Tone: [Db]
Verse 1:
I stretched myself across four states
New lands, west coast, where my dreams lay
[Db] I trade amber[Fm]amber clay roads for the
[Gb] Sea foam and th[Fm]the endless sun rays
Pre-Chorus:
'Cause[Db]'Cause I was never told that I wasn't gonna get
The [Fm]things I want the most
But [Gb]people always
say, "If it hasn't happened yet
Then [Fm]maybe you should go"
Chorus:
[Ebm7] Come get me out of California
[Gb] No leaves are brown
[Db] I miss the seasons in Missouri
[Fm7] My dying town
[Ebm7] Thought I'd be cool in California
[Gb] I'd make you proud
[Db] To think I almost had it going
[Ab] But I let you down
Verse 2:
[Db]Too hard to find
[Fm]Reasons to stay
[Gb]Even true love
[Fm]Could not persuade
Pre-Chorus:
'Cause[Db]'Cause I was never told that I wasn't gonna get
The [Fm]things I want the most
But [Gb]people always say,
"If it hasn't happened yet
Then [Fm]maybe you should go"
Chorus:
[Ebm7] Come get me out of California
[Gb] No leaves are brown
[Db] I miss the seasons in Missouri
[Fm7] My dying town
[Ebm7] Thought I'd be cool in California
[Gb] I'd make you proud
[Db] To think I almost had it going
[Ab] But I let you down
Interlude:
[Ebm7] [Fm7] [Gb] [Db]
Bridge:
[Ebm7] Come get me out
[Gb] Come get me out
[Db] Come get me out
[Fm] Come get me out
Chorus:
[Ebm7] Come get me out of California
[Gb] No leaves are brown
[Db] I miss the seasons in Missouri
[Fm7] My dying town
[Ebm7] Thought I'd be cool in California
[Gb] I'd make you proud
[Db] To think I almost had it going
[Ab] But I let you down