I prefer playing barre chords for the Ab, Am, and G in the intro.
[Ab] [Am] [G]
e|----4---------------5---------------3----|
B|----4---------------5---------------3----|
G|----5---------------5---------------4----|
D|----6---------------7---------------5----|
A|----6---------------7---------------5----|
E|----4---------------5---------------3----|
[Intro:] C - F - Ab (x1)
C - F - Am - G (x1)
[Verse 1:]
W[C]ell, I [G]know it's all been said be[F]fore
But that will [C]not stop me from [G]trying
To ex[F]plain to [C]you every[G]thing I said is true, ye[Em]ah[-][Dm]
You know you light up my [Em]whole [F]world[G]
[Chorus:]
I thought I lost my [C]heart way back in [F]Florida
Then I found it in Cali[Am]fornia
I guess that's how things [F]go
Cause no one really [C]knows what life's got [F]for ya
You better hire a real good [Am]lawyer
And take things as they [F]come in the [G]California [C]sun
[Verse 2:]
Yeah, I con[G]sider myself one of the lucky o[Em]nes[-][F]
And every [C]night I praise his [G]name
I'm n[Em]ot [-]as[F]hamed to [C]say
You have [G]made me want to change[Dm]
You know you light up my [Em]whole [F]world[G]
[Chorus:]
I thought I lost my [C]heart way back in [F]Florida
Then I found it in Cali[Am]fornia
I guess that's how things [F]go
Cause no one really [C]knows what God's planned [F]for ya
You better hire a real good [Am]lawyer
And take things as they [F]come in the [G]California [C]sun
[Bridge:]
[F]Oh, she makes me want to [C]change
She makes me want to [F]change
[C]Yeah, she makes me want to [F]change
She makes me want to [C]change
She makes me want to [F]change, yeah
[Chorus:]
I thought I lost my [C]heart way back in [F]Florida
Then I found it in Cali[Am]fornia
I guess that's how things [F]go
Cause no one really [C]knows what life's got [F]for ya
You better hire a real good [Am]lawyer
And take things as they [F]come in the [G]California [C]sun
[F]Yeah, the California [Am]sun, who[F]a
Cause no one really [C]knows what God's planned [F]for ya
You better hire a real good [Am]lawyer
And take things as they [F]come in the [G]California [C]sun
[Ab] [Am] [G]
e|----4---------------5---------------3----|
B|----4---------------5---------------3----|
G|----5---------------5---------------4----|
D|----6---------------7---------------5----|
A|----6---------------7---------------5----|
E|----4---------------5---------------3----|
[Intro:] C - F - Ab (x1)
C - F - Am - G (x1)
[Verse 1:]
W[C]ell, I [G]know it's all been said be[F]fore
But that will [C]not stop me from [G]trying
To ex[F]plain to [C]you every[G]thing I said is true, ye[Em]ah[-][Dm]
You know you light up my [Em]whole [F]world[G]
[Chorus:]
I thought I lost my [C]heart way back in [F]Florida
Then I found it in Cali[Am]fornia
I guess that's how things [F]go
Cause no one really [C]knows what life's got [F]for ya
You better hire a real good [Am]lawyer
And take things as they [F]come in the [G]California [C]sun
[Verse 2:]
Yeah, I con[G]sider myself one of the lucky o[Em]nes[-][F]
And every [C]night I praise his [G]name
I'm n[Em]ot [-]as[F]hamed to [C]say
You have [G]made me want to change[Dm]
You know you light up my [Em]whole [F]world[G]
[Chorus:]
I thought I lost my [C]heart way back in [F]Florida
Then I found it in Cali[Am]fornia
I guess that's how things [F]go
Cause no one really [C]knows what God's planned [F]for ya
You better hire a real good [Am]lawyer
And take things as they [F]come in the [G]California [C]sun
[Bridge:]
[F]Oh, she makes me want to [C]change
She makes me want to [F]change
[C]Yeah, she makes me want to [F]change
She makes me want to [C]change
She makes me want to [F]change, yeah
[Chorus:]
I thought I lost my [C]heart way back in [F]Florida
Then I found it in Cali[Am]fornia
I guess that's how things [F]go
Cause no one really [C]knows what life's got [F]for ya
You better hire a real good [Am]lawyer
And take things as they [F]come in the [G]California [C]sun
[F]Yeah, the California [Am]sun, who[F]a
Cause no one really [C]knows what God's planned [F]for ya
You better hire a real good [Am]lawyer
And take things as they [F]come in the [G]California [C]sun