E A D (6x) E 1. Driven through the canyons I wasA D E A D Dazzled by the mountains and we didn't go very farE Close enough to heaven if youA D E A D Climb up on a mansion you too can swing like a star I tried to get inside I bought a Ticket with my pride and I was gone right out of my head I went out for a ride to go Across a great divide and I ended up at home insteadE A D R1: CaliforniaE A D I thought I should seeE A D Now I'm back home, yeahE A D With twelve little pieces of meE A D 2. I was just a passenger a Rider on the tremors that were shaking all our beds at night A visitor a stranger thought I Might pass for a regular if I just kept out of the lights Tore my heart out from my chest Mixed it up in my mind with the best freshest pieces of my soul Chose the ones I loved the most Drove 'em all down to the coast Threw 'em in a big black hole R1: California... R2: California I dreamed I would find Some kinda sorta pick-me-up I got twelve little pieces of my mindE A D R1: California... R2: California...E A D twelve little pieces of my mindE A D twelve little pieces of my mindE A D twelve little pieces of my mindE A D