C
Some day they're gonna write about us
       G
Living here in the shadow of this gathering dust
       Am                 F
As the waves build up and drown the light
            C                           G
While we're hanging from buildings on a Saturday night
        C
And the words she said, I could barely hear
         G
Over the blare of the speakers and the smell of beer
             Am              F
When she got up to speak she lifted her dress
  C                        G
I remember her face, but I forget the rest

        F          C
Here in California I was
                  G
Just a name and a number
            Am
A face on a tumbler
        F          C
Here in California we're all
             G
Stuck in the same scene
                   Am
All nightmares and daydreams
   C   F G C
In California

    C
She said I got money, but I got no friends
      G
As we drove through the valley in her daddy's Benz
               Am                      F
She said these pills wear off, but the pain don't end
        C                          G
I never thought it would matter so much to pretend

        C
And the thing about her that haunts me still
       G
As her hands fell down to the steering wheel
      Am                  F
And a shock of light fell across her face
         C                          G
She said there's only two ways out of this place

        F          C
Here in California I was
                  G
Just a name and a number
            Am
A face on a tumbler
        F          C
Here in California we're all
             G
Stuck in the same scene
                   Am
All nightmares and daydreams
   C   F G C
In California

F               C
Oh, I hope it's clear
           F                               C
There's no room for us anymore in the atmosphere
    F                 G
But darling I always liked
          F             G
The desperation in your eyes
             F           C           F         G       C
The way you dance in the glow of the Hollywood freeway lights

C
Someday they're gonna forget about us
          G
And we'll wonder if we were ever good enough
   Am                         F
It hit me last night, in this song I heard
  C                        G
I remember the feeling but forget all the words

        F          C
Here in California I was
                  G
Just a name and a number
            Am
A face on a tumbler
        F          C
Here in California we're all
             G
Stuck in the same scene
                   Am
All nightmares and daydreams
   C   F G C
In California
   C   F G C
In California