Dave Alvin – King Of California chords

King of California
Dave Alvin

C                                     C/GWell, I left my home and my one true love
C           G/add4b   Am7East of the Ohio River
C                                     C/GMy father said we'd never wed
C          G/add4b            Am7For I had me no gold nor silver


  Em           Fadd9But my darling dear, please shed no tears
 C           G/add4b         Am7But I think that it's fair to warn you
 Fadd9       C       G/add4b   Am7That I return to claim your hand
  Em           Fadd9      CAs the King of California


C                                     C/GOver deserts hot and mountains cold
C           G/add4b   Am7I traveled the Indian country
C                                     C/GWhispering your name under lonesome skies
C           G/add4b   Am7Remembering my only company


Em                          Fadd9But my darling dear, have no fears
 C           G/add4b         Am7But I think that it's fair to warn you
 Fadd9       C       G/add4b   Am7That I return to claim your hand
  Em           F/add9      CAs the King of California


C                                     C/GI went up from Sacramento town
C           G/add4b   Am7To the Sierra gold fields
C                                     C/GAnd I worked my stake on a riverbank
C           G/add4b   Am7Dreaming just how a rich man feels


Em                   Fadd9But my darling dear, listen here
 C           G/add4b         Am7But I think that it's fair to warn you
 Fadd9       C       G/add4b   Am7That I return to claim your hand
  Em           Fadd9      CAs the King of California


 C                                     C/GNow, the dead man's lying at my feet
C           G/add4b   Am7Who tried to steal my earnings
 C                                     C/GYet, I still recall your tender kiss
C           G/add4b   Am7Though this bullet in my chest is burning


Em           Fadd9But my darling dear, please have no fear
 C           G/add4b         Am7But I think that it's fair to warn you
 Fadd9       C       G/add4b   Am7That I return to claim your hand
  Em           Fadd9      CAs the King of California


 Fadd9       C       G/add4b   Am7But I'll I return to claim your hand
   Em           Fadd9      CAs the King of California



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Fadd9            XX3214
Gsus2(sus4)      300014