California

F Eb D Life is dull, life is gray Gm Dm Em C At its best it's just OK F Eb D But I'm happy to report: Db F Life is also short Bb Bbm F So I find myself back in California Bb Gm C I'm a coolie for the tourists Bb Gm C Those happy Epicureans F Bb C C/Bb B/A C/G Evil specters from my own suburban upbringing F Bb Db F As I reveal points of interest, I can chat so pleasantly Bb Gm C Bb Gm C But it's hard to be cheerful when you feel so hopeless F Bb And there's no reason for this dark mood Gm F D7 It will pass; it will return G C C/Bb B/A C/G But will I ever learn? F Bb Db F And the children of privilege begging for my spare change Bb Gm C Bb Gm C Do they need my assistance to purchase their intoxicants? F Bb Or would they best be served a swift kick Gm F D7 Slowly sinking in the vast ambivalent sea G7 C7 F Of California