the others
C
Laying kisses at your feet
C G
Oh goodbye California
C D G
You were always fair to me
(Whistle)
C G C D G
Outro
C G
Goodbye California
C D G
You were always fair to me
How to play Goodbye California
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G. 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.