California Snow Chords by Tom Russell Band California Snow (Dave Alvin/Tom Russell) from Dave Alvin's "Blackjack David" tabbed by Mike Berry Mberry9@cs.com Capo 2 [A] [D] [A] [D] [A] [D] [A] [D] I'm just [A]trying to make a [D]living I'm an [A]old man at 3[D]9 [A]Two kids and an [D]ex-wife [E]Moved up to Riverside [A]Working down on the [D]border Driving [A]back roads every [D]night [A]Mountains east of [D]El Cajon [E]North of the Tecate [A]Line Well the [D]California [E]summer sun will [A]burn right to your [D]soul [A]In the winter you can [D]freeze to death In the [E]California [A]snow [D][A][D] [A]I catch the ones I'm [D]able to Watch the [A]others slip a[D]way [A]I know some by their [D]faces And I [E]even know some by name [A]Guess they think that [D]we're all movie [A]stars and millio[D]naires [A]Guess that they [D]still believe that [E]dreams come true up [A]here But I [D]bet the weather's [E]warmer [A]down in Mexi[D]co [A]And no one ever [D]tells them 'bout the [E]California [A]snow [D][A][D] [A]Last winter found a [D]man and wife [A]Just about day [D]break [A]Laying in a [D]frozen ditch [E]South of the interstate [A]I wrapped 'em both in [D]blankets But [A]she'd already [D]died [A]Next day we sent him [D]back alone [E]Across the border[A]line [D]Don't know where they [E]came from Or [A]where they planned to [D]go [A]But he carried her [D]all night long Through the [E]California [A]snow [D] [A] [D] [A]Sometimes when I'm [D]alone out here I get to [A]thinking about my [D]life [A]Maybe I should go to [D]Riverside And try to [E]fix things with my wife [A]Maybe just get in [D]my truck And drive as [A]far as I can [D]go [A]Away from all the [D]ghosts that haunt The [E]California [A]snow Well the [D]California [E]summer sun can [A]burn right to your [D]soul [A]In the winter you can [D]freeze to death In the [E]California [A]snow [D] [A] [D] [A]In the winter you can [D]freeze to death In the [E]California [A]snow [D] [A] [D] [A] [D] [A] [D].....end on [A]