Heads Carolina, Tails California — Jo Dee Messina
Chords and lyrics for Heads Carolina, Tails California by Jo Dee Messina (key of D).
Verse 1
The key is D and it follows the same chord progression throughout the whole
song.
Intro
[D] [F#m] [G] [A]
Verse 1
[D]Baby, what do you [F#m]say we just get [G]lost?[A]
Leave this [D]one horse town like two [F#m]rebels without a [G]cause.[A]
I got [D]people in Boston.
Ain't your [F#m]daddy still in Des [G]Moines?[A]
We can [D]pack up tomorrow.
[F#m]Tonight, let's flip a [G]coin[A]
Chorus
[D]Heads, Carolina [F#m]tails, California.
[G]Somewhere greener, [A]somewhere warmer.
[D]Up in the mountains, [F#m]down by the ocean.
[G]Where? it don't matter, as [A]long as we're goin'
[D]Somewhere together. [F#m]I've got a quarter.
[G]Heads, Carolina [A]tails, California.
Verse 2
We can load what we own in the back of a u-haul van.
Couple modern day Moses, searchin' for the promised land.
We can go four hundred miles before we stop for gas.
We can drive for a day, and then we'll take a look at the map.
Heads, Carolina tails, California.
Somewhere greener, somewhere warmer.
Up in the mountains, down by the ocean.
Where? it don't matter, as long as we're goin'
Somewhere together. I've got a quarter.
Heads, Carolina tails, California.
Bridge
We're gonna [D]get outta here if we [F#m]gotta ride a greyhound [G]bus.[A]
Boy, we're [D]bound to outrun the [F#m]bad luck that's tailin' [G]us[A]
Chorus
[D]Heads, Carolina [F#m]tails, California.
[G]Somewhere greener, [A]somewhere warmer.
[D]Up in the mountains, [F#m]down by the ocean.
[G]Where? it don't matter, as [A]long as we're goin'
[D]Somewhere together. [F#m]I've got a quarter.
[G]Heads, Carolina [A]tails, California.
O---oh, California! Carolina! California!
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