California Chords

[Intro]
Am  F  C  G (G#)
 
 
[Verse 1]
Am                      F
   You don't ever have to
                             C
Be stronger than you really are
                       G
When you're lying in my arms
 
   Am                      F
Baby, you don't ever have to
                        C
Go faster than your fastest pace
                       G
Or faster than my fastest cars
 
 
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Am
I shouldn't have done it but 

I read it in your letter
F
You said to a friend that 

you wish you were doing better
C                     
I wanted to reach out 
                   G
but I never said a thing
 
Am
I shouldn't have done it 

but I read it in your letter
F
You said to a friend that you wish 

you were doing better
C                        
I wanted to call you but 
               G
I didn't say a thing (two, three, four)
 
 
[Chorus 1]
Am                    G
Ohh-oh, I'll pick you up
                     F       
If you come back to America, 
            G
just hit me up
               Am          
'Cause this is crazy love, 
                      G
I'll catch you on the flipside
                        F       
If you come back to California, 
                       G
you should just hit me up
 
 
[Post-Chorus 1]
             Am
We'll do whatever you want, 

travel wherever, have fun
             G
We'll hit up all the old places
             F      
We'll have a party, 
              G
we'll dance till dawn
 
             Am
I'll pick up all of your Vogues 

and all of your Rolling Stones
              G
Your favorite liquor off the top-shelf
             F             G
I'll throw a party, all night long
 
 
[Verse 2]
Am                      F
   You don't ever have to
                             C
Be stronger than you really are
                       G
When you're lying in my arms
 
        Am                      F
And honey, you don't ever have to
                             C
Act cooler than you think you should
                                G
You're brighter than the brightest stars
 
 
[Pre-Chorus 2]
       Am
You're scared to win, scared to lose
     F                     
I've heard the war was over 
                  C
if you really choose
                G
The one in and around you
 
    Am
You hate the heat, you got the blues
       F                          
You're changing like the weather, 
                    C
oh, that's so like you
              G
The Santa Ana moves you 

(two, three, four)
 
 
[Chorus 2]
Am                    G
Ohh-oh, I'll pick you up
                     F        
If you come back to America, 
           G
just hit me up
               Am          
'Cause this is crazy love, 
                      G
I'll catch you on the flipside
                        F       
If you come back to California, 
                       G
you should just hit me up
 
 
[Post-Chorus 2]
             Am
We'll do whatever you want, 

travel wherever, have fun
             G
We'll hit up all the old places
             F                    G
We'll have a party, we'll dance till dawn
 
             Am
I'll pick up all of your Vogues 

and all of your Rolling Stones
              G
Your favorite liquor off the top-shelf
             F             G
I'll throw a party, all night long
 
 
[Outro]
Am                    G
Ohh-oh, I'll pick you up
                     F       
If you come back to America, 
            G
just hit me up
               Am          
'Cause this is crazy love, 
                      G
I'll catch you on the flipside
                        F       
If you come back to California, 
                       G
you should just hit me up