California

{intimate

fingerpicked acoustic guitar} Yeah,

yeah

{soft whistle register preview} (ooh-ooh-ooh) {sub-bass swells} Golden state of mind,

we were living in a daydream

Driving down the coast,

chasing down the fading light

You were whispering the things you wanted to be

Now I'm looking at the ocean in the dead of night

{warm Rhodes piano chord

stabs} I still feel the warmth of the summer sun (still feel

it now) But the winter's here and the damage is done {vocal

swells and rising drum roll}

Oh, California, you took my heart away (took it all away) Underneath

the waves, where the memories play

Oh, California,

I still hear your name!

{powerhouse belt chest voice C#5} {complex melodic vocal runs} Walking on the

boardwalk, footprints in the sand

I try to find the pieces but they slip right through my

hand

(slip away, yeah)

Every single palm tree is whispering your name

And the setting sun just doesn't look the same {half-time beat breakdown}

We had the world in our hands (we had it all,

yeah) Now I'm just standing in the rain

{soaring head voice Bb5} {dramatic

vocal run

descending}

Oh, California... {piercing whistle note G#7} (ooh-ooh-ooh)

{acoustic guitar

fades

out} {warm analog tape stop}