Am C G Well, he was from a small town D In Northern Mississippi Am C G She was raised on the Puget Sound D A third generation hippie Am C G Fate would take them to L.A. County D F And get 'em stuck in a traffic jam D7 An El Camino and a red Trans Am
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Verse 2
Am C G Her stereo was blaring Dylan D The Bootleg Sessions Am C G And, oh, The Times They Are A'Changin' D Made a pretty good impression Am C G She looked over and caught him smilin' D F Under a California setting sun D7 They fell in love on the 101
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Am G D F California, California Am G D California dreams come true
Verse 3
Am C G Well, they got in with the In-crowd D Am And got off on the rock 'n' roll C G Cocaine's free and the music's loud D Am Backstage at the Hollywood Bowl C G They got the house in Topanga Canyon D F They partied at the Viper Room D7 Blendin' into the neon gloom
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Bridge:
F Well, you see them down on the Sunset Strip G Trying so hard to be so hip F Manhattan Beach to Malibu G It's all about the ocean view F And who you know in Hollywood G It's cut-throat but it's understood F Champagne, Kool-Aid, drink it down D7 You're the toast of Tinsel Town…