California

F# Some day they’re gonna write about us C# Living here in the shadow of this gathering dust D#m B As the waves build up and drown the light F# C# While we’re hanging from buildings on a Saturday night F# And the words she said, I could barely hear C# Over the blare of the speakers and the smell of beer D#m B When she got up to speak she lifted her dress F# C# I remember her face, but I forget the rest B F# Here in California I was C# Just a name and a number D#m A face on a tumbler B F# Here in California we’re all C# Stuck in the same scene D#m All nightmares and daydreams F# B C# F# In California F# She said I got money, but I got no friends C# As we drove through the valley in her daddy’s Benz D#m B She said these pills wear off, but the pain don’t end F# C# I never thought it would matter so much to pretend F# And the thing about her that haunts me still C# As her hands fell down to the steering wheel D#m B And a shock of light fell across her face F# C# She said there’s only two ways out of this place B F# Here in California I was C# Just a name and a number D#m A face on a tumbler B F# Here in California we’re all C# Stuck in the same scene D#m All nightmares and daydreams F# B C# F# In California B F# Oh, I hope it’s clear B F# There’s no room for us anymore in the atmosphere B C# But darling I always liked B C# The desperation in your eyes B F# B C# F# The way you dance in the glow of the Hollywood freeway lights F# Someday they’re gonna forget about us C# And we’ll wonder if we were ever good enough D#m B It hit me last night, in this song I heard F# C# I remember the feeling but forget all the words B F# Here in California I was C# Just a name and a number D#m A face on a tumbler B F# Here in California we’re all C# Stuck in the same scene D#m All nightmares and daydreams F# B C# F# In California F# B C# F# In California