[Chords]
E|----0----1----3----1----1----1-----0----0----4----|
B|----0----0----3----1----3----3-----1----0----4----|
G|----1----1----0----2----2----2-----2----2----4----|
D|----2----2----0----3----0----0-----2----2----6----|
A|----2----2----2----3---------2-----0----2----6----|
E|----0----0----3----1--------------------0----4----|
      E   Eb9   G    F   Dm   Dm/B  Am  Esus  G#m


[Intro]
((E Eb9 E) x3 G F) x2


[Verse]
E    Eb9 E           E Eb9 E
Oh no Ma,      what have I done
E    Eb9 E               G    F
I'm on the run I've gone to California
E           Eb9 E         E    Eb9 E
I kissed you goodbye with a tear in my eye
E            Eb9 E     G          F
I packed up my truck and went for a drive
E           Eb9 E         E            Eb9 E
These white yellow lines, these angel filled skies
E            Eb9 E              G      F
The Road might be long, but it's my road tonight
E                Eb9 E  E            Eb9 E
It's a Leonard Cohen song, a Buddah/Allah Monk
E           Eb9 E         N.C.
You can be anything you want, I'm an Italian Catholic punk and I'm on my way
E Eb9 E         E  Eb9 E
                       On my way
E Eb9 E G        F
           Oh la la lo, I'm on my way

E Eb9 E  x3 
G F

E           Eb9 E          E       Eb9 E
The ocean appears, the wind slaps my face
E      Eb9 E         G        F
Oh, Shangri La, what a beautiful place
E               Eb9 E           E       Eb9 E
I'm nervous but steady, I'm scared but I'm ready
E           Eb9 E   G          F
No turning back, 3000 miles in a Chevy
E                   Eb9 E             E    Eb9 E
And I slam on the breaks, put my toes in the sand
E                Eb9 E        G          F
Look to the consellations and I throw up my hands, I said,
E        Eb9 E         E Eb9 E
God be my driver, God be my lighter
E      Eb9 E      G      F
Nobody ages, I guess nobody dies here


[Chorus]
Dm       Dm/B              G#m                Am
I'll be careful for what I wish for in this life
G       F                Esus  E
Cause I know, I'll miss yesterday
Dm       Dm/B            G#m                Am
I'll come back to you before I'm old and grey
G         F
I'll come home
        Esus  E
I'll be back again


[Verse]
E Eb9 E  x3 
G F

E            Eb9 E             E   Eb9 E
The sky turned red, the ocean pulled away
E                   Eb9 E          G         F
What the hell's going on? How come no one's afraid?
E               Eb9 E         E   Eb9 E
I said "Hey Mr Soul, what you got for me?"
E                   Eb9 E    G              F
I pulled out my wallet, I know nothing here's free
E            Eb9 E             E   Eb9 E
And God do you back this, this town is a black list
E                Eb9 E   G           F
Oh boy what a big mess even Mickey's on acid
E               Eb9 E           E   Eb9 E
I'm willing, and able My cards are on this fable
E     Eb9 E             G            F
Come on, Alice, we're too good to wait tables


[Chorus]
Dm       Dm/B              G#m                Am
I'll be careful for what I wish for in this life
G       F               Esus  E 
Cause I know, I'll miss yesterday
Dm       Dm/B              G#m                Am
I'll come back to you before I'm old and grey
G       F                 Esus  E
I'll come home...I'll be back again


[Bridge]
Dm  F        Esus      E
      I'll be back again
Dm  F        Esus      E
             Back again
Dm                F     Esus      E
Ooooo, ooo ooo   Oooo
Dm  F             Esus      E
                 Back again
Dm                F     Esus      E
Ooooo, ooo ooo   Oooo
    Dm  F       Esus      E
AND OOOOH-OH-OH OOOOOOH
N.C.
Uh


[Outro]
E Eb9 E x3 G F
x2
E Eb9 E            E Eb9 E
Oh no Ma, my what have I done?
E Eb9 E G         F
           What have I done?
E Eb9 E / E Eb9 E / E Eb9 E          G         F
                                     I went to California
E Eb9 E / E Eb9 E / E Eb9 E          G         F
                                   I'm gonna leave California...
E Eb9 E x3 G F E (hold)