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*Verse 1*
        A                   E             F#m     D         A
Are you out there where the rainy days begin to feel rather sad
        E                 F#m         D                  A
And the walls are closing in like the darkness around me
           E          F#m                   D            A
It's so hard to look away when the daylight doesn't ever stay
            E               F#m      D                   A
Above this dull apartment view - oh, I will surround you
                 E                   F#m
It's quite clear that I'm stuck here
           D              A         E               F#m          D     A
So I'll devise a plan and cut out a door in my new living room floor
               E             F#m
The porch light is so bright
             D                     A          E                  F#m       D
That I will quickly sneak down the dark metal shape of the rusty fire escape.

*BRIDGE*

F#m        D              A
I bought a one-way ticket
                 E             F#m
Cause I knew I'd never see the ground
               D               A                  E     F#m
Unless I was aboard a jet plane and we were going down.
                 D                 D
When I wiped the tears from my eyes
               E               F#m
The warm water took me by surprise
                D                 A       E
And I woke up beside the ocean and I realized:
A         E
I must be in California.

A , E , F#m , D (x4) [I must be in California]

*Verse 2* ( A - E - F#m - D )