King Of California

C C/G Well, I left my home and my one true love C G4 Am7 East of the Ohio River C C/G My father said we'd never wed C G4 Am7 For I had me no gold nor silver Em Fadd9 But my darling dear, please shed no tears C G4 Am7 But I think that it's fair to warn you Fadd9 C G4 Am7 That I return to claim your hand Em Fadd9 C As the King of California C C/G Over deserts hot and mountains cold C G4 Am7 I traveled the Indian country C C/G Whispering your name under lonesome skies C G4 Am7 Remembering my only company Em Fadd9 But my darling dear, have no fears C G4 Am7 But I think that it's fair to warn you Fadd9 C G4 Am7 That I return to claim your hand Em F/add9 C As the King of California C C/G I went up from Sacramento town C G4 Am7 To the Sierra gold fields C C/G And I worked my stake on a riverbank C G4 Am7 Dreaming just how a rich man feels Em Fadd9 But my darling dear, listen here C G4 Am7 But I think that it's fair to warn you Fadd9 C G4 Am7 That I return to claim your hand Em Fadd9 C As the King of California C C/G Now, the dead man's lying at my feet C G4 Am7 Who tried to steal my earnings C C/G Yet, I still recall your tender kiss C G4 Am7 Though this bullet in my chest is burning Em Fadd9 But my darling dear, please have no fear C G4 Am7 But I think that it's fair to warn you Fadd9 C G4 Am7 That I return to claim your hand Em Fadd9 C As the King of California Fadd9 C G4 Am7 But I'll I return to claim your hand Em Fadd9 C As the King of California