Verse
E D A E
Twenty years of the same sun rising
E D A E
My southern roots just been holding me down
E D A
I wanna freefall over Mulholland
D A E
Out where the Eagles met Jackson Brown
C#m A
Sit and watch the sun go down
[Chorus]
A D A
I've been looking at the wrong ocean
A D E
Carolina's been good to me
A D A
But I've been looking at the wrong ocean
F#m E D A
California's where I want to be
F#m E D A
California sounds good to me
[Verse 2]
E A
From the Outer Banks to the City of Angels
E A
One-room apartment on the Boulevard
E A
Big show at the Troubadour and it's getting real lonely
D E
The F# & R man with the business cards
A
Says I'm gonna be a star
A A D A
Cause I've been looking at the wrong ocean
F#m E D A
F#m E D A
[Verse 3]
A Bm D E
Only so many smiles I can fake in a row
Bm D E
So many friends that I really don't know
Bm D E
The devil on my shoulder whispers in my ear
D E
Look homeward angel, what you doing out here?
A
It's been a long three years
[Chorus]
A D A
I've been looking at the wrong ocean
A D E
California's been good to me
A D A
But I've been looking at the wrong ocean
F#m E D A
Carolina's where I'm meant to be, yeah
F#m E D N.C.
And Carolina's still home to me
F#m E D A
F#m E D C