Very easy. One of the very first songs I learned. Great begnner tune.
Verse 1
Am
When the lights go down in the California town
F Am
People are in for the evening.
I jump into my car and I throw in my guitar,
F Am
My heart beats time with my breathing.
F Em
Driving over Canan, singing to my soul,
F Am
There's people out there turning music into gold.
Verse 2
Am
Now, my buddy Jim Bass, he's a-working, pumping gas,
F Am
And he makes two fifty for an hour.
He's got rhythm in his hands as he's tapping on the cans,
F Am
Sings rock and roll in the shower.
F Em
Driving over Canan, singing to my soul,
F Am
There's people out there turning music into gold.
Verse 3
Am
Oh, California girls are the greatest in the world,
F Am
Each one a song in the making,
Singing right at me, I can hear the melody,
F Am
The story is there for the taking.
F Em
Driving over Kanan, singing to my soul,
F Am
There's people out there turning music into gold.
F Em
Driving over Kanan, singing to my soul,
F Am
There's people out there turning music into gold.
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Verse 4
Am
When the lights go down in the California town
F Am
People are in for the evening.
I jump into my car and I throw in my guitar,
F Am
My heart beats time with my breathing.
F Em
Driving over Canan, singing to my soul,
F Am
There's people out there turning music into gold.
F Em
Driving over Kanan, singing to my soul
F Am
People out there turning music into gold,
F Am
People out there turning music into gold,
F Am
People out there turning music into gold.
Am F
People out there turning music into gold, into gold,
Am F
People out there turning music into gold, into gold,
Am F
People out there turning music into gold, into gold,
Am F
People out there turning music into gold, into gold,
Working on the radio,
Am F
People out there turning music into gold, into gold,
Slipping down the backroad,
Am F
People out there turning music into gold, into gold,
Am F
People out there turning music into gold, into gold
