Tom: A5
1.  Strophe: 
     A5                   D5             G5 
Get on board a west bound seven forty seven, 
 A5                 D5                 G5 
Didn't think before deciding what to do. 
     A5                      D5                G5 
All that talk of opportunities TV breaks and movies 
     A5  D5            G5 
Rang true, sure rang true. 

Refrain: 
       A5               D5              G5 
Seems it never rains in Southern California, 
       A5                  D5                G5 
Seems I've often heard that kind of talk before. 
     A5            D5            G5                    E5 
It never rains in California, But girl, don't they warn ya, 
    A5    D5        G5 
It pours, man, it pours. 
2.  Strophe: 
Will you tell the folks back home I nearly made it, 
Had offers but don't know which one to take. 
Please don't tell them how you found me, don't tell them how you found me. 
Give me a break, give me a break. 
Refrain: 
3.  Strophe: 
Out of work, I'm out a' my head, out of self respect, I'm out a' bread. 
I'm underloved, I'm underfed. I wanna go home. 
It never rains in California, but girl, don't they warn ya, 
It pours, man, it pours. 
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