Chords for John Stewart & Damn Straps: California Bloodlines
Tempo:
123.3 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
A
D
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
[D]
[C]
I've been born in New York City, [G]
New York City,
[C] and we're living in a concrete mine,
[F] [C]
[G] living in that New York green smoke.
[C] There's a California light in my eye,
[G] there's a California woman in my song.
[C] There's a California light in my eye, [G] there's a California woman [C] in my song.
Did you make it?
Yeah. You sure?
Yeah.
So, everyone knows.
Yeah.
I'm not gonna lie.
I'm not gonna lie.
There's a thing that I might [A] have never known.
[C] [A]
If I had it in my life, [C]
but I really would have never lived there.
[G] You ain't in the top five.
[C]
You better [G] check [C]
[D] [Am]
[D] out [G] the folks.
[C]
[A] [C] You better check out
[G] [D] [B]
[G] the folks.
And help [D] me [C] myself.
I wonder every morning long, [A] rolling around telling [C] jokes.
And I wish that I saw [F] this, [A] saw a California [C] man.
There's a California light [G] in [C] my [B] heart, [A]
and [G] California in [C] my [A] song.
There's a [C] California, [Dm]
[G] California,
[C] there's a California, [D]
[G] California, [C]
[G] [A]
[C] there's a California,
[Bm] [A] and California in [C] my
[G] song.
You're in the top [C] five.
[Cm]
[C] You better check
[F] [A] [G]
[D] [C]
[Bm] [G]
[C]
[C]
[E] [A]
[G]
[C]
[G] [A]
out the folks. And California.
[C] [A]
[C] [D] [A]
[G]
[C] [A]
[C]
[G] [Am] [D]
[G] [C]
[C]
I've been born in New York City, [G]
New York City,
[C] and we're living in a concrete mine,
[F] [C]
[G] living in that New York green smoke.
[C] There's a California light in my eye,
[G] there's a California woman in my song.
[C] There's a California light in my eye, [G] there's a California woman [C] in my song.
Did you make it?
Yeah. You sure?
Yeah.
So, everyone knows.
Yeah.
I'm not gonna lie.
I'm not gonna lie.
There's a thing that I might [A] have never known.
[C] [A]
If I had it in my life, [C]
but I really would have never lived there.
[G] You ain't in the top five.
[C]
You better [G] check [C]
[D] [Am]
[D] out [G] the folks.
[C]
[A] [C] You better check out
[G] [D] [B]
[G] the folks.
And help [D] me [C] myself.
I wonder every morning long, [A] rolling around telling [C] jokes.
And I wish that I saw [F] this, [A] saw a California [C] man.
There's a California light [G] in [C] my [B] heart, [A]
and [G] California in [C] my [A] song.
There's a [C] California, [Dm]
[G] California,
[C] there's a California, [D]
[G] California, [C]
[G] [A]
[C] there's a California,
[Bm] [A] and California in [C] my
[G] song.
You're in the top [C] five.
[Cm]
[C] You better check
[F] [A] [G]
[D] [C]
[Bm] [G]
[C]
[C]
[E] [A]
[G]
[C]
[G] [A]
out the folks. And California.
[C] [A]
[C] [D] [A]
[G]
[C] [A]
[C]
[G] [Am] [D]
[G] [C]
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_ _ _ _ I've been born in New York City, _ _ _ _ [G] _
New York City, _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] and we're living in a concrete mine,
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
[G] living in that New York green smoke.
_ [C] _ _ There's a _ California light in my eye, _ _ _ _
[G] there's a _ California woman in my song.
[C] _ _ _ There's a California light in my _ _ _ eye, [G] there's a California _ woman [C] in my song.
_ _ Did you make it?
_ Yeah. You sure?
Yeah. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ So, everyone knows.
_ _ _ _ Yeah.
_ I'm _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ not gonna lie. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'm not gonna lie. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ There's a thing that I might [A] have never known.
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [A] _
If I had it in my life, [C] _ _ _ _
_ but I really would have never lived there.
_ _ _ _ [G] You ain't in the top five.
_ [C] _ _ _
_ You better [G] check _ [C] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[D] out [G] the folks.
[C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ [C] You better check out _
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [B] _ _ _
[G] the folks.
And help _ [D] me [C] myself. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I wonder every _ morning long, _ _ _ [A] _ _ rolling around telling [C] jokes. _ _ _ _
_ And I wish that I saw [F] this, _ _ _ _ [A] _ saw a California [C] _ man. _ _ _
_ _ There's a California _ light [G] in [C] my _ [B] heart, [A]
and [G] _ California in [C] my [A] song.
_ _ There's a [C] California, _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ California, _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ there's a California, _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ California, _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [A] _
[C] there's a California, _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ [A] _ and California _ in [C] my _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ song.
You're in the top [C] five. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ You better check _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [G] _ _
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_ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ out the folks. And California. _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [A] _
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[G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
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[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I've been born in New York City, _ _ _ _ [G] _
New York City, _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] and we're living in a concrete mine,
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
[G] living in that New York green smoke.
_ [C] _ _ There's a _ California light in my eye, _ _ _ _
[G] there's a _ California woman in my song.
[C] _ _ _ There's a California light in my _ _ _ eye, [G] there's a California _ woman [C] in my song.
_ _ Did you make it?
_ Yeah. You sure?
Yeah. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ So, everyone knows.
_ _ _ _ Yeah.
_ I'm _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ not gonna lie. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'm not gonna lie. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ There's a thing that I might [A] have never known.
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [A] _
If I had it in my life, [C] _ _ _ _
_ but I really would have never lived there.
_ _ _ _ [G] You ain't in the top five.
_ [C] _ _ _
_ You better [G] check _ [C] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[D] out [G] the folks.
[C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ [C] You better check out _
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [B] _ _ _
[G] the folks.
And help _ [D] me [C] myself. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I wonder every _ morning long, _ _ _ [A] _ _ rolling around telling [C] jokes. _ _ _ _
_ And I wish that I saw [F] this, _ _ _ _ [A] _ saw a California [C] _ man. _ _ _
_ _ There's a California _ light [G] in [C] my _ [B] heart, [A]
and [G] _ California in [C] my [A] song.
_ _ There's a [C] California, _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ California, _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ there's a California, _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ California, _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [A] _
[C] there's a California, _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ [A] _ and California _ in [C] my _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ song.
You're in the top [C] five. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ You better check _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ out the folks. And California. _ _ _
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