Californias Dark Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

F♯

F♯It started in basements B

And it started in sheds F♯

It started in backyards B

And was hidden under beds F♯ E/B

I turned on the TV B

Don't believe a word they sayF♯ E/B

We can't stay here B

And we can't get away F♯

B There's a riot on F♯Sunset B

And fires burn in the parkF♯ B

F# E/B [Note: On the B-snare 9th fret becomes 10th]B

The sun has set my friend

And California's dark

A F♯

And over the screaming B

I heard a clear voice F♯

I looked at my choices B

And I made a choice F♯ E/B

Smoke and ashes B

Tonight hide the stars F♯ E/B

The stop lights are red now, love B

We've come for what's ours F♯

B There's a riot on F♯Sunset B

And fires burn in the parkF♯ B

F# E/B [Note: On the B-snare 9th fret becomes 10th]B

The sun has set my friend

And California's dark

A F♯5

F♯5Come stand among the rattlesnakes

At the side of the desert road

And close your eyes and listen

B5To the music hard and cold F♯5

Tonight the moon is blackened

Tonight the doors are shut

Behind the shuttered windows

WeB5 pray the sun will come up F♯5

F♯For something walks across these fields

For which there is no name

You might have heard different

BBut I was there when it came F♯

It will start with a spark

And a great fire will grow

Don't know how I know it B

But I just know F♯

There's a riot on Sunset B

And fires burn in the park F♯ B

The sun sets F♯everywhere

And theB whole damn country's dark F♯ B

There's a riot on F♯Sunset B

And fires burn in the park F♯ B

F# E/B [ Again with the 10th fret on the B ] B

The sun has set my friend

And California's dark A F♯ B B A F♯