Chords for John Cowan "King Of California"

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_ I left my home and one true love _ East of the Ohio [Dm] River
And _ _ _ [F] her father said we could never wed _ For I had neither gold [Dm] nor the silver
_ But _ _ _ [Am] my darling dear, [Bb] please listen _ dear _ Cause [F] I think [C] it's fair [D] now to [F] warn you _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] That I'll return [Dm] to claim your hand _ [F] _
_ _ As [Am] a king [Bb] of _
[F] California
_ _ Over _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ deserts hot and mountains cold _ I've traveled the Indian country _ _
_ _ _ _ Whispering her name under lonesome skies Her memory my only company
But _ _ my [Am] darling dear, [Bb] please have no fear _ Cause [F] I think [C] it's fair [Dm] now to warn you
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[Dm] _ _ [Bb] That I'll return [Dm] to [E] claim [Dm] your hand _ [F] _ _ _
As [Am] a king [Bb] of _ [F] California
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Well _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I left for Sacramento _ _ town _ Up to the Sierra _ Goldfields
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Just working my claim in the river bank _ _ _ And dreaming just how a rich man _ feels
But _ [Am] my darling dear, [Bb] please listen dear _ _ Cause [F] I think [Am] it's fair [Dm] now to warn you _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] That I'll return [F] to claim [D] your [F] hand _ As _ [Am] a king [Bb] of _ [F] California _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ There's a dead man lying at my [C] [F] feet _ _ He tried to steal all [Dm] my rings
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As I recall her tender _ kiss The _ bullet in my chest, oh [Dm] it's burning
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[Bb] [Am] my darling dear, [Bb] please listen _ dear Cause [F] I think it's fair [Dm] now to warn you _ _ _
_ [Bb] That I'll return to [F] claim your _ hand _ _ _ As [Am] a king [Bb] of _ [F] California _
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