Tom: D
   (intro) E  G  A  G
E                 G        A            G
  Blue skies have chased me away from a simple life
E                 G                    A                G
  Now I'm eating paper that's tasting funny out here in complicated
E       G    A        G
California   california
E  G  A  G  E  G  A  G
Slow, down, good, times
E  G  A  G  E  G  A  G
Slow, down, good, times
E  G  A  G  E  G  A  G
Slow, down, good, times
E                       G                 A
A cigarette and tea is all i had to eat
                           G
and a metal band scream was all i heard for weeks
E                  G  A              G
  Man this aint easy,  but i wish all my friends could see me in
E       G    A        G
California   california
(solo)
E  G  A  G  E  G  A  G
Slow, down, good, times
E  G  A  G  E  G  A  G
Slow, down, good, times
(riff 2 - 4x) 
Em G
Em       G       Em         G
Lay there with a clear mind
Em           G   Em           G
I didn't wait on my graduation
Em         G  Em         G
Good friends, you're tied
Em            G   Em                G
It's all apart of chance now take it
E  G  A  G  E  G  A  G
Slow, down, good, times
E  G  A  G  E  G  A  G
Slow, down, good, times
E       G    A        G
California   california (Slow,down,good,times) (2x)
(riff 2 - 8x) 
Em G