[Intro]
A D/F# A D/F#
[Verse 1]
A
I flew out to Palo Alto from Nashville in mid-July
D/F# A
I felt the sea salt burning in my lungs so keenly I could cry
A
'Cause I love my little front porch and waking up in my own bed
E D/F# A
But I'd been home for a while, I was getting lost inside my head
[Verse 2]
A
I drove up to Montebello for a solitary climb
D/F# A
But I met a man who knew the trails, we walked the last few miles
A
He told me we were standing on the San Andreas Fault
E D/F# A
If it opened we'd both be goners within a minute, ready or not
[Chorus]
A E
Well, I'm not afraid of dying
D/F# A
But I'm dead-set on being alive
F#m E
So give me something to stop my heartbeat
D/F# A
Like the western shoreline
[Verse 3]
A
I looked over the Pacific from the height of Mussel Rock
D/F# A
And I saw the waves come rolling with the current of my thoughts
A
Four decades I was breathing without filling up my lungs
E D/F# A
Now I'm headed for the edge, I'm running right into the sun
[Chorus]
A E
'Cause I'm not afraid of dying
D/F# A
But I'm dead-set on being alive
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F#m E
So give me something to stop my heartbeat
D/F# A
Like the western shoreline
[Bridge]
F#m D/F# A
I need California
D/F# A
California
D/F#
There's a faultline in my soul
F#m
There was a day three years ago
D/F# A
When the earth beneath my feet just fell away
F#m
I was swallowed by the sea
D/F# A
I heard a song rise from the deep
F#m B D/F#
I've never felt so alone, or so safe
F#m D/F# A
Just like California
D/F# A
California
[Chorus]
A E
I'm not afraid of dying
D/F# A
But I'm dead-set on being alive
F#m E
So give me something to stop my heartbeat
D/F# A
Like the western shoreline
A E
I'm not afraid of dying
D/F# A
But I'm dead-set on being alive
F#m E
So give me something to take my breath away
D/F# A
Like the western shoreline
F#m E
Give me something to stop my heartbeat
D/F# A
Like the western shoreline
