G5
Well, I'm makin' my way up the coast
E5
to see the one I love the most
C5                                    D5
It's a short day in September when I go
G5
And I wonder if he's still the same
E5
Like the way his mouth fits around my name
C5                                    D5
I guess there's only one sure way to know

C5
So you can have your California,
E5
New York's nice but I can't stay
C5
Send my love to Carolina
E5                     D5
but it's just too far away
E5                  C5               E5
I am headed for my love, I've gotta go
E5    C5            D5        G5
I am headed for my home in Ohio

G5
I was tired of that same-old-same
E5
So I chased down my fifteen of fame
C5                                           D5
And I kissed goodbye the boy that I called home
G5
Then I changed in ways I can't express
E5
I forgot that boy I love the best 
C5                            D5
Is keepin' from feeling so alone

C5
So you can have your California,
E5
New York's nice but I can't stay
C5
Send my love to Carolina
E5                     D5
but it's just too far away
E5                  C5               E5
I am headed for my love, I've gotta go
E5    C5            D5        G5
I am headed for my home in Ohio

G5
So I pick up that rock and swipe it clean
E5
Now I'm only sayin' what I mean
C5                                      D5
And I'm telling him I'm sorry for my loss
G5
And the moment that I see his face
E5
I'll know if this is still my place
C5                                D5
Or if I've been away for far too long

C5
So you can have your California,
E5
New York's nice but I can't stay
C5
Send my love to Carolina
E5                     D5
but it's just too far away
E5                  C5               E5
I am headed for my love, I've gotta go
E5    C5            D5        G5
I am headed for my home in Ohio

E5                  C5               E5
I am headed for my love, I've gotta go
E5    C5            D5        G5
I am headed for my home in Ohio