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