King Of California — Dave Alvin
Chords and lyrics for King Of California by Dave Alvin (key of C).
Verse 1
[Gadd4/B]
[Am7]C/G 3x2013
Fadd9 xx3213
Gsus2(sus4) 300013
[C]Well, I left my home and my one true [C/G]love
[C]East of the [Gadd4/B]Ohio River[Am7]
[C]My father said we'd never wed[C/G]
[C]For I had [Gadd4/B]me no gold nor [Am7]silver
[Em]But my darling [Fadd9]dear, please shed no tears
[C]But I think [Gadd4/B]that it's fair to[Am7] warn you
[Fadd9]That I return[C] to [Gadd4/B]claim your [Am7]hand
As[Em] the King of [Fadd9]California[C]
[C]Over deserts hot and mountains cold[C/G]
[C]I traveled [Gadd4/B]the Indian [Am7]country
[C]Whispering your name under lonesome [C/G]skies
[C]Remembering [Gadd4/B]my only [Am7]company
[Em]But my darling dear, have no[Fadd9] fears
[C]But I think [Gadd4/B]that it's fair to[Am7] warn you
[Fadd9]That I return[C] to [Gadd4/B]claim your [Am7]hand
As[Em] the King of [Fadd9]California[C]
[C]I went up from Sacramento town[C/G]
[C]To the [Gadd4/B]Sierra gold [Am7]fields
[C]And I worked my stake on a riverbank[C/G]
[C]Dreaming [Gadd4/B]just how a [Am7]rich man feels
[Em]But my darling dear, [Fadd9]listen here
[C]But I think [Gadd4/B]that it's fair to[Am7] warn you
[Fadd9]That I return[C] to [Gadd4/B]claim your [Am7]hand
As[Em] the King of [Fadd9]California[C]
[C]Now, the dead man's lying at my feet[C/G]
[C]Who tried to[Gadd4/B] steal my [Am7]earnings
[C]Yet, I still recall your tender kiss[C/G]
[C]Though this [Gadd4/B]bullet in [Am7]my chest is burning
[Em]But my [Fadd9]darling dear, please have no fear
[C]But I think [Gadd4/B]that it's fair to[Am7] warn you
[Fadd9]That I return[C] to [Gadd4/B]claim your [Am7]hand
As[Em] the King of [Fadd9]California[C]
[Fadd9]But I'll I [C]return to [Gadd4/B]claim your[Am7] hand
As [Em]the King of [Fadd9]California[C]
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