Intro: D --- E
       A - E - D - E (x2) A/C# - E - D - E - D --

Verse 1:
                            A
See I got a little bit of a problem
E            D
back where I come from,
E               A      E         D
feels like five people in my population
    E           A/C#  
and no one ever leaves there
    E            D
I'm gonna be the first one
E      F#m
coz my papa always told me they way it was,
       D
and my mama think she knows me, I know she doesn't

(ah ah ah)


Chorus:
             A       E      D
But I got my headset on California
E               A       E          D
I'll fly away tomorrow, won't even warn ya
    E               A/C#      E       D       
and I'll send a big postcard, just to piss you off
E        F#m      E      D
I got my head set on California here I come


Verse 2:
                                    A
See, I got what you would call an obsession
   E            D  
it feels like I think sane
    E           A
the limits of a small town
E           D
frustrating my brain, 
E                A/C#
might leave some roots there,

E                    D 
but my head's on the next plane
E      F#m
coz my daddy always told me they way it was,
       D
and my mama think she knows me, I know she doesn't

(ah ah ah)

(Repeat Chorus)

Here I come

Interlude: A - E - D - E (x2) A/C# - E - D - E -

Bridge:
F#m
Papa always told me they way it was,
       D
and my mama think she knows me, I know she doesn't

(ah ah ah)


Chorus 2:
             A        E           D
But I got my head set on New York City
         E      A             E    D
I'll fly away tomorrow, won't even miss me
         E         A/C#       E       D            E A - E - D - E (x2)
and I'll get a big boyfriend, just to piss you off

(Repeat Chorus)
                    D
Here I come, here I come