King of California
Dave Alvin

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Well, I left my home and my one true love
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East of the Ohio River
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My father said we'd never wed
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For I had me no gold nor silver


  Em           Fadd9
But my darling dear, please shed no tears
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But I think that it's fair to warn you
 Fadd9       C       G/add4b   Am7
That I return to claim your hand
  Em           Fadd9      C
As the King of California


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Over deserts hot and mountains cold
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I traveled the Indian country
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Whispering your name under lonesome skies
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Remembering my only company


Em                          Fadd9
But my darling dear, have no fears
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But I think that it's fair to warn you
 Fadd9       C       G/add4b   Am7
That I return to claim your hand
  Em           F/add9      C
As the King of California


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I went up from Sacramento town
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To the Sierra gold fields
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And I worked my stake on a riverbank
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Dreaming just how a rich man feels


Em                   Fadd9
But my darling dear, listen here
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But I think that it's fair to warn you
 Fadd9       C       G/add4b   Am7
That I return to claim your hand
  Em           Fadd9      C
As the King of California


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Now, the dead man's lying at my feet
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Who tried to steal my earnings
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Yet, I still recall your tender kiss
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Though this bullet in my chest is burning


Em           Fadd9
But my darling dear, please have no fear
 C           G/add4b         Am7
But I think that it's fair to warn you
 Fadd9       C       G/add4b   Am7
That I return to claim your hand
  Em           Fadd9      C
As the King of California


 Fadd9       C       G/add4b   Am7
But I'll I return to claim your hand
   Em           Fadd9      C
As the King of California



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