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