King of California Dave Alvin
[C]Well, I left my home and my one true l[C/G]ove
[C]East of the [G/add4b]Ohio River[Am7]
[C]My father said we'd never wed[C/G]
[C]For I had m[G/add4b]e no gold nor silve[Am7]r
Bu[Em]t my darling [Fadd9]dear, please shed no tears
B[C]ut I think t[G/add4b]hat it's fair to[Am7] warn you
T[Fadd9]hat I return[C] to clai[G/add4b]m your han[Am7]d
As[Em] the King of [Fadd9]California[C]
[C]Over deserts hot and mountains cold[C/G]
[C]I traveled t[G/add4b]he Indian [Am7]country
[C]Whispering your name under lonesome sk[C/G]ies
[C]Remembering [G/add4b]my only co[Am7]mpany
[Em]But my darling dear, have no[Fadd9] fears
B[C]ut I think t[G/add4b]hat it's fair to[Am7] warn you
T[Fadd9]hat I return[C] to clai[G/add4b]m your han[Am7]d
As[Em] the King of [F/add9]California[C]
[C]I went up from Sacramento town[C/G]
[C]To the Sierr[G/add4b]a gold fie[Am7]lds
[C]And I worked my stake on a riverbank[C/G]
[C]Dreaming jus[G/add4b]t how a ri[Am7]ch man feels
[Em]But my darling dear, [Fadd9]listen here
B[C]ut I think t[G/add4b]hat it's fair to[Am7] warn you
T[Fadd9]hat I return[C] to clai[G/add4b]m your han[Am7]d
As[Em] the King of [Fadd9]California[C]
N[C]ow, the dead man's lying at my feet[C/G]
[C]Who tried to[G/add4b] steal my [Am7]earnings
Y[C]et, I still recall your tender kiss[C/G]
[C]Though this [G/add4b]bullet in [Am7]my chest is burning
[Em]But my darlin[Fadd9]g dear, please have no fear
B[C]ut I think t[G/add4b]hat it's fair to[Am7] warn you
T[Fadd9]hat I return[C] to clai[G/add4b]m your han[Am7]d
As[Em] the King of [Fadd9]California[C]
B[Fadd9]ut I'll I re[C]turn to [G/add4b]claim your[Am7] hand
As [Em]the King of C[Fadd9]alifornia[C]
G/add4b X20014
Am7 X02014
C/G X32014
Fadd9 XX3214
Gsus2(sus4) 300014
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