West Coast Friendship

Chords

Standard

A                   E             F#m     D         A
Are you out there where the rainy days begin to feel rather sad
        E                 F#m         D                  A
And the walls are closing in like the darkness around me
           E          F#m                   D            A
It's so hard to look away when the daylight doesn't ever stay
            E               F#m      D                   A
Above this dull apartment view - oh, I will surround you
                 E                   F#m
It's quite clear that I'm stuck here
           D              A         E               F#m          D     A
So I'll devise a plan and cut out a door in my new living room floor
               E             F#m
The porch light is so bright
             D                     A          E                  F#m       D
That I will quickly sneak down the dark metal shape of the rusty fire escape.

F#m        D              A
I bought a one-way ticket
                 E             F#m
Cause I knew I'd never see the ground
               D               A                  E     F#m
Unless I was aboard a jet plane and we were going down.
                 D                 A
When I wiped the tears from my eyes
               E               F#m
The warm water took me by surprise
                D                 A       E
And I woke up beside the ocean and I realized:
A         E
I must be in California.

A, E, F#m, D (x4) [I must be in California]

A         E                F#m            D           A
Aloha, my happy West Coast friends - do you feel alive
          E                F#m      D                   A
When the breaking waves arrive and rush all around you?
               E           F#m                D                    A
The beach homes in Oceanside are quite well-known by the evening tide
             E             F#m            D              A
And we can sleep where we reside with redwoods around us.
            E           F#m            D
The blue air is up there and could I bring it down,
     A         E                    F#m          D
I'd bottle it up and save it for a sweet summer night.

F#m        D              A
I bought a one-way ticket
                 E             F#m
Cause I knew I'd never see the ground
               D               A                  E     F#m
Unless I was aboard a jet plane and we were going down.
                 D                 A
When I wiped the tears from my eyes
               E               F#m
The warm water took me by surprise
                D                 A       F#m
And I woke up beside the ocean and I realized:
A         E
I must be in California.

A  E  F#m  D (x4) [I must be in  California]

   D          A              E       
Am I awake or is this just a dream?


A           E            F#m
The New Year is out here
           D             A            E
And I will make a lovely list of your charms
                   F#m           D
So I'll never feel alone in your arms.

...I must be in California.

A, E, F#m, E (x8) 
[I must be in California] 
[Oh my dear, I can feel you here]