Chords for The Heart of California (for Lowell George)
Tempo:
102 bpm
Chords used:
C#
B
F#
G#
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C#m]
[G#]
[C#m] [G#]
[C#m] [C#]
[G#]
[C#]
[G#]
[C#] [F#]
[C#] hard times.
[F#] In the highway she does not [C#] make her bed.
[F#] That diesel's got to [C#] howl, but the
devil's on the prowl.
Now the white line gone, it won't come along again.
[F#]
[E] [F#]
[E]
[G#] [B] [C#]
[B] [C#]
[B] [C#]
Runnin' wide, runnin'
fast, runnin' out of gas.
[G#] Diamond Rio knows what [C#] empty means.
Jesus Christ on the dash,
won't keep it from a crash.
[G#] Every curve is just your nerves [C#] closing in.
[F#] Yeah, the heart
of California's a [C#]-howlin' hard times.
[F#] In the highway she does not [C#] make her bed.
[F#] Her name's
out on the door, [C#] and your foot's down on the floor.
That white line gone, [G#] it won't come around [C#] again.
[F#] [E] [C#]
[F#] [E]
[G#] [B]
[C#] [B]
[C#] [B]
[C#] [B]
[C#] [B]
[C#] [B]
[B]
[C#m] [C#]
[G#]
[C#] The L.A. Rio's comin' down to our side of town.
[G#] Swung out between the asphalt and [C#] the
wheel.
In L.A. she waits like a poisonous snake.
They're callin' [G#] up their diamonds in
the heat.
[F#] Yeah, the heart of California's [C#] a-howlin' hard times.
[F#] In the highway she does not make
her [C#] bed.
[F#] That road you're runnin' [C#] on's hell bent for Babylon.
That white line gone, it
won't come around again.
That white line gone, [G#] will not be [C#] found again.
[B] [C#]
[B] [C#]
[B] [C#]
[B] [C#]
[F#] [C#]
[B] [C#]
[B] [C#]
[B] [C#]
[B] [C#]
[B] [C#]
[B] [E]
[G#]
[C#m] [G#]
[C#m] [C#]
[G#]
[C#]
[G#]
[C#] [F#]
[C#] hard times.
[F#] In the highway she does not [C#] make her bed.
[F#] That diesel's got to [C#] howl, but the
devil's on the prowl.
Now the white line gone, it won't come along again.
[F#]
[E] [F#]
[E]
[G#] [B] [C#]
[B] [C#]
[B] [C#]
Runnin' wide, runnin'
fast, runnin' out of gas.
[G#] Diamond Rio knows what [C#] empty means.
Jesus Christ on the dash,
won't keep it from a crash.
[G#] Every curve is just your nerves [C#] closing in.
[F#] Yeah, the heart
of California's a [C#]-howlin' hard times.
[F#] In the highway she does not [C#] make her bed.
[F#] Her name's
out on the door, [C#] and your foot's down on the floor.
That white line gone, [G#] it won't come around [C#] again.
[F#] [E] [C#]
[F#] [E]
[G#] [B]
[C#] [B]
[C#] [B]
[C#] [B]
[C#] [B]
[C#] [B]
[B]
[C#m] [C#]
[G#]
[C#] The L.A. Rio's comin' down to our side of town.
[G#] Swung out between the asphalt and [C#] the
wheel.
In L.A. she waits like a poisonous snake.
They're callin' [G#] up their diamonds in
the heat.
[F#] Yeah, the heart of California's [C#] a-howlin' hard times.
[F#] In the highway she does not make
her [C#] bed.
[F#] That road you're runnin' [C#] on's hell bent for Babylon.
That white line gone, it
won't come around again.
That white line gone, [G#] will not be [C#] found again.
[B] [C#]
[B] [C#]
[B] [C#]
[B] [C#]
[F#] [C#]
[B] [C#]
[B] [C#]
[B] [C#]
[B] [C#]
[B] [C#]
[B] [E]
Key:
C#
B
F#
G#
E
C#
B
F#
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [C#] hard times.
[F#] In the highway she does not [C#] make her bed.
_ [F#] That diesel's got to [C#] howl, but the
devil's on the prowl.
Now the white line gone, it won't come along again.
_ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G#] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ Runnin' wide, runnin'
fast, runnin' out of gas.
[G#] Diamond Rio knows what [C#] empty means. _
Jesus Christ on the dash,
won't keep it from a crash.
[G#] Every curve is just your nerves [C#] closing in. _
[F#] Yeah, the heart
of California's a [C#]-howlin' hard times.
[F#] In the highway she does not [C#] make her bed. _ _
[F#] Her name's
out on the door, [C#] and your foot's down on the floor.
That white line gone, [G#] it won't come around [C#] again. _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [C#] _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G#] _ _ [B] _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ The L.A. Rio's comin' down to our side of town.
[G#] Swung out between the asphalt and [C#] the
wheel.
_ _ In L.A. she waits like a poisonous snake.
They're callin' [G#] up their diamonds in
the heat.
_ [F#] Yeah, the heart of California's [C#] a-howlin' hard times.
[F#] In the highway she does not make
her [C#] bed.
_ _ [F#] That road you're runnin' [C#] on's hell bent for Babylon.
That white line gone, it
won't come around again.
_ That white line gone, [G#] will not be [C#] found again. _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [C#] hard times.
[F#] In the highway she does not [C#] make her bed.
_ [F#] That diesel's got to [C#] howl, but the
devil's on the prowl.
Now the white line gone, it won't come along again.
_ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G#] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ Runnin' wide, runnin'
fast, runnin' out of gas.
[G#] Diamond Rio knows what [C#] empty means. _
Jesus Christ on the dash,
won't keep it from a crash.
[G#] Every curve is just your nerves [C#] closing in. _
[F#] Yeah, the heart
of California's a [C#]-howlin' hard times.
[F#] In the highway she does not [C#] make her bed. _ _
[F#] Her name's
out on the door, [C#] and your foot's down on the floor.
That white line gone, [G#] it won't come around [C#] again. _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [C#] _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G#] _ _ [B] _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ The L.A. Rio's comin' down to our side of town.
[G#] Swung out between the asphalt and [C#] the
wheel.
_ _ In L.A. she waits like a poisonous snake.
They're callin' [G#] up their diamonds in
the heat.
_ [F#] Yeah, the heart of California's [C#] a-howlin' hard times.
[F#] In the highway she does not make
her [C#] bed.
_ _ [F#] That road you're runnin' [C#] on's hell bent for Babylon.
That white line gone, it
won't come around again.
_ That white line gone, [G#] will not be [C#] found again. _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _