[ D] 

Cali[ A]fornia has been [ D]god to [ G]me, 
[ D]hope you [ A]don't fall in[ D]to the [ G]scene. 
[ D]Some[ A]times you got to [ D]trust your [ G]self. 
[Bm]It ain't [A]like [D]anywhere [G]else. 
[Bm]It ain't [A]like [D]anywhere [G]else.

Bass intro: 
 A--------3--3---------------- 
 E--0--0--------3--3----3--3- 
 
CHORDS: 
Verse:  Em/ C/ 
 G// 
 Em/ C/ G// 
 Em/ C/ 
 G// 
 Em/ C/ G//

NTRO: G F D ––4X *The final time through, D can be D7 
 
VERSE: 
G D 
I changed the lock on my front door 
G D 
So you can't see me anymore 
G D 
And you can't come inside my house 
G D 
And you can't lie down on my couch

I'm not born in America, so excuse me if the text is wrong. 
 
[A  #Fm Bm E]x2 
 
Well it [ A]Christmas [ #Fm]time [ Bm]again.[ E] 
(Decor[ A]ation pearls [ #Fm]home by the [ Bm]fire.[ E])? 
[ Bm]Everybody's [ E]singing, 
[ Bm]all the bells are [ D7]ringing out 
and it's [ A]christ[ #Fm]mas 
all [ A]ov[ #Fm]er ag[ Bm]ain yea [ E]again

[ bB  Dm  C  bB] 
 
Waiting by the [ Dm]side of the road 
[ C]For day to break so [ bB]we could go. 
Down into Los [ Dm]Angeles, 
with [ C]dirty hands and [ bB]worn out knees.

D A D 
I ain't never gonna let you down 
A D 
All you gotta do is trust me 
A Bm 
I would never make you some clown 
D A D 
Baby why won't you trust me

[ F]don't [ Bbsus2]come around here no [ Csus2]more [ Bbsus2] 2x 
[ F] what[ Bbsus2]ever you're looking [ Csus2]for [ Bsus2] 
[ F] hey don't [ Bbsus2]come around here no [ Csus2]more [ Bb] 
 
cause [ C]I've given up [ Am] 
[ C] I've given up [ Gm] [ Am] [ Bb] 
yeah [ C]I've given up on [ Am]waiting any longer 
[ C] I've given up all this [ Gm]love [ Am]getting [ Bb]stronger