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| Intro: D---E |
A-E-D-E (x2) A/C#-E-D-E-D--
| Verse 1: |
| A | |
| See I got a little bit of a | problem |
| E | D | |
| back where I | come from, |
| E | A | E | D | |
| feels like five | people | in my popu | lation |
| E | A/C# | |
| and | no one ever | leaves there |
| E | D | |
| I'm | gonna be the | first one |
| E | F#m | |
| coz my | papa always told me they way it was, |
| D | |
| and my | mama think she knows me, I know she doesn't |
| (ah ah ah) |
| Chorus: |
| A | E | D | |
| But I got my | headset | on Cali | fornia |
| E | A | E | D | |
| I'll fly away to | morrow, | won't even | warn ya |
| E | A/C# | E | D | |
| and | I'll send a big | postcard, | just to | piss you off |
| E | F#m | E | D | |
| I got my | head set | on Cali | fornia here I come |
| Verse 2: |
| A | |
| See, I got what you would call an ob | session |
| E | D | |
| it | feels like I | think sane |
| E | A | |
| the | limits of a | small town |
| E | D | |
| frustrating | my brain, |
| E | A/C# | |
| might leave some | roots there, |
| E | D | |
| but my head's on the | next plane |
| E | F#m | |
| coz my | daddy always told me they way it was, |
| D | |
| and my | mama think she knows me, I know she doesn't |
| (ah ah ah) |
| (Repeat Chorus) |
| Here I come |
Interlude: A-E-D-E (x2) A/C#-E-D-E-
| Bridge: |
| F#m | |
| Papa always told me they way it was, |
| D | |
| and my | mama think she knows me, I know she doesn't |
| (ah ah ah) |
| Chorus 2: |
| A | E | D | |
| But I got my | head set | on New York | City |
| E | A | E | D | |
| I'll fly | away to | morrow, won't | even | miss me |
| E A/C# E D E A-E-D-E (x2) |
| and I'll get a big boyfriend, just to piss you off |
| (Repeat Chorus) |
| D | |
| Here I come, here I | come |