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Written with Linda Good

INTRO:
| Amj7 | Amj7 | Amj7 | Amj7 |

VERSE #1:
| Amj7 | Amj7 | Amj7 | B-7 | B-7/G |
| Amj7 | Amj7 | Amj7 | B-7 | C#-7 C#7 |
| F#-7 Faug6 | F#-7 Faug6 |
| B-7 | B |

CHORUS #1:
| A9 | A9sus4 | A69 | C#halfdim7 |
| D9/F# | B7 | Esus4 | E |
| A9 | A9sus4 | A69 A79 | B7 |
| D9/F# | B7 | Esus4 | E |

VERSE #2:
| Amj7 | Amj7 | Amj7 | B-7 | B-7/E |
| Amj7 | Amj7 | Amj7 | B-7 | C#-7 C#7 |
| F#-7 Faug6 | F#-7 Faug6 |
| B-7 | C#-7 D * * | D |

BRIDGE #1:
| G | G | G | G |
| F#- F#-mj7 | F#-7 F#-6 | (repeat two bars 7x)
| F#- F#-mj7 | B7 E |

BRIDGE #2:
| A | A/D | F#-7 | B7 |
| A | A/D | F#-7 | B7 E |

FORM:

INTRO
VERSE #1
CHORUS
INTRO
VERSE #2
CHORUS
BRIDGE #1
CHORUS
BRIDGE #2
CHORUS (inst)
INTRO


==================

INTRO:
| Bmj7 | Bmj7 | Bmj7 | Bmj7 |

VERSE #1:
| Bmj7 | Bmj7 | Bmj7 | Dflat-7 | Dflat-7/F# |
| Bmj7 | Bmj7 | Bmj7 | Dflat-7 | Eflat-7 Eflat7 |
| Aflat-7 Gaug6 | Aflat-7 Gaug6 |
| Dflat-7 | Dflat |

CHORUS #1:
| B9 | B9sus4 | B69 | Eflat halfdim7 |
| E9/Aflat | Dflat7 | Gflatsus4 | Gflat |
| B9 | B9sus4 | B69 B79 | Dflat7 |
| E9/Aflat | Dflat7 | Gflatsus4 | Gflat |

VERSE #2:
| Bmj7 | Bmj7 | Bmj7 | Dflat-7 | Dflat-7/G |
| Bmj7 | Bmj7 | Bmj7 | Dflat-7 | Eflat-7 Eflat7 |
| Aflat-7 Gaug6 | Aflat-7 Gaug6 |
| Dflat-7 | Eflat-7 E * * | E |

BRIDGE #1:
| A | A | A | A |
| Aflat- Aflat-mj7 | Aflat-7 Aflat-6 | (repeat two bars 7x)
| Aflat- Aflat-mj7 | Dflat7 Gflat |

BRIDGE #2:
||: B | B/E | Aflat-7 | Dflat7 :||


FORM:

INTRO
VERSE #1
CHORUS
INTRO
VERSE #2
CHORUS
BRIDGE #1
CHORUS
BRIDGE #2
CHORUS (inst)
INTRO

lyrics

California’s killing me
She’s outside waiting in a Cherokee
Wasted hours on a Ouija board
I got more friends here than I can afford
Maybe for tonight green lights will align down Sunset

Jumped into a dream and drove
Got to the beach almost
Don’t let the clouds stop us now ‘cuz I adore ya
I wanna fly, I wanna float
So I’m coming down your coast
Trying to breathe here
How come no one warns you, California

Fourteen freaks on a magic bus
That’s not exactly how I pictured us
Hanging out by the golden door
There’s something missing here I can’t ignore
No one understands your circles in the sand like me

Jumped into a dream and drove
Got to the beach almost
Don’t let the clouds stop us now ‘cuz I adore ya
I wanna fly, I wanna float
So I’m coming down your coast
Trying to breathe here
How come no one warns you, California...

Jumped into a dream and drove
Got to the beach almost
Don’t let the clouds stop us now ‘cuz I adore ya
I wanna fly, I wanna float
So I’m coming down your coast
Trying to breathe here
How come no one warns you, California...

credits

from Wisely (Bonus Track Edition), released January 8, 2008
Willie Wisely: vocal, acoustic & electric guitar
Nelson Bragg: triangle
Petur Smith: drums, bass, horn arrangement
Mike Ruekberg: backing vocals
Ryan Perez-Daple: tenor & baritone saxophone
Rick Boston: electric guitar, pump organ, tamborine, Mellotron
Tommy Barbarella: piano
Michael Stever: flugel horn
Engineered by Willie Wisely, Rick Boston, Ryan Perez-Daple, Tommy Barbarella, Michael Stever
Mixed by Chuck Zwicky at ZMIX, NYC
Mastered by Dave McNair at Unity Mastering, NYC
Produced by Petur Smith & Wisely

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Willie Wisely Saint Paul, Minnesota

Equal parts Minnesotan music scene veteran and Laurel Canyon resident/devotee, Willie Wisely remains that rare bird mixing profound power pop with arena-sized showmanship, a troubadour on an all night rave up, a cold kombucha on a hot California day, a McCartney-ite taking a break from his Japanese import of “Ram” for a quick Canyon run listening to João Gilberto. ... more

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