Joni Mitchell - California

^ESitting in a park in Paris, Fran^Ace Reading the news and it sure looks b^F#mad They won't give peace a chan^B7ce That was just a dream some of us ha^Ed Still a lot of land to se^Ae But I wouldn't stay he^F#mre It's too old and cold and settled in its ways her^B7e

Oh, but C^Aalifornia Califo^Ernia, ^C#7I'm coming home ^AI'm going to see the folks I dig ^EI'll even kiss a sunset ^B7pig California,^E I'm coming home

^EI met a redneck on a Grecian isle^A Who did the goat dance very well^F#m He gave me back my s^B7mile But he kept my camera to sell^E Oh, the rogue, the red red rogu^Ae

And I m^F#might have stayed on with him there

^B7But my heart cried out for you, ^ACalifornia Oh, Califor^Enia, I^C#7'm coming home ^AOh, make me feel good rock'n roll band ^EI'm your biggest fan ^B7California, I'm coming^E home

^EOh, it gets so l^F#onely ^A When you're walking ^E And the streets are full of s^Btrangers All the news of ^F#mhome you ^Aread Just gives you the ^F#mblues ^D Just gives you the ^Bblues A E

^ESo I bought me a ticket I got on a plane to ^ASpain Went to a party down a red dirt ^F#mroad

^B7Reading Rolling Stone, reading Vogue^E They said, "How long can you hang around?" ^A I said a week, maybe two ^F#m Just until my skin turns brow^B7n

Then I'm going ho^Ame to California Califor^Enia, I^C#7'm coming home ^AOh, will you take me as I am ^EStrung out on another man ^B7California, I'm coming home

^EOh, it gets so l^F#onely ^A When you're walking ^E And the streets are full of s^Btrangers All the news of ^F#home you ^Aread More about the ^Ewar And the bloody ^Bchanges Oh, ^F#will you take me as I ^Aam? Will you take me as I ^Eam? Will you?^B Wi^F#ll you take me as ^AI am? ^EHmmm m^Bmmmm ^F#mTake me as I ^Aam E B