This song is played in standard EADGBe tuning, but capoed at the second fret. Contact me if you've got a question or comment. Cheers! CAPO II Intro: e|---------------|---------------|-------------------|-------------------| B|---------------|---------------|-------------------|-------------------| G|---------------|---------------|-------------------|-------------------| D|---------------|---------0h2---|-3--------2--------|-0-----0h2--0------| A|-0---------2---|---3-----------|-------------------|-------------------| E|---------------|---------------|-------------------|-------------------| e|------------------|---------------|---------------------|-----------------| B|------------------|---------------|---------------------|-----------------| G|------------------|---------------|---------------------|-----------------| D|-----0h2--0-------|---------------|---------------------|----------0h2----| A|--------------3---|---0-----------|--------------0-2-3--|-0---------------| E|------------------|---------------|-3----------3--------|-----------------| Smokey room and a thin blue light Her arms were pale as white Tryin' to out-last the night Howlin' at the moon Living in the Canyon Inn Hangdown Hanna and Whis-key Jim Dirty jeans and mud-slide hymns That all began with "Soon" So Adios to Cali-forn-ia Nothing to do but turn a-round I always thought there's someone comin' for ya Only way you'd leave this town (repeat intro riff) Pasadena in the rain Eatin' donuts and readin' Twain How much longer can my brain Set itself on fire? You said "That's it for me" Have a little faith, it might set you free But your faith's no good, you see For me and my des-ire So Adios to Cali-forn-ia Nothing to do but turn a-round I always thought there's someone comin' for ya Only way you'd leave this town (solo) Two cigarettes from the package gone You must have thought about it just that long I never knew you were so strong I guess I never will So Adios to Cali-forn-ia Nothing to do but turn a-round I always knew there's someone comin' for ya Only way you'd leave this town Only way you'd leave this town (repeat intro riff, end on )
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