California chords by Lorde

• Difficulty: Beginner

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

♫ Verse 1:
    D
Once upon a time in Hollywood
   A
When Carole called my name
    D
I stood up, the room exploded, and I



 A        E
Knew that’s it, I'll never be the same
D
That's when the doors swung open
A                E
And the voice said: We're glad you came
        D
Now I've spent thousands on you, darling
    A              D
Oh, the hotels and the jets and I'd pay it all again
       A     E
To have your golden body back in my bed
D               A            E
But I don't miss the poison arrows aimed directly at my head

pre ♫ Chorus:
      Bm        F#m
Goodbye to all the bottles, all the models
D             F#m          E
Bye to the clouds in the skies that all hold no rain


♫ Chorus:
               D
Don't want that California love
         A   E   D
Don't want that California love
         A   E
Don't want that California love


♫ Verse 2:
     D
Oh, once upon a time the Canyon store
   A
Was where my world began
     D               A          E
All that mystery and beauty gleaned from desert flowers and gifted children
D           A                E
But it got hard to grow up with your cool hand around my neck
     D       A
Now in my hometown, sunbathing
    D        A
My girlfriends and my baby
 E      D
But every time I smell tequila
           E
The garden grows up in my mind again


pre ♫ Chorus:
      Bm        F#m
Goodbye to all the bottles, all the models
D            F#m         E
Bye to the kids in the lines for the new Supreme


♫ Chorus:
               D
Don't want that California love
         A   E   D
Don't want that California love
         A   E   D
Don't want that California love
         A   E   D
Don't want that California love
         A   E   D
Don't want that California love
         A   E   D
Don't want that California love


♫ Outro:
A  E       D
(Hmm) It's just a dream
A  E       D
(Hmm) It's just a dream
A  E       D
(Hmm) Said it's just a dream
A  E       D        A E
(Hmm) I wanna wake up, I wanna wake up