(intro) E  G  A  G

E                 G        A            G
  Blue skies have chased me away from a simple life
E                 G                    A                G
  Now I'm eating paper that's tasting funny out here in complicated
E       G    A        G
California   california

E  G  A  G  E  G  A  G
Slow, down, good, times
E  G  A  G  E  G  A  G
Slow, down, good, times
E  G  A  G  E  G  A  G
Slow, down, good, times

E                       G                 A
  A cigarette and tea is all i had to eat
                           G
and a metal band scream was all i heard for weeks
E                  G  A              G
  Man this aint easy,  but i wish all my friends could see me in
E       G    A        G
California   california
(solo)

E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9--7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4----4---2-0--2------|
D|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---------------4----|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2--------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

E  G  A  G  E  G  A  G
Slow, down, good, times
E  G  A  G  E  G  A  G
Slow, down, good, times
(riff 2 - 4x) Em G

E|-----------x-3--3------------------|
B|-----------x-5--5------------------|
G|-----------x-4--4------------------|
D|---x-2--2--------------------------|
A|---x-2--2--------------------------|
E|---x-0--0--------------------------|

Em       G       Em         G
Lay there with a clear mind
Em           G   Em           G
I didn't wait on my graduation
Em         G  Em         G
Good friends, you're tied
Em            G   Em                G
It's all apart of chance now take it

E  G  A  G  E  G  A  G
Slow, down, good, times
E  G  A  G  E  G  A  G
Slow, down, good, times

E       G    A        G
California   california (Slow,down,good,times) (2x)
(riff 2 - 8x) Em G

E|-----------x-3--3------------------|
B|-----------x-5--5------------------|
G|-----------x-4--4------------------|
D|---x-2--2--------------------------|
A|---x-2--2--------------------------|
E|---x-0--0--------------------------|