G                                   G7
Budweiser clock says it's almost tw elve
  Cadd9                    D
I tipped the bartender, he rang that old bell
C              C/B                        Am                   D
San Bernardino nights are great, but they sure don't feel like home
G                                           G7
Right now in Tulsa they've turned up the li ghts
    Cadd9                             D
The band has stopped playin', they've called it a night
      C          C/B        Am          C/B
She's makin' her way to the front door, I know
C                      D
She won't be leavin' a lone

        Cadd9                           G       D/F#    Em7
If it's midnight in California, must be closin' time in Oklahoma
  C                  C/B             Am            D
I know that she's al ready danced an other night a way
          Cadd9             D
And these West Coast nights sure seem colder
                                C/B C
Knowin' (No Chord) somebody els e's arms will hold her
Am          C/B                   Cadd9   D       G
Midnight in California means it's closin' time at home

               C
I thought this distance between us might help me forget
         G             D/F#         Em7            D
But I've been here two weeks and it ain't happened yet
            Am      C             Am       C          D
A change of scenery hasn't done a thing to change her mind

[Solo]
          Cadd9             D
And these West Coast nights sure seem colder
                                C/B C
Knowin' (No Chord) somebody els e's arms will hold her
Am          C/B                   Cadd9   D       G
Midnight in California means it's closin' time at home

      Am          C/B                   Cadd9   D       G
Yeah, Midnight in California means it's closin' time at home