Topanga
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G D Em
I can't drive Topanga anymore
C
Cause it reminds me of you
G D Em
Said we'd buy a big house there someday
C
But we never got to
Am D Em
Cause you, and me, and life got in the way
C D Em
I can't drive Topanga home today
G D Em
I can't wash with that soap anymore
C
Because it smells just like you
G D Em
And I still got your shirts stucked in the drawer
C
Because they smell just like you
Am D Em
Hopes, and dreams, and the promises we made
C D Em
Down the drain, they all got washed away
[Chorus]
C D G
Funny how, we're strangers now, and we're different
C D G
And the strengths of time could turn sweet love to indifference
C D Em C
Ya I guess we lied when you and I said "We will try to focus on forgiveness"
D
And I can't forget it
[Verse 2]
G D Em
One of our friends say you got a girl
C
And that she looks just like me
G D Em
Calabasas, too small of a world
C
But I don't wanna see it
Am D Em
So I'll stay inside where I know that I'm safe
C D Em
Cause you only live a couple miles away
[Verse 3]
G D Em
I don't drive Topanga anymore
C
'Cause it reminds me of you
G D Em
Smoking and singing love songs in the garden
C
Like we always used to
Am D Em
And I drive by, I turn my eyes and hide
C D Em
Cause when I pass Topanga, now I cry
C D Em
'Cause Topanga just reminds me of you and I
C D Em
Yeah, tears fall, Topanga in my mind
[Outro]
C D Em
Tears fall, Topanga in my mind
C D Em
Topanga in my mind
How to play Topanga
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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.