Chords for Dave Alvin - King of California - 2005

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_ [N] You're right, I'm wrong. _ _
_ Last time we played here, I don't know.
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Well [D] I left my home and my [A] one true love _
East _ _ [B] of the Ohio River _ _ _
_ [D] Her father said we'd [B] never wed _
For _ _ [D] I had [A] neither gold [Bm] nor silver _ _
_ But [F#m] my darling dear, [G] please shed no tears
_ [D] For I think that it's fair [Bm] to warn you _ _ _ _
_ [G] That I'll return to [C#] claim [Bm] your hand
As _ [F#m] the King [G] of _ [D] California _ _ _
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_ [D] Over deserts, arctic [A] mountains, and coal _ _
_ _ _ I [B] traveled the Indian country _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] Whisper your name [B] under lonesome _ skies
_ _ _ In memory [C#] of my [Bm] old company _ _
_ _ [F#m] But my darling dear, [G] please have no fear
_ For [D] I think [C#m] that it's fair [Bm] to warn you _ _ _
_ _ [G] That I'll return to [C#] claim [Bm] your hand _
_ _ As [F#m] the King of [D] _ [F#] California _ _
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_ I [D] went up from _ [A] Sacramento
To _ _ the _ _ [B] _ _ _
Sierra Goldfield
And _ _ [D] I worked my stake on the [B] river bank _
I _ _ was dreaming just how rich boy feels
_ So [F#m] my darling dear, [G] listen here
_ I [D] think [B] that it's fair [Bm] to warn you
That _ _ _ [G] I'll return to [C#] [B] claim your [B] hand
_ _ _ [F#m] As the King of [D] _ California _ _
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[B] And he tried to steal my earnings
_ Yet _ I still recall your [A] tender _ kiss _
Though _ _ _ _ his bullet in my [Bm] chest is burning
_ _ _ _ [F#m] Oh my darling dear, [G] please shed no tears
For [D] I think [C#] that it's fair [Bm] to warn you _
_ _ _ [G] That I'll return [D] to claim [Bm] your hand
As _ _ [F#m] the King [G] of _ [D] California _
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_ _ [G] Yes, I'll return [D] to claim
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As the [G] King of _ California
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