King Of California Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G][G][G][G]
[C][C][C][Am][Am]
[C][C][C][Am][Am]

[Verse 1]
Well, I [C]left my home and my one true love
East of the [G]Ohio [Am]River
My [C]father said we'd never wed
For I had neither [G]gold nor [Am]silver

[Chorus 1]
But my [Em]darling dear, please [F]shed no tears
Oh, I [C]think that it's [G]fair to [Am]warn you
That [F]I'll return to [C]claim your [Am]hand
As the [Em]King of [F]Ca li[C]fornia
[C][C][Am][Am]

[Verse 2]
Over [C]deserts hot and mountains cold
I traveled the [G]Indian [Am]country
[C]Whispering your name
under lonesome skies
Remembering my [G]only [Am]com pany

[Chorus 2]
But my [Em]darling dear, please [F]have no fear
For I [C]think that it's [G]fair to [Am]warn you
That [F]I'll return to [C]claim your [Am]hand
As the [Em]King of [F]Ca li[C]fornia
[C][C][Am][Am]

[Verse 3]
I went [C]up from Sacramento town
To the [G]Sierra [Am]gold fields
And I [C]worked my stake on a riverbank
Dreaming just [G]how a rich [Am]man feels

[Chorus 3]
Now my [Em]darling dear, [F]listen here
For I [C]think that it's [G]fair to [Am]warn you
That [F]I'll return to [C]claim your [Am]hand
As the [Em]King of [F]Ca li[C]fornia
[C][C][Am][Am]

[Solo 1]
[Em][F][C][G][Am]
[Em][F][C]
[Am][Am]
[Em][F][C][C]
[G][G][G][G]

[Verse 4]
Now the [C]dead man's lying at my feet
Who tried to [G]steal my [Am]earnings
Yet I [C]still recall your tender kiss
Though this bullet in [G]my chest [Am]is burning

[Chorus 4]
Oh, my [Em]darling dear, please [F]shed no tears
'Cause I [C]think that it's [G]fair to [Am]warn you
That [F]I'll return to [C]claim your [Am]hand
As the [Em]King of [F]Ca li[C]fornia
[C][C][Am][Am]
That [F]I'll return to [C]claim your [Am]hand
As the [Em]King of [F]Ca li[C]fornia

[Outro 1]
[G][G][G][G]
[G][G][G][C]