Intro: G  C  D  G 
 

Verse 1: 
             G                           D 
Well there's no more smokey bars in California 
                                        G 
There ain't no wild life left in Tennessee 
                                     D 
But I keep on livin' every song I'm singing 
                                              G 
And they're tryin' to put an end to guys like me 
 
Verse 2: 

All that's left in Bakersfield is a jukebox 

And it's haunted by old songs and memories 

It's getting hard to find a place to play my guitar 

And they're tryin' to put an end to guys like me 
 

    Em                                  G 
I'd like to find a place where love surrounds me 
      Em                                     G 
Some town where they don't mind me hangin' around 
   C 
A place where life don't move too fast 
     G 
And what you are is not a thing of the past 
      A7                                  D 
Where you can land your dreams on solid ground  
 
Verse 3: 

Well I'm sittin' on a barstool down on Broadway 

Waitin' for my turn to sing my dreams 

I'm just a California boy with my old guitar 

And they're tryin' to put an end to guys like me 
 
Solo: 
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REPEAT CHORUS 
 
REPEAT VERSE 3 
 

              D                                G 
Yeah they're tryin' to put an end to guys like me 
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