Intro: E5

 E5
 I knew that this was wrong as I

 Stood reaching for the bedroom light,
                   F#5
 But she turned me on.
                      E5
 So I turned it off.

 Now every man has got his flaws,

 His breaking point, his sacred cause.
              F#5
 And I had mine,

 But I crossed that line.

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A5
 Now I could never ask you to
G#5
 Forgive me for the things I do,
F#5
 But if you ever need me
B5
 You know where I'll be.

E5
 Meet me in California,
F#5                              A5
 I'll be there waiting for your call.
                E5
 I'll be there waiting for you.
E5
 Cause you know in California
F#5                               A5
 There's something better for us all.
            E5
 Meet me in California.

E5
 This night was like a bible verse

 With pages torn and missing words
 F#5
 Condemning me.

 And I'm on my knees.
 E5
 I wish that I could start again,
                     F#5
 Peel the past like sunburned skin

 Right off of me,
                         E5
 But it's not that easy.

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A5
 Now I could never ask you to
G#5
 Forgive me for the things I do,
F#5
 But if you ever need me
B5
 You know where I'll be.

E5
 Meet me in California,
F#5                              A5
 I'll be there waiting for your call.
                 E5
 I'll be there waiting for you.
E5
 Cause you know in California
F#5                               A5
 There's something better for us all.
            E5
 Meet me in California.

E5                       B5
 I don't wanna say goodbye
                            C#5
 And I don't wanna make you cry.
                              E5
 I just wanna see you smile again.
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E5                           B5
 Cause everything I used to be
                           C#5
 Is waiting over there for me.
                             B5
 This is a beginning not an end.

A5
 Now I could never ask you to
G#5
 Forgive me for the things I do,
F#5
 If you ever need me
B5
 You know where I'll be.

E5
 Meet me in California,
F#5                               A5
 I'll be there waiting for your call.
                 E5
 I'll be there waiting for you.
E5
 Cause you know in California
F#5                               A5
 There's something better for us all.
            E5
 Meet me in California.
      F#5        A5
Ohhh Ooooh Ohhh Ooooh

                 E5
 I'll be there waiting for you.
E5
 Cause you know in California
F#5                               A5
 There's something better for us all.
            E5
 Meet me in California.