Am                D           G
Got on border west bound seven-forty-seven,
       Am             D             G
Didn't think before decided what to do.
         Am          D
all that talk of opertunity,
G                          Am       D        G
TV-breaks and movies, rang true, sure rang true.

         Am             D        G
Seems it never rains in Southern California,
           Am               D            G
Seems I've often heard that kind of talk before.
         Am           D            G               Em
It never rains in California, but girl, don't they warn you
     Am   D      G
it pours, man it pours

       Am                   D
Out of work, I'm out of my head,
            G
Out of self respect, I'm out of bread.
           Am              D                G
I'm under loved , I'm underfed, I wanna go home.

         Am           D            G               Em
It never rains in California, but girl, don't they warn you
     Am   D      G
it pours, man it pours

Am7 D  G Em  Am7  D  G

         Am                  D              G
Will you tell the folks back home, I nearly made it,
       Am               D                 G
had offers, but don't know which one to take.
             Am                    D
Please don't tell them how you found me,
G                     Em
Don't tell them how you found me.
        Am     D         G
Gimme a break, gimme a break.

         Am             D        G
Seems it never rains in Southern California,
           Am               D            G
Seems I've often heard that kind of talk before.
         Am           D            G               Em
It never rains in California, but girl, don't they warn you
      Am  D      G
it pours, man it pours