^AI've got friends in California Who really care about me And right now a friend is w^Ehat I need the m^Aost Somewh^Eere out i^An California ^EIs wh^Dere I ou^Aght to be

And t^Eake 'em to the co^Aast ^Am [Verse] ^AThis old town is gettin' colder With w^B7inter co^Dmin' o^An But it was just as cold b^Eack in J^Auly ^CThere ai^En't n^Aothin' here to hold me With storm cl^Douds mo^Evin' i^An Lord k^Amnows I need a friend and su^Enny sk^Aies I've got s^Dome cousins up near Frisco T^Ahey've been on my mind And my best friend's got a pl^Eace in Mali^Abu I've got an o^Dld flame in the desert liv^Ain' on the Falkland I'd be better off with her t^Ehen here with y^Aou

^AI've got friends in California Who really care about me Right now a friend is w^Ehat I need the m^Aost

Is wh^Dere I ou^Aght to be So I'll pack up my trouble And take 'em to the coast So I'll pack up my trouble A^End take 'em to the c^Aoast