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