[Intro]
D Am G A7
[Verse 1]
D Am
I need someone to live with me
G
To keep my bed warm
A7
And keep my shorts clean
D Am
I need a maid to give for free
G
Ooh, ooh...
Am D
And sew patches on my jeans
[Verse 2]
D Am G
I dreamed I saw my cowgirl housewife
Em A7 D
I was driving in my pickup though L. A.
D Am G
I wanna love you all I can, babe
Em A7 Dm
Before I become an old man
[Chorus]
Em7 D A
Southern California brings me down
Em7 D A
Southern California brings me down
Em7 D A
Southern California brings me down
Fmaj7 Cmaj7
Oh, I need someplace to go
Fmaj7 Cmaj7
Oh, North Ontario
Fmaj7 Cmaj7
It's safer than Alabama
F G F G
It's safer than oh, Ohio
G F G
Oh, ohio
Ooh
[Solo 1]
Em A7 (repeated)
[Verse 3]
D
Gonna go home now
Am
Where I can grow
G Em A7
With the cowgirl of my dreams
D
I'm gonna stayed stoned now
Am G
Just stare out my basement window and scream
A7
Aaah aaaah aaaah!
[Chorus]
Em7 D A
Southern California brings me down
Em7 D A
Southern California brings me down
Em7 D A
Southern California brings me down
Em7 D A
...............Gotta get away now
[Solo 2]
Em D A (repeated)
[Outro]
Em7 D A
Southern California brings me down
Em7 D A
Topanga Canyon freaks, you won't see me around no more