Intro: E  A  E
E  A  E

E       A         E
Lately, I've been low
E           A      E
Things been moving slow
E         A        E
I could not tell you why
E              A   E
Maybe too much paradise
A
Something came a calling and I knew this time I had to go

E  A   E

E        A        E
Dreamers down the road
E               A       E
I wound up in a land of gold
E                        A    E
I was headstrong with an open eye
E              A   E
And a wondrous alibi???
A                                                (rest)
Heading toward the canyon, I abandoned everything I owned

E
California, I don't even know you
         A                  E
(You're) Takin me away from home
E
Old Magnolia, I'll never get over you
A                                     E
Feeling's running straight to my bones
B               A      E
Someday I'll be coming home
B               A      D
Someday I'll be coming home
                
With a cast Iron Soul

E  A   E (2x)

E                A        E
It was a winding mountain road
E                            A      E
Where the sun shines and the air is cold
E       A     E
Another tired town
E                    A     E
Where them old folks hang around
A
They look me in the eye and try to pass me down what they know

E       A   E

E       A   E (2x)

Bridge (2x):
E     A       E
I can see the water
E     A         E
I can taste the sea
E       A      E
Keep on moving farther
       E       A       E
(From) where I need to be

E
California, I don't even know you
         A                  E
(You're) Takin me away from home
E
Old Magnolia, I'll never get over you
A                                     E
Feeling's running straight to my bones
B               A      E
Someday I'll be coming home
B               A      D
Someday I'll be coming home
                
With a cast Iron Soul

E       A   E (2x)
(lead guitar outtro)