California Okie - Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen Chords
Chords: D, G, A, Bm, E
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Genre: rockabilly, psychobilly, surf rock
[Intro]
D G
D G
[Verse]
D G D G
Standin' by a cotton field a little north of Bakersfield
D A
Valley heat and dust likin' to choke me
D G D G
Tryin' hard to thumb a ride holdin' up my weary pride
D A D A
I'm just a homesick California Okie
[Verse]
D G D G
Well just to keep from gettin' down I remembered sittin' 'round
D A
That old wood stove in Mama's country kitchen
D G D G
And every car that passes by I cuss and tell myself that I
D A D
Can't get back home nor anywhere's by hitchin'
[Chorus]
A G A D
And I wish I'd never left old Oklahoma
Bm E A
I never had no money but at least I had a wife
G A D
She begged me not to leave old Oklahoma
Bm A G A D G D G
I never had no money there at least we had a life
[Verse]
D G D G
When the sun's a goin' down Needles ain't no kind'a town
D A
For a guy like me to be in broke and walkin'
D G D G
'Cause if a cop should happen by ten to one he'd stop and I
D A D A
Ain't in no mood to do no fancy talkin'
D G D G
I reckon I'd be outta state but only if I'd caught a freight
D A
Back in Bakersfield but somethin' wouldn't let me
D G D G
Well if you believe in Okie's God give this country boy a nod
D A D
Or send some kinda Angel here to get me
[Chorus]
G A D
And I wish I'd never left old Oklahoma
Bm E A
I never had no money there at least I had a wife
G A D
She begged me not to leave old Oklahoma
Bm A G A
I never had no money there at least we had a life
Bm A G A D G D
Never had no money there at least I had a wife
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