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INTRO 
 
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She lived at the end of a little dirt road, 
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In a house where secrets go untold. 
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Barefoot in a cotton dress, 
Em             C 
Dark hair in a tangled mess, 
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And a head full of crazy dreams. 
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She'd say, 
 
 
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I'm going to California, 
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A place where the sun always shines. 
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Well I'm going to California, 
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And I'm leaving everything behind. 
 
 
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You can't help but feel just a little bit touched, 
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When your Daddy loves you a little too much. 
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You can wish on four-leaf clovers, 
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But all the fields have been plowed over, 
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And there's  nothing left to do but fly away. 
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She'd say, 
 
 
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I'm going to California, 
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A place where the sun always shines. 
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Well I'm going to California, 
       Am       D          G 
And I'm leaving everything behind. 
 
 
    Am              G 
The stars burn like candles, 
        C            Am  G 
On that two lane highway. 
    Am              G 
She made a wish and disappeared, 
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On her 18th birthday. 
 
She'd say, 
 
 
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I'm going to California, 
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A place where the sun always shines. 
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Well I'm going to California, 
       Am       D          G        
And I'm leaving everything behind. 
 
 
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INSTRUMENTAL 
 
 
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I'm going to California, 
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And I'm leaving everything behind. 
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Oh, California..... 
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I'm..............going to California. 
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Oh, California...... 
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Leave it all behind. 
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California......