Verse
] Mark
D# G#
Beige little boxes
D# D#
in a row Neighbors
G#
and friends that
D#
you don’t know
Here’s a form go
G#
wait in line Can’t
you see I’m doing
Fm
fine It’s what
D#
I’ve always wanted
D# G#
Two little kids out
D# D#
on the lawn Once we
G# D#
had love now it’s gone
Good things haven’t
G#
happened yet I’m empty
Fm
as a movie set It’s
D#
what I’ve always wanted
[Chorus 1:] Mark and Matt
D# G#
Hey here’s to you
D# A# D#
California Beautiful
G# D# A#
haze of suburbia
Cm G#
Living in the perfect
D#
weather Spending time
A# Cm
inside together Hey
G# D# A# G# D# G# D#
here’s to you California
[Verse 2:] Mark
D# G#
Wearing all black
D#
out on the beach
D# G#
Faces I’ve seen
D#
in magazines
Let’s take a walk
G#
out on the pier
Watch the shoreline
Fm
disappear It’s what
D#
I’ve always wanted
[Chorus 2:] Mark and Matt
Cm G#
Hey here’s to you
D# A# Cm
California Beautiful
G# D# A#
haze of suburbia
Cm G#
Living in the perfect
D#
weather Spending time
A# Cm
inside together Hey
G# D# A# G(hold)
here’s to you California
[Bridge:] Repeat x4
Mark:
Cm G#
Na na na na na
D#
na na na na
Matt:
A#
woah ohh
[Chorus 3:] Mark and Matt
Cm G#
Hey here’s to you
D# A# Cm
California Beautiful
G# D# A#
haze of suburbia
Cm G#
Living in the perfect
D#
weather Spending time
A# Cm
inside together Hey
G# D# A# G--- G(hold)
here’s to you California