GWell, (320003@1)I'm makin' my way up the coast
Emto (022000@1)see the one I love the most
C (x32010@1)                                  DIt's (xx0232@1)a short day in September when I go
GAnd (320003@1)I wonder if he's still the same
EmLike (022000@1)the way his mouth fits around my name
C (x32010@1)                                  DI (xx0232@1)guess there's only one sure way to know

CSo (x32010@1)you can have your California,
EmNew (022000@1)York's nice but I can't stay
CSend (x32010@1)my love to Carolina
Em (022000@1)                   Dbut (xx0232@1)it's just too far away
Em (022000@1)                C (x32010@1)             EmI (022000@1)am headed for my love, I've gotta go
Em (022000@1)  C (x32010@1)          D (xx0232@1)      GI (320003@1)am headed for my home in Ohio

GI (320003@1)was tired of that same-old-same
EmSo (022000@1)I chased down my fifteen of fame
C (x32010@1)                                         DAnd (xx0232@1)I kissed goodbye the boy that I called home
GThen (320003@1)I changed in ways I can't express
EmI (022000@1)forgot that boy I love the best 
C (x32010@1)                          DIs (xx0232@1)keepin' from feeling so alone

CSo (x32010@1)you can have your California,
EmNew (022000@1)York's nice but I can't stay
CSend (x32010@1)my love to Carolina
Em (022000@1)                   Dbut (xx0232@1)it's just too far away
Em (022000@1)                C (x32010@1)             EmI (022000@1)am headed for my love, I've gotta go
Em (022000@1)  C (x32010@1)          D (xx0232@1)      GI (320003@1)am headed for my home in Ohio

GSo (320003@1)I pick up that rock and swipe it clean
EmNow (022000@1)I'm only sayin' what I mean
C (x32010@1)                                    DAnd (xx0232@1)I'm telling him I'm sorry for my loss
GAnd (320003@1)the moment that I see his face
EmI'll (022000@1)know if this is still my place
C (x32010@1)                              DOr (xx0232@1)if I've been away for far too long

CSo (x32010@1)you can have your California,
EmNew (022000@1)York's nice but I can't stay
CSend (x32010@1)my love to Carolina
Em (022000@1)                   Dbut (xx0232@1)it's just too far away
Em (022000@1)                C (x32010@1)             EmI (022000@1)am headed for my love, I've gotta go
Em (022000@1)  C (x32010@1)          D (xx0232@1)      GI (320003@1)am headed for my home in Ohio

Em (022000@1)                C (x32010@1)             EmI (022000@1)am headed for my love, I've gotta go
Em (022000@1)  C (x32010@1)          D (xx0232@1)      GI (320003@1)am headed for my home in Ohio