[Intro Riff]
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[Rest of the Song]
Play this riff for the rest of the song. I've noted the bars as E and A for reference throughout the lyrics.
[E] [A]
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[Verse]
[E] [A]
The leaves, they don't c[E]hange here
The leaves don't c[A]hange here, so I never saw it c[E]oming
Winter h[A]it me, Hiroshima, where did the [E]sun go?
Just the cruel rain p[A]ouring, you say that it's o[E]ver
How could it be o[A]ver, when I never saw it c[E]oming?
[Chorus]
Sweet Calif[A]ornia, sour Calif[E]ornia
Sweet Calif[A]ornia, bitter Calif[E]ornia
Sweet Calif[A]ornia
I should've known b[E]etter, I should've known b[A]etter
Cause the leaves don't ch[E]ange here
[Verse]
Heart caught in a r[A]iptide, cold Pacific w[E]aters
Keep on pulling me u[A]nder, drowning in my s[E]orrows
Eager waves keep on[A] crashing, you say that it's o[E]ver
How could it be o[A]ver? I never saw it c[E]oming
[Chorus]
Sweet Calif[A]ornia, sour Calif[E]ornia
Sweet Calif[A]ornia, bitter Calif[E]ornia
Sweet Calif[A]ornia
I should've known b[E]etter, I should've known b[A]etter
Cause the leaves don't ch[E]ange here
[Verse]
You know I'm from h[A]ere, I never saw it c[E]oming
Where did the s[A]ummer go, when you loved me?
Where did the s[E]ummer go, when you l[A]oved me?
You say it's o[E]ver now, how could it be [A]over?
I never saw it c[E]oming
[Chorus]
Sweet Calif[A]ornia, sour Calif[E]ornia
Sweet Calif[A]ornia, bitter Calif[E]ornia
Sweet Calif[A]ornia
Oh, I should've kno[E]wn better
I should've known b[A]etter
The leaves, they don't ch[E]ange here
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D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4--6--6-6-6-|-6--6-6--4--4-4--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4--4--4-4-4-|-0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------------|
[Rest of the Song]
Play this riff for the rest of the song. I've noted the bars as E and A for reference throughout the lyrics.
[E] [A]
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G|----------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4--6--6-6-6-|-6--6-6--4--4-4--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
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E|----------------------------|----------------------------------|
[Verse]
[E] [A]
The leaves, they don't c[E]hange here
The leaves don't c[A]hange here, so I never saw it c[E]oming
Winter h[A]it me, Hiroshima, where did the [E]sun go?
Just the cruel rain p[A]ouring, you say that it's o[E]ver
How could it be o[A]ver, when I never saw it c[E]oming?
[Chorus]
Sweet Calif[A]ornia, sour Calif[E]ornia
Sweet Calif[A]ornia, bitter Calif[E]ornia
Sweet Calif[A]ornia
I should've known b[E]etter, I should've known b[A]etter
Cause the leaves don't ch[E]ange here
[Verse]
Heart caught in a r[A]iptide, cold Pacific w[E]aters
Keep on pulling me u[A]nder, drowning in my s[E]orrows
Eager waves keep on[A] crashing, you say that it's o[E]ver
How could it be o[A]ver? I never saw it c[E]oming
[Chorus]
Sweet Calif[A]ornia, sour Calif[E]ornia
Sweet Calif[A]ornia, bitter Calif[E]ornia
Sweet Calif[A]ornia
I should've known b[E]etter, I should've known b[A]etter
Cause the leaves don't ch[E]ange here
[Verse]
You know I'm from h[A]ere, I never saw it c[E]oming
Where did the s[A]ummer go, when you loved me?
Where did the s[E]ummer go, when you l[A]oved me?
You say it's o[E]ver now, how could it be [A]over?
I never saw it c[E]oming
[Chorus]
Sweet Calif[A]ornia, sour Calif[E]ornia
Sweet Calif[A]ornia, bitter Calif[E]ornia
Sweet Calif[A]ornia
Oh, I should've kno[E]wn better
I should've known b[A]etter
The leaves, they don't ch[E]ange here